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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Linda Roberts, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
E-Lee Chang, Mableton, GA (US);
Ja-Young Sung, San Jose, CA (US);
Natasha Barrett Schultz, Suwanee, GA (US);
Robert Arthur King, Roswell, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device, including a controller to: transmit a client program having a graphical user interface to a media device operating in an interactive television network, wherein the client program presents a symbolic overlay that superimposes onto media content received by the media device and enables the media device to associate commentary with the media content received at the media device; and conduct searches for one of consumer products or consumer services associated with the media content based on the commentary regarding the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.