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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
William Michael Mozell, North Vancouver, CA;
David Seymour, Vancouver, CA;
Henry Stuart Denison Watson, Vancouver, CA;
Sang Young Park, Burnaby, CA;
Matthew Nigel Carter, Coquitlam, CA;
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/441 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/632 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/441 (2013.01); H04N 21/4438 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for enhancing a linear broadcast of a network television program by automatically displaying alerts over the linear broadcast relating to web content determined to be of interest to the linear broadcast or user. The alert may include a link such that, once actioned upon, web content may be presented to the user in addition to the linear broadcast or in the place of the linear broadcast.