Apparatus and method for managing media content
US8191088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6582
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to present media content to a user, and provide the user with access to related media content based upon access information, where the related media content is determined based upon monitoring of the media content, where the related media content is retrieved based on a query of a plurality of sources over the Internet, and where the access information is associated with each of the plurality of sources. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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