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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Matthew J. Thompson, Torrance, CA (US);
Edgar C. Camacho, Torrance, CA (US);
Manohar S. Gandla, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Surya P. Dasi, Torrance, CA (US);
Floyd Smith, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Matthew J. Thompson, Torrance, CA (US);
Edgar C. Camacho, Torrance, CA (US);
Manohar S. Gandla, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Surya P. Dasi, Torrance, CA (US);
Floyd Smith, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for creating an overlay application for use within a broadcast communications system are disclosed. A method in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises collecting image data from a computer network, generating at least one selectable area within the image data, associating a function with the at least one selectable area, and selectively displaying the image data on a monitor simultaneously with a broadcast data stream, wherein selection of the at least one selectable area executes the associated function.