US 9,071,854 B2 · System and method for transmitting a services list to a playback device

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for dynamically transmitting a services list to a playback device. The system comprises a display device, a playback device, and a mediator server with a mediator application. The mediator application is configured to receive, from the playback device, a service request for a services list, to send a services list for presenting on a display device in response to receiving the service request, to receive an activation request for at a third-party service listed in the services list, and to activate the third-party service in response to receiving the activation request. By programming a digital video disc such as a Blu-ray disc according to an API and using such a mediator server, a dynamically adjustable list of third-party services may be supported and used by the playback device without changing the disc application code.

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A mediator server for transmitting a services list to a playback device, the mediator server comprising:

a memory, including a mediator application;
and
a processor configured to execute the mediator application, the mediator application configured to:
receive, from the playback device, a service request for the services list, the services list including a plurality of third party social networking services that are available based on a digital video disc being played by the playback device;
send the services list to the playback device first presenting on a display device in response to receiving the service request;
receive, from the playback device, an activation request for a first third-party social networking service selected from the third-party social networking services listed in the services list;
activate the first third-party social networking service for the playback device in response to receiving the activation request;
receive, after activating the first third-party social networking service, a message from a user of the playback device for delivery to the first third-party social networking service;
and
post the message received from the playback device on the first third-party social networking service.

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A method for transmitting a services list to a playback device, the method comprising:

receiving, from the playback device, a service request for the services list, the services list including a plurality of third-party social networking services that are available based on a digital video disc being played by the playback device;
sending the services list to the playback device for presenting on a display device in response to receiving the service request;
receiving, from the playback device, an activation request for a first third-party social networking service selected from the third-party social networking services listed in the services list;
activating the first third-party social networking service for the playback device in response to receiving the activation request;
receiving, after activating the first third-party social networking service, a message from a user of the playback device for delivery to the first third-party social networking service;
and
posting the message received from the playback device on the first third-party social networking service.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for transmitting a services list to a playback device

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