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US 8,554,046 B2Granted
Providing interactive content during trick mode
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsD. Beau Morley, Andrew J Afram, Hannah Y Moon
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Abstract
A system may receive an enhanced media stream that includes media content and interactive content relating to the media content, present the media content for display on a video display device, detect initiation of a trick mode during presentation of the media content, and present information, relating to the interactive content, superimposed on the media content presented for display on the video display device during the trick mode.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, an enhanced media stream that includes:
- media content that includes a commercial, and
- interactive content associated with the commercial;
- presenting, by the processor, the media content for display on a video display device;
- detecting, by the processor, a first user input requesting pausing, rewinding, or fast forwarding, on the video display device, the presented media content;
- presenting, by the processor and based on detecting the first user input, first information, associated with the interactive content, for display on the video display device,
- the presented first information being superimposed on the presented media content during the pausing, rewinding, or fast forwarding of the presented media content;
- detecting, by the processor and while presenting the first information, a second user input requesting stopping of the pausing, rewinding, or fast forwarding of the presented media content;
- stopping, by the processor and based on receiving the second user input, the pausing, rewinding, or fast forwarding of the presented media content;
- determining, by the processor, whether stopping the pausing, rewinding, or fast forwarding of the presented media content occurs while the commercial is being presented for display;
- and
- presenting, by the processor and when the stopping of the pausing, rewinding, or fast forwarding occurs while the commercial is being presented for display, second information, associated with the interactive content, for display on the video display device,
- the second information being different from the first information, and
- the second information being superimposed on the presented commercial.
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A non-transitory memory storage device to store instructions, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive an enhanced media stream that includes:
- media content that includes a commercial,
- interactive content associated with the media content, and
- a trigger that indicates, to the processor, that the interactive content is available for the media content;
- present the media content for display on a video display device;
- receive a first instruction to fast forward, pause, or rewind the presented media content;
- fast forward, pause, or rewind the presented media content based on receiving the first instruction;
- determine whether the trigger is associated with a portion of the presented media content during the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding,
- present, based on determining that the trigger is associated with the portion of the presented media content during the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding, first information, associated with the interactive content, for display on the video display device,
- the presented first information being superimposed on the presented media content during the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content;
- receive a second instruction requesting stopping of the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content;
- stop, based on receiving the second instructions, the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content;
- determine whether the stopping of the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content occurs while the commercial is being presented for display;
- and
- present, when the stopping the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content occurs while the commercial is being presented for display, second information for display on the video display device,
- the second information being different from the first information, and
- the presented second information being superimposed on the presented media content.
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A device, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor to:
- receive an enhanced media stream that includes media content and interactive content associated with the media content,
- the media content including a commercial,
- store the enhanced media stream in the memory,
- present the stored media content for display on a video display device,
- detect a first instruction to fast forward, pause, or rewind the presented media content,
- present, based on detecting the first instruction, first information, included in the interactive content,
- the presented first information being superimposed on the presented media content while fast forwarding, pausing, or rewinding the presented media content,
- detect, while presenting the first information, a second instruction requesting stopping of the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content,
- stop, based on receiving the second instruction, the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content,
- determine whether stopping of the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content occurs while the commercial is being presented for display;
- and
- present, when the stopping of the fast forwarding, the pausing, or the rewinding of the presented media content occurs while the commercial is being presented for display, second information associated with the interactive content,
- the second information being superimposed on the presented media content, and
- the second information being different from the first information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.