公开(公告)号：AU1842399A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-16

申请号：AU1842399

申请日：1999-02-25

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： BENDINELLI SAMUEL J ,  ROSENTHAL EUGENE J

IPC: H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/4545 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N7/14 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) or other network information identifiers embedded in television signals are processed in order to permit viewers to customize the display of a corresponding program. In an illustrative embodiment, at a time prior to the scheduled display of a program or portion thereof, a given viewer makes a selection of one of a number of available alternate characteristics for the program, such as one of a number of available alternate endings. At a later time, a base URL embedded in the television signal is extracted and processed using the viewer selection in order to generate a combined URL. The combined URL is then used to establish a connection over a network with a corresponding web site or other information source, and information is retrieved from the web site and stored in a memory. The retrieved information is subsequently taken from the memory and used to modify the manner in which the program is displayed to the viewer. For example, the retrieved information may include video which is displayed to the viewer in place of a portion of the program.

公开(公告)号：CA2260503C

公开(公告)日：2005-12-06

申请号：CA2260503

申请日：1999-01-28

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： ROSENTHAL EUGENE J ,  BENDINELLI SAMUEL J

IPC: H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/4545 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/858 ,  G06F3/14 ,  H04L12/12 ,  G06F13/38

Abstract: Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) or other network information identifie rs embedded in television signals are processed in order to permit viewers to customize the display of a corresponding program. In an illustrative embodiment, at a time prior to the scheduled display of a program or portion thereof, a given viewer makes a selection of one of a number of available alternate characteristics for the program, such as one of a number of available alternate endings. At a later time, a base URL embedded in the television signal is extracted and processed using the viewer selection in order to generate a combined URL. The combined URL is then used to establish a connection over a network with a corresponding web site or other information source, and information i s retrieved from the web site and stored in a memory. The retrieved information is subsequently taken from the memory and used to modify the manner in which the program is displayed to the viewer. For example, the retrieved information may include video which is displayed to the viewer in place of a portion of the program.

公开(公告)号：CA2260503A1

公开(公告)日：1999-09-02

申请号：CA2260503

申请日：1999-01-28

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： ROSENTHAL EUGENE J ,  BENDINELLI SAMUEL J

IPC: H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/4545 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/858 ,  G06F3/14 ,  H04L12/12 ,  G06F13/38

Abstract: Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) or other network information identifiers embedded in television signals are processed in order to permit viewers to customize the display of a corresponding program. In an illustrative embodiment, at a time prior to the scheduled display of a program or portion thereof, a given viewer makes a selection of one of a number of available alternate characteristics for the program, such as one of a number of available alternate endings. At a later time, a base URL embedded in the television signal is extracted and processed using the viewer selection in order to generate a combined URL. The combined URL is then used to establish a connection over a network with a corresponding web site or other information source, and information is retrieved from the web site and stored in a memory. The retrieved information is subsequently taken from the memory and used to modify the manner in which the program is displayed to the viewer. For example, the retrieved information may include video which is displayed to the viewer in place of a portion of the program.