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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Rahim Charania, Euless, TX (US);
Ashutosh Sureka, Irving, TX (US);
Michael J. Naggar, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rahim Charania, Euless, TX (US);
Ashutosh Sureka, Irving, TX (US);
Michael J. Naggar, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/47815 (2013.01); H04N 21/8173 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approach is provided for enabling direct user interaction with specific items of content as presented by a content delivery system. Content is presented via a set-top box concurrently with a widget, indicating one or more items specified in content. User input relating to selection of one of the items is received. An interactive platform, in response to the input, generates a request specifying the selected item for purchase.