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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2007
Applicant:

Robin John Blackwell, Redhill, GB;

Inventor:

Robin John Blackwell, Redhill, GB;

Assignee:

Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/8405 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/8405 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/234318 (2013.01); H04N 21/4345 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for supporting entertainment distribution via at least one network comprises a content provider () for distributing a program; a metadata provider () for distributing metadata, the metadata including a content reference identifier of the program and data relating to ambience complementing the program. The system further comprises a user terminal () comprising an input () for receiving the metadata; an input () for receiving the program using the content reference identifier; a rendering unit () for rendering the received program; an ambience generator () for generating an ambient effect different from audio or video; and an ambience controller () for controlling the ambience generator synchronously with the rendering of the content, based on the received data relating to ambience complementing the program.


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