System and method in a television system for providing for user-selection of an object in a television program
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1. A method comprising:
- in a television system, at least;
determining that a user desires to select a user-selectable object in a television program being presented at a first speed; and
in response to said determining;
presenting the television program at a second speed prior to user-selection of the user-selectable object, the second speed being slower than the first speed; and
interacting with the user regarding the user-selectable object in the television program being presented at the second speed, wherein the interaction comprises receiving the user-selection of the user-selectable object;
wherein;
the television program being presented at the first speed is being presented on a first screen;
said presenting the television program at the second speed comprises presenting the television program on a second screen; and
said interacting with the user comprises interacting with the user on the second screen.
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Abstract
A system and method in a television system for providing for user-selection of objects in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
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1. A method comprising:
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in a television system, at least; determining that a user desires to select a user-selectable object in a television program being presented at a first speed; and
in response to said determining;presenting the television program at a second speed prior to user-selection of the user-selectable object, the second speed being slower than the first speed; and interacting with the user regarding the user-selectable object in the television program being presented at the second speed, wherein the interaction comprises receiving the user-selection of the user-selectable object; wherein; the television program being presented at the first speed is being presented on a first screen; said presenting the television program at the second speed comprises presenting the television program on a second screen; and said interacting with the user comprises interacting with the user on the second screen.
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2. A television system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; determine that a user desires to select a user-selectable object in a television program being presented at a first speed; and in response to said determining; present the television program at a second speed prior to user-selection of the user-selectable object, the second speed being slower than the first speed; and interact with the user regarding user-selectable objects in the television program being presented at the second speed, wherein the interaction comprises receiving the user-selection of the user-selectable object; wherein;
the television program being presented at the first speed is being presented on a first screen;the at least one module is operable to present the television program at the second speed by, at least in part, operating to present the television program on a second screen; and the at least one module is operable to interact with the user regarding user-selectable objects in the television program being presented at the second speed by, at least in part, operating to interact with the user on the second screen.
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