System and method for synchronizing on-air commercial programming with interactive applications
First Claim
1. A method for synchronizing interactive application content with broadcasting program information, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal emitted from a television receiving and televising a broadcast from a television broadcasting station;
enabling a reception of a digital data from a server by a computing device not receiving the broadcast from the television broadcasting station, in response to the receiving of the signal without transmitting to the server a request for the digital data, without transmitting to the server any portion of the signal emitted from the television, and without transmitting to the server any information generated from the signal emitted from the television, the digital data being separate from the broadcast by the television broadcasting station;
receiving the digital, data from the server by the computing device in synchronization with an on-air commercial programming being received by the television;
providing an interactive environment on a display of the computing device using the digital data;
transmitting a user feedback information generated from a user action within the interactive environment to the server; and
disabling the reception of the digital data by the computing device in synchronization with a return of regular noncommercial programming through the television transmitted from the television broadcasting station.
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Abstract
There is provided a system and method for the synchronizing on-air commercial programming with interactive applications, providing interactive content synchronized with on-air television programming. There is provided a system comprising a client device with a display device and an input device and running a synchronization application. The client device receives digital data transmitted from a server, and transmits user feedback information generated from user interactions with the digital data back to the server. The digital data are interactive advertisements, such as online social games, that increase users'"'"' awareness of the advertised products or messages. The digital data are delivered to the user'"'"'s client device in synchronization with the broadcasting of on-air television commercials.
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1. A method for synchronizing interactive application content with broadcasting program information, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal emitted from a television receiving and televising a broadcast from a television broadcasting station; enabling a reception of a digital data from a server by a computing device not receiving the broadcast from the television broadcasting station, in response to the receiving of the signal without transmitting to the server a request for the digital data, without transmitting to the server any portion of the signal emitted from the television, and without transmitting to the server any information generated from the signal emitted from the television, the digital data being separate from the broadcast by the television broadcasting station; receiving the digital, data from the server by the computing device in synchronization with an on-air commercial programming being received by the television; providing an interactive environment on a display of the computing device using the digital data; transmitting a user feedback information generated from a user action within the interactive environment to the server; and disabling the reception of the digital data by the computing device in synchronization with a return of regular noncommercial programming through the television transmitted from the television broadcasting station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing device for synchronizing interactive application content with broadcasting program information, the computing device comprising:
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a display screen; the computing device configured to; receive a signal emitted from a television receiving and televising a broadcast from a television broadcasting station; enable a reception of a digital data from a server by a computing device not receiving the broadcast from the television broadcasting station, in response to receiving the signal without transmitting to the server a request for the digital data, without transmitting to the server any portion of the signal emitted from the television, and without transmitting to the server any information generated from the signal emitted from the television, the digital data being separate from the broadcast by the television broadcasting station; receive the digital data from the server by the computing device in synchronization with an on-air commercial programming being received by the television; provide an interactive environment on a display of the computing device using the digital data; transmit a user feedback information generated from a user action within the interactive environment to the server; and disable the reception of the digital data by the computing device in synchronization with a return of regular noncommercial programming through the television transmitted from the television broadcasting station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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