US 2010/0146376 A1Published application

Audio/Video Program-Related Hyperlink Printer

AssigneeProgme Corporation

InventorDavid Anthony Reams

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Abstract

A system is disclosed for hyperlinking to hyperlinked content corresponding to program material wherein the hyperlinking prints only pre-defined printable output of the hyperlinked content comprising a generator for generating a hyperlink address string associated with the program material including a first attribute indicating a hyperlink address to the hyperlinked content and a second attribute indicating one or more parameters defining the pre-defined printable output of the hyperlinked content, an encoder for encoding the hyperlink address string for transmission via a program signal transmitter, the program signal transmitter for transmitting the hyperlink address string, a program signal receiver for receiving the hyperlink address string, a data processor for processing the hyperlink address string for hyperlinking to the hyperlinked content printing only the pre-defined printable output of the hyperlinked content and a web browser for hyperlinking to the hyperlinked content printing only the pre-defined printable output of the hyperlinked content.

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Dependent claims

A system for hyperlinking to predetermined hyperlinked content corresponding to predetermined program material wherein said hyperlinking prints only pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content comprising:

means for generating a hyperlink address string including a first attribute indicating a predetermined hyperlink address to said predetermined hyperlinked content corresponding to said predetermined program material and a second attribute indicating one or a plurality of predetermined parameters defining said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content;
means for encoding operably coupled to said means for generating for encoding said hyperlink address string for transmission via means for transmitting program signals;
said means for transmitting program signals operably coupled to said means for encoding for transmitting said hyperlink address string to means for receiving program signals;
said means for receiving program signals for receiving said hyperlink address string;
means for processing operably coupled to said means for receiving program signals for hyperlinking to said predetermined hyperlinked content printing only said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content:
A) processing said predetermined hyperlink address indicated in said first attribute to hyperlink to said predetermined hyperlinked content and
B) processing said one or a plurality of predetermined parameters defining said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content indicated in said second attribute for said hyperlinking to said predetermined hyperlinked content printing only said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content and
means for hyperlinking operably coupled to said means for processing for hyperlinking to said predetermined hyperlinked content wherein
said hyperlinking to said predetermined hyperlinked content prints only said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content according to said one or a plurality of predetermined parameters defining said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content indicated in said second attribute.

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A program signal receiver apparatus for hyperlinking to predetermined hyperlinked content corresponding to predetermined program material wherein said hyperlinking prints only pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content comprising:

means for receiving program signals for receiving a hyperlink address string including a first attribute indicating a predetermined hyperlink address to said predetermined hyperlinked content corresponding to said predetermined program material and a second attribute indicating one or a plurality of predetermined parameters defining said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content;
means for processing operably coupled to said means for receiving program signals for hyperlinking to said predetermined hyperlinked content printing only said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content:
A) processing said predetermined hyperlink address indicated in said first attribute to hyperlink to said predetermined hyperlinked content and
B) processing said one or a plurality of predetermined parameters defining said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content indicated in said second attribute for said hyperlinking to said predetermined hyperlinked content printing only said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content and
means for hyperlinking operably coupled to said means for processing for hyperlinking to said predetermined hyperlinked content wherein
said hyperlinking to said predetermined hyperlinked content prints only said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content according to said one or a plurality of predetermined parameters defining said pre-defined printable output of said predetermined hyperlinked content indicated in said second attribute.

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Facts

Application: 12/687,945Filed 15 Jan 2010
Priority: 20 Apr 2001
Published: 10 Jun 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H04N 7/088
With signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only: the inserted signal being digital
G06Q 30/02
Commerce: marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
H04N 7/163
Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing: by receiver means only
H04N 7/17318
Transmission or handling of upstream communications: direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

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