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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Dan Katcher, Needham, MA (US);
Andrew Miller, Natick, MA (US);
Jon Dakss, Cambridge, MA (US);
Josh Wachman, Brookline, MA (US);
David Rose, Cambridge, MA (US);
V. Michael Bove, Jr., Wrentham, MA (US);
Karen Sarachik, Newton, MA (US);
Paul G. Milazzo, Waltham, MA (US);
Jon Altschuler, Acton, MA (US);
Dan Katcher, Needham, MA (US);
Andrew Miller, Natick, MA (US);
Jon Dakss, Cambridge, MA (US);
Josh Wachman, Brookline, MA (US);
David Rose, Cambridge, MA (US);
V. Michael Bove, Jr., Wrentham, MA (US);
Karen Sarachik, Newton, MA (US);
Paul G. Milazzo, Waltham, MA (US);
Jon Altschuler, Acton, MA (US);
Ericsson Television, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast in which an interactive content icon is used. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal in response to a viewer request on a frame by frame basis. The interactive content icon can be used to inform a viewer of the presence of hyperlinked information, for teaching the viewer how to use the system, and for informing the viewer about the hyperlinked information.