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Method and system for providing interactive look-and-feel in a digital broadcast via an X-Y protocol

  • US 8,650,607 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2010
  • Issued: 02/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • generating private data including an indication of a number of hot-spots on a screen and link data;

    linking a first hot-spot to a first of a plurality of playable video signals by at least a first portion of the link data, the link data including a first display location of the first hot-spot on the screen;

    linking a second hot-spot to a second of the plurality of playable video signals by at least a second portion of the link data, the link data including a second display location of the second hot-spot on the screen;

    processing the private data and the plurality of playable video signals to generate a digital signal, wherein the digital signal includes the private data and the plurality of playable video signals;

    transmitting a first portion of the digital signal during a first time interval, wherein the first portion of the digital signal is associated with the first of the plurality of playable video signals;

    transmitting a second portion of the digital signal during a second time interval, the second portion being a different portion from the first portion, the second time interval being a different time interval from the first time interval, wherein the second portion of the digital signal is associated with the second of the plurality of playable video signals; and

    transmitting the digital signal, including the indication of the number of hot-spots and the link data, from a server during the first time interval and the second time interval.

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