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US 8,555,313 B2Granted
System and method for coordinating interactive television programs
AssigneeEricsson Television Inc.
InventorsScott G. Newnam, Izet Fraanje, Douglas T. Neumann
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Abstract
A synchronization system and method coordinates the provision of interactive content provided in a broadcast signal and independently of a broadcast signal.
Claims7
A system for synchronizing enhanced content with a broadcast signal provided from a broadcast system that has the ability to insert content or triggers into the broadcast signal, and has a playlist with broadcast event and timing information, the system comprising:
- a synchronization application receiving timing information from the playlist and using that timing information to generate synchronization triggers, the synchronization application residing in a device other than a first end user device;
- a content server configured to receive the synchronization trigger from the synchronization application and push content to the first end user device over a channel separate from the broadcast signal;
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- a trigger insertion application configured to receive the synchronization trigger from the synchronization application for causing the broadcast system to insert a content trigger that allows a second end user device to pull the enhanced content from the server using the content trigger.
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A method for synchronizing enhanced content with a broadcast signal provided from a broadcast system, the method comprising:
- receiving timing information from a playlist and using the timing information to generate an ITV content trigger;
- providing the ITV content trigger to a content server by a device other than a first or second type of end user device;
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- using the ITV content trigger to concurrently push and pull enhanced content corresponding to the ITV content trigger, wherein the pushing is conducted by a content server for pushing the enhanced content to the first type of end user device, and the pulling is conducted by the second type of end user device for pulling the enhanced content from the content server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.