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Contextual information between television and user device

  • US 8,966,525 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2011
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a device and from a user device, recorded audio content associated with content provided by the user device,the recorded audio content being based on audio content received by the user device from a television,the television receiving the audio content from a set-top box,the user device being different than the television and being different than the set-top box;

    converting, by the device, the recorded audio content into textual information;

    comparing, by the device, the textual information to reference information,the reference information including television content identifiers and advertisement identifiers;

    determining, by the device and based on the comparing, whether the content is an advertisement or television content; and

    selectively providing, by the device and to the user device, promotional content,selectively providing the promotional content including;

    providing, by the device and based on determining that the content is the advertisement first promotional content related to the advertisement;

    orproviding, by the device and based on determining that the content is the television content, second promotional content related to the television content when the content.

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