Tag-based menus in video streams
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a receiver, a broadcast stream comprising a program;
playing, at the receiver, the program;
detecting, at the receiver, one or more tags that were received in the broadcast stream, the one or more tags instructing the receiver to display a menu comprising a plurality of selectable menu items, the one or more tags further indicating the menu to display, the one or more tags further specifying one or more of the menu items to display in the menu;
responsive to detecting the one or more tags, the receiver causing displaying the menu indicated by the one or more tags, including the one or more of the menu items specified by the one or more tags;
responsive to detecting the one or more tags, the receiver further;
pausing the playing of the program;
receiving input indicating one or more interactions with the menu;
upon completion of the one or more interactions with the menu, resuming the playing of the program from a point at which the program was paused;
wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
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Abstract
A method for displaying a webpage is described. The method involves receiving a broadcast stream including a program, playing the program in the broadcast stream to a viewer, displaying an icon to the viewer and receiving viewer input in response to display of the icon, pausing the playing of the program in response to receiving the viewer input, displaying a web page to the viewer in response to receiving the viewer input, and resuming the playing of the program.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a receiver, a broadcast stream comprising a program; playing, at the receiver, the program; detecting, at the receiver, one or more tags that were received in the broadcast stream, the one or more tags instructing the receiver to display a menu comprising a plurality of selectable menu items, the one or more tags further indicating the menu to display, the one or more tags further specifying one or more of the menu items to display in the menu; responsive to detecting the one or more tags, the receiver causing displaying the menu indicated by the one or more tags, including the one or more of the menu items specified by the one or more tags; responsive to detecting the one or more tags, the receiver further;
pausing the playing of the program;receiving input indicating one or more interactions with the menu; upon completion of the one or more interactions with the menu, resuming the playing of the program from a point at which the program was paused; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more processors; a tuner configured to receive a broadcast stream comprising a program; a decoder configured to cause playing of the program; a parser configured to detect one or more tags that were received in the broadcast stream, the one or more tags instructing the apparatus to display a menu comprising a plurality of selectable menu items, the one or more tags further indicating the menu to display, the one or more tags further specify the menu items to display in the menu; an on-screen display generator configured to, responsive to the parser detecting the one or more tags, cause display of the menu indicated by the one or more tags, including the menu items specified by the one or more tags; wherein the decoder is further configured to, responsive to the parser detecting the one or more tags, pause the playing of the program; a control object component configured to receive input indicating one or more interactions with the menu; wherein the decoder is further configured to, upon completion of the one or more interactions with the menu, resume the playing of the program from a point at which the program was paused. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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21. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause performance of:
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receiving, at a receiver, a broadcast stream comprising a program; playing, at the receiver, the program; detecting, at the receiver, one or more tags that were received in the broadcast stream, the one or more tags instructing the receiver to display a menu comprising a plurality of selectable menu items, the one or more tags further indicating the menu to display, the one or more tags further specifying one or more of the menu items to display in the menu; responsive to detecting the one or more tags, the receiver causing displaying the menu indicated by the one or more tags, including the one or more of the menu items specified by the one or more tags; responsive to detecting the one or more tags, the receiver further;
pausing the playing of the program;receiving input indicating one or more interactions with the menu; upon completion of the one or more interactions with the menu, resuming the playing of the program from a point at which the program was paused. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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