System and method in a television system for presenting information associated with a user-selected object in a television program
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1. A method, in a television system, for presenting information regarding user-selected objects in television programming, the method comprising:
- determining an identity of a user-selected object in a television program being presented to a user;
determining, based at least in part on the identity of the user-selected object in the television program, information to present to the user;
andpresenting the determined information to the user on a television display, wherein the determined information is presented in a first manner for a first object type and a second manner for a second object type, the television program being presented in a default manner in response to the first object type being selected and the television program is paused and recorded in response to the second object type being selected.
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Abstract
A system and method in a television system for presenting information associated with a user-selected object in a television program is provided. An identity of a user-selected object in a television program being presented to a user is determined. Based at least in part on the identity of the user-selected object in the television program, information to present to the user is determined. The determined information is presented to the user on a television display.
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1. A method, in a television system, for presenting information regarding user-selected objects in television programming, the method comprising:
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determining an identity of a user-selected object in a television program being presented to a user; determining, based at least in part on the identity of the user-selected object in the television program, information to present to the user; and presenting the determined information to the user on a television display, wherein the determined information is presented in a first manner for a first object type and a second manner for a second object type, the television program being presented in a default manner in response to the first object type being selected and the television program is paused and recorded in response to the second object type being selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A television system for presenting information regarding user-selected objects in television programming, the television system comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; determine an identity of a user-selected object in a television program being presented to a user; determine, based at least in part on the identity of the user-selected object in the television program, information to present to the user; and present the determined information to the user on a television display, wherein the television program is presented in a first manner in response to a first object type being selected and the television program is paused and recorded in response to a second object type being selected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method, in a television system, for presenting information regarding user-selected objects in television programming, the method comprising:
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presenting a television program to a user at a first speed; determining an identity of a user-selected object in the television program; determining, based at least in part on the identity of the user-selected object in the television program, information to present to the user; and presenting the determined information to the user on a television display, wherein the television program is presented in a default manner in response to a first object type being selected and the television program is paused and recorded in response to a second object type being selected.
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