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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2008
Kate Megan Carney Landow, Denver, CO (US);
David J. Fernandes, Englewood, CO (US);
Daniel Overbaugh, Aurora, CO (US);
Michael R. Short, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Timothy Heckathorn, Larkspur, CO (US);
Kate Megan Carney Landow, Denver, CO (US);
David J. Fernandes, Englewood, CO (US);
Daniel Overbaugh, Aurora, CO (US);
Michael R. Short, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Timothy Heckathorn, Larkspur, CO (US);
EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing supplemental content during a broadcast. The supplemental content is provided by the operation of a interactive application resident on a receiver. The interactive application is initiated through a trigger that is received during a otherwise standard broadcast. The trigger includes an interactive prompt that is to be displayed during a particular portion of the broadcast. The prompt including a means for enabling receipt of a user input. The user input may be a request for further information.