Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Providing product information during multimedia programs
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Application No.: US12332741Application Date: 2008-12-11
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Publication No.: US09838745B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Bruce Barnes , Wayne Robert Heinmiller , Patrick J. Kenny
- Applicant: Bruce Barnes , Wayne Robert Heinmiller , Patrick J. Kenny
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; H04N21/478 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06Q30/04

Abstract:
A method and system provides information and purchasing services for products placed in multimedia content. Product metadata coordinated in time with the multimedia content may be used to determine the product and obtain product information. A user may send a notification at a time when the product occurs in the multimedia content, and the time may be used to coordinate the product metadata. Product information may be provided to the user. The user may be given the option to purchase the product. Validation of the user may occur in order to authorize the purchase.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100153226A1 PROVIDING PRODUCT INFORMATION DURING MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS Public/Granted day:2010-06-17
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