Method and system for communicating media program information
US8024765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/488
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for communicating media program information is provided. The method includes receiving a content-augmented broadcast signal at a conventional broadcast receiver, the content-augmented broadcast signal having a program content and a program cookie relating to the program content, demodulating the content-augmented broadcast signal, rendering the program content, recovering the program cookie from the demodulated content-augmented broadcast signal at substantially the same time the program content is rendered, determining whether the program cookie comprises information relating to a current media program a user is currently watching or listening to, or to an advertisement of a future media program, and sending the program cookie to an electronic device.
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