Dynamic live content promoter for digital broadcast TV

Methods and devices for alerting users to live programming on digital television broadcast receiver devices provide an on-screen object revealing a content item broadcast in an overhead flow portion of a broadcast signal. Information regarding programs available on other channels or content flows ma...

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Main Author SMITH, ALLEN W
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 16.12.2011
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Summary:Methods and devices for alerting users to live programming on digital television broadcast receiver devices provide an on-screen object revealing a content item broadcast in an overhead flow portion of a broadcast signal. Information regarding programs available on other channels or content flows may be presented in a portion of the display screen. A variety of user touch gestures may be recognized on a touchscreen-equipped digital television receiver to enable users to respond to promotion messages. Users may use touch gestures to request a next promotion message, request further details regarding a promotion, discontinue promotion displays, and select a promoted program. Digital broadcast television systems may be configured to transmit promotion messages within the overhead flow in response to developments in broadcast content, special messages received from content providers, and the programs currently being broadcast.
Bibliography:Application Number: TW20100145301