Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Remote data accessing – Using interconnected networks
Patent
1998-07-06
2000-01-25
Vu, Viet D.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Remote data accessing
Using interconnected networks
348 12, G06F 1300, H04N 550
Patent
active
060187689
ABSTRACT:
A system for integrating video programming with the vast information resources of the Internet. A computer-based system receives a video program with embedded uniform resource locators (URLs). The URLs, the effective addresses of locations or Web sites on the Internet, are interpreted by the system and direct the system to the Web site locations to retrieve related Web pages. Upon receipt of the Web pages by the system, the Web pages are synchronized to the video content for display. The video program signal can be displayed on a video window on a conventional personal computer screen. The actual retrieved Web pages are time stamped to also be displayed, on another portion of the display screen, when predetermined related video content is displayed in the video window. As an alternative, the computer-based system receives the URLs directly through an Internet connection, at times specified by TV broadcasters in advance. The system interprets the URLs and retrieves the appropriate Web pages. The Web pages are synchronized to the video content for display in conjunction with a television program being broadcast to the user at that time. This alternative system allows the URLs to be entered for live transmission to the user.
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Hidary Jack D.
Spivack Nova T.
Ullman Craig
Actv, Inc.
Vu Viet D.
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