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Patent No.:

US 8756644 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2013
Applicant:

Walker Digital, Llc, Stamford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);

James A. Jorasch, New York, NY (US);

Thomas M. Sparico, Hoboken, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Inventor Holdings, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method, computer readable medium and an apparatus for providing supplemental information related to a character featured on a broadcast television program, wherein the supplemental information is not broadcast along with the broadcast television program. A viewer can request specific supplemental information associated with the broadcast television program through a telephone or electronic network interface. In some embodiments, a service controller transmits the requested supplemental information such that an audio component of the supplemental information does not conflict with the audio component of the broadcast television program.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Walker, Jay. (2014). System and method for supplying supplemental audio information for broadcast television programs (U.S. Patent No. 8756644). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8756644

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