Media device with enhanced data retrieval feature
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1. A media device comprising:
- a broadcast receiver for receiving broadcast media and broadcast media data from a broadcast source, the broadcast media data comprising a media identifier associated with the broadcast media;
a data transceiver for sending a retrieval request to a media server for enhanced media data, wherein the enhanced media data is only meta-data, wherein the meta-data is related to the broadcast media, and wherein the enhanced media data is transmitted from the media server, the retrieval request comprising the media identifier, and the data transceiver receiving the enhanced media data via a wireless data channel, wherein the received enhanced media data is based on the sent media identifier; and
a processor in communication with the data transceiver for performing a media device operation in response to the receipt of the enhanced media data.
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Abstract
A personal media device including a broadcast receiver that receives broadcast media and broadcast media data from a broadcast source where the broadcast media data includes a media identifier associated with the broadcast media. The media device also includes a data transceiver that sends a retrieval request to a media server for enhanced media data where the retrieval request includes the media identifier and receives the enhanced media data via a wireless data channel. The media device further includes a processor that performs a media device operation in response to the received enhanced media data.
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1. A media device comprising:
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a broadcast receiver for receiving broadcast media and broadcast media data from a broadcast source, the broadcast media data comprising a media identifier associated with the broadcast media; a data transceiver for sending a retrieval request to a media server for enhanced media data, wherein the enhanced media data is only meta-data, wherein the meta-data is related to the broadcast media, and wherein the enhanced media data is transmitted from the media server, the retrieval request comprising the media identifier, and the data transceiver receiving the enhanced media data via a wireless data channel, wherein the received enhanced media data is based on the sent media identifier; and a processor in communication with the data transceiver for performing a media device operation in response to the receipt of the enhanced media data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores executable instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a media identifier associated with a broadcast media that is received by a broadcast receiver from a broadcast source, the broadcast receiver having also received the media identifier from the broadcast source; transmitting, from a data transceiver coupled to the data processing system, a retrieval request to a media server for enhanced media data, wherein the enhanced media data is only meta-data, wherein the meta-data is related to the broadcast media and is transmitted from the media server, the retrieval request comprising the media identifier; receiving, through a wireless data channel of the data transceiver, the enhanced media data, wherein the enhanced media data is based on the media identifier; performing a media device operation after receiving the enhanced media data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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