Method and system for auxiliary data detection and delivery
AssigneeKoplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.
InventorEdward J. Koplar
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Abstract
A method and system for auxiliary data detection. Data is received on a hand-held device from a display of a signal on a monitor. The signal is visually displayed on the monitor at a frequency. A modulated video signal is received on the hand-held device from a display device. The modulated video signal contains auxiliary data modulated within a video signal in a substantially invisible way. The modulated video signal is demodulated to obtain the auxiliary data. At least one of the data or the auxiliary data is processed to identify a promotional opportunity available through the hand-held device. The user of the hand-held device is notified of availability of the promotional opportunity through the hand-held device.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- one or more computer microprocessors configured to receive a first signal from a television, the first signal including an audio signal;
- one or more antenna configured to wirelessly receive data in response to receiving the first signal with the audio signal from the television;
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- a display configured to visually display a user input screen based at least in part on the data that is wirelessly received, wherein at least one of the one or more computer microprocessors is configured to receive user input from a user in response to the visual display of the user input screen and to process the user input.
A hand held device comprising:
- a display configured to present user-interactive images;
- a microphone configured to audibly detect an audio signal encoded with auxiliary data from a program being presented on an external display device;
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- one or more microprocessors configured to decode the auxiliary data from the audio signal and to generate the user-interactive images for presentation on the display using the auxiliary data.
A hand held device comprising:
- a display configured to present user-interactive images;
- a microphone configured to audibly detect an audio signal from a program being presented on an external display device;
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- one or more microprocessors configured to obtain auxiliary data from a remote location responsive to detecting the audio signal and to generate the user-interactive images for presentation on the display using the auxiliary data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.