System and method of voting via an interactive television system
US8376229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6547
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method includes determining, at a first computing device associated with a network, a voting status associated with a second computing device that is coupled to the network to receive video content. The voting status is based on whether voting for the video content via the second computing device is prohibited. The method includes, in response to determining that the voting status indicates that voting is not prohibited, sending data related to a voting interface to the second computing device. The method includes receiving voting input (associated with the video content) from the second computing device via the voting interface and updating a voting record of the second computing device based on the voting input to indicate that the voting input has been received. The method includes sending a message to the second computing device indicating that the voting input was received from the second computing device.
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