Concurrent interactive television for network connected devices
First Claim
1. A machine implemented method comprising:
- receiving a request to play a first interactive television signal at a first electronic device that executes an interactive television (iTV) platform;
instantiating a first virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal, the first virtual machine is instantiated by the iTV platform at the first electronic device;
accessing a first file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the first electronic device, the first file is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device;
establishing a communication channel over a network between a second electronic device and the iTV platform on the first electronic device;
receiving a request to play a second interactive television signal at the second electronic device, the second electronic device is communicatively coupled to the first electronic device;
instantiating a second virtual machine for processing the second interactive television signal, the second virtual machine is instantiated by the iTV platform at the first electronic device;
processing the second interactive television signal with the second virtual machine;
providing the processed second interactive television signal to the second electronic device;
accessing a second file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the second electronic device, the second file is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device;
receiving a request at the second virtual machine to store information associated with playing the second interactive television signal for a later interactive television session, the request to store information associated with playing the second interactive television signal includes a command in the second interactive television signal;
determining, by the second virtual machine, which of the first file and the second file to update in response to the request; and
storing, by the second virtual machine, the information associated with playing the second interactive television signal in the second file in response to determining that the second file should be updated.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed herein for processing iTV. A request to play a first interactive television signal at a first electronic device is received. A first virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal is instantiated at the first electronic device. A first file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the first electronic device is accessed from non-volatile storage on the first electronic device. A request to play a second interactive television signal at a second electronic device that is communicatively coupled to the first electronic device is received. A second virtual machine for processing the second interactive television signal is instantiated at the first device. A second file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the second electronic device is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device.
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19 Claims
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1. A machine implemented method comprising:
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receiving a request to play a first interactive television signal at a first electronic device that executes an interactive television (iTV) platform; instantiating a first virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal, the first virtual machine is instantiated by the iTV platform at the first electronic device; accessing a first file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the first electronic device, the first file is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device; establishing a communication channel over a network between a second electronic device and the iTV platform on the first electronic device; receiving a request to play a second interactive television signal at the second electronic device, the second electronic device is communicatively coupled to the first electronic device; instantiating a second virtual machine for processing the second interactive television signal, the second virtual machine is instantiated by the iTV platform at the first electronic device; processing the second interactive television signal with the second virtual machine; providing the processed second interactive television signal to the second electronic device; accessing a second file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the second electronic device, the second file is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device; receiving a request at the second virtual machine to store information associated with playing the second interactive television signal for a later interactive television session, the request to store information associated with playing the second interactive television signal includes a command in the second interactive television signal; determining, by the second virtual machine, which of the first file and the second file to update in response to the request; and storing, by the second virtual machine, the information associated with playing the second interactive television signal in the second file in response to determining that the second file should be updated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium; a processor coupled to the computer readable storage medium; and a communication interface coupled to the processor; the computer readable storage medium stores a plurality of files, each of the files includes information associated with playing interactive TV on a particular electronic device, the computer readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to implement; an interactive television platform; and a virtual machine for processing interactive television signals; the interactive television platform communicates with a plurality of electronic devices over a network connected to the communication interface, the interactive television platform initializes a separate instance of the virtual machine for each of the plurality of electronic devices, the virtual machine for a given electronic device is dedicated to that given electronic device; the interactive television platform receives a request to play a first interactive television signal at a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices, the interactive television platform initializes a first instance of the virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal; and the first instance of the virtual machine accesses a first file of the plurality of files, the first file includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the first electronic device, the first instance of the virtual machine extracts interactive television content from the first interactive television signal, the interactive television content is provided to the first electronic device using the communication interface, the first instance of the virtual machine extracts a first command from the first interactive television signal that requests that information associated with playing interactive TV be stored for a later interactive television session, the first instance of the virtual machine determines which of the plurality of files should be updated in response to the first command, the first virtual machine stores the information associated with playing interactive television in the first file in response to determining that the first file should be updated. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine implemented method comprising:
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receiving a request to play a first interactive television signal at a host electronic device that executes an interactive television (iTV) platform; instantiating a first Broadcast Markup Language (BML) virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal, the first BML virtual machine is instantiated at the host electronic device by the iTV platform and includes a first BML browser; accessing a first file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the host electronic device, the first file is stored in non-volatile storage on the host electronic device; extracting a first video signal and a first BML document from the first interactive television signal using the first BML virtual machine; playing the first video signal and presenting the first BML document on the host electronic device; establishing a communication channel over a network between an extended electronic device and the iTV platform on the host electronic device; receiving a request at the iTV platform over the communication channel to play a second interactive television signal at the extended electronic device, including the iTV platform causing a tuner on the host device to tune to a channel that is specified by the extended device; instantiating a second BML virtual machine for processing the second interactive television signal, the second BML virtual machine is instantiated at the host device by the iTV platform and includes a second BML browser; accessing a second file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the extended electronic device, the second file is stored in non-volatile storage on the host electronic device; extracting a second video signal and a second BML document from the second interactive television signal using the second BML virtual machine and providing the second video signal and the second BML document to the iTV platform; providing the second video signal and the second BML document to the extended electronic device over the communication channel by the iTV platform, the providing the second video signal and the second BML document is performed while playing the first video signal and presenting the first BML document on the host electronic device, receiving a request at the second BML virtual machine to store information associated with playing the second interactive television signal for a later interactive television session, the request to store information associated with playing the second interactive television signal includes a command in the second interactive television signal; determining, by the second BML virtual machine, which of the first file and the second file to update in response to the request; and storing, by the second BML virtual machine, the information associated with playing the second interactive television signal in the second file in response to determining that the second file should be updated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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