Method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental...

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2008-05-06

2008-05-06

Mahmoudi, Tony (Department: 2165)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C709S202000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07370026

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming is provided. In one embodiment, the invention can include searching text for a keyword, the text associated with primary programming to be provided to an element of an entertainment system, accessing a database upon finding the keyword, retrieving content associated with the keyword from the database, combining the retrieved content with the primary programming to generate combined programming, and providing the combined programming to the element of the entertainment system.

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