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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Augmenting television content with on-screen recording, ordering, searching and voip calling options
James L. Cansler, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Lee Allan Culver, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brett A. Anderson, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (US);
James L. Cansler, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Lee Allan Culver, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brett A. Anderson, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Metadata associated with television commercials and television programs are received and stored in a local database at a customer premise. When received at the customer premise, those television commercials and television programs identified by the metadata are augmented with on-screen options that are user-selectable using a remote control device. A first option is to automatically record an upcoming broadcast of a first program advertised in a first commercial. A second option is to purchase a media product that includes the first program. A third option is to order a product or a service shown during a second program or a second commercial. A fourth option is to initiate a search of an inventory of a local retailer for the product or the service shown during the second program or the second commercial. A fifth option is to place a VoIP call to a vendor of the product or the service.