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US 2006/0190981 A1Published application
Carousel technology for interactive television
AssigneeVisiware
InventorsLaurant Weill, Pascal-Hippolyte Besson
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Abstract
A broadcast data stream is received on a device with a receiver and a processor. The system allows to broadcast multiple ITV applications (such as games). This system serially organizes the data on the broadcast stream which hosts several applications but are available in order, one at a time. The system provides a way to know when each application in the stream will be available for the user.
Claims18
A system for receiving a broadcast signal, the system comprising:
- a broadcast receiving device having a processor and a receiver for receiving a broadcast stream comprising a plurality of selectable interactive television (ITV) applications on a single channel;
- a user interface for allowing a user to select one of the plurality of applications on the single channel.
A broadcast signal communication system comprising:
- a transmission system for transmitting a broadcast signal comprising a plurality of selectable applications and a plurality of tags on a single channel, the tags being disposed between applications in the broadcast signal;
- wherein the tags contain information associated with a displayable information guide having information identifying the applications in the broadcast signal.
A broadcast signal communication system comprising:
- a transmission system for transmitting a broadcast stream comprising a plurality of selectable applications on a single channel;
- at least one broadcast signal receiving device having a processor and a receiver for receiving the broadcast stream comprising a plurality of selectable applications on the single channel;
- a user interface for allowing a user to select one of the plurality of applications on the single channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.