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Interactive access to media or other content related to a currently viewed program

US8555167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 2009
Grant dateOct 8, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4858
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing content related to a multimedia program on a display device where currently viewed multimedia programs are monitored so that content related to the currently viewed multimedia program may be retrieved from a content source and displayed on a flexible user interface on the display device upon request by the user, in which the user is able to adjust a size and position of the flexible user interface on the display device.

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