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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2004
Jonathan Ackley, Glendale, CA (US);
Christopher T. Carey, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Bennet S. Carr, Burbank, CA (US);
Kathleen S. Poole, La Canada, CA (US);
Jonathan Ackley, Glendale, CA (US);
Christopher T. Carey, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Bennet S. Carr, Burbank, CA (US);
Kathleen S. Poole, La Canada, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a method for use by a video disc player for offering a product shown in a video for purchase. The method comprises examining a disc containing the video to determine whether the disc contains trigger data associated with the video; requesting the trigger data associated with the video from a remote server if the examining determines that the disc does not contain the trigger data associated with the video; downloading the trigger data associated with the video from the remote server using a network connection; and storing the trigger data associated with the video in a memory of the video player, wherein at least one trigger data includes a time indicating when a trigger is to occur during the playing of the video on the disc, the at least one trigger corresponding to the display of a product shown in the video.