Abstract:
A technique is used for providing additional information about a broadcast presentation that allows a user interested in the additional information to acquire it easily, using a selective call device or a television remote control device to easily acquire an information address during the broadcast when a prompt is presented during the broadcast. An advertiser can send the additional information over a wide area radio selective call communication system or can post it at a universal resource locator of a computer network. The information address is used to acquire the additional information. The information address can be stored, selected and deleted in the selective call device or remote control device. The prompt can be disabled or enabled manually or based on location.
Abstract:
The present invention realizes electronic commerce by providing a reception section that receives product information and service information and a barcode formation section that forms a barcode based on the received information, displaying the barcode formed by the barcode formation section on a display section and allowing a barcode reader provided at a shop terminal, etc. to read this barcode.
Abstract:
A technique is used for providing additional information about a broadcast presentation that allows a user interested in the additional information to acquire it easily, using a selective call device or a television remote control device to easily acquire an information address during the broadcast when a prompt is presented during the broadcast. An advertiser can send the additional information over a wide area radio selective call communication system or can post it at a universal resource locator of a computer network. The information address is used to acquire the additional information. The information address can be stored, selected and deleted in the selective call device or remote control device. The prompt can be disabled or enabled manually or based on location.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a system (100, 200), device (300) and method (400) for facilitating automatic capture of internet access information in a broadcast signal for use by an internet access unit. The system includes: a broadcasting unit having an internet access information unit, IAIU, coupled to receive internet access information, for encoding the internet access information into a broadcast signal to provide an augmented signal and broadcasting said augmented signal; a receiving unit for receiving the augmented signal for a user; a capture unit, coupled to the receiving unit and interfaced with the internet, for automatically storing/utilizing the internet access information in accordance with a predetermined scheme; a display/television screen/audio unit, coupled to the capture unit and, where selected, to the capture unit, for displaying at least one of: information obtained by utilizing the internet access information and information from the broadcast signal.
Abstract:
Some examples include a computing device that receives media content to distribute to a plurality of electronic devices. The computing device may receive an indication of first data to relate to the media content for distribution to the plurality of electronic devices. A portion of the multimedia content may be decoded to enable a determination that the media content already has second data embedded in the media content. A psychoacoustic mask may be extracted from the media content and subtracted from the received media content to remove the embedded second data. The first data may be associated with the media content by either embedding third data in the media content, or by embedding the first data in the media content.
Abstract:
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming. The method further includes sending search requests that include the identified metadata to a search system for selecting at least one portable program module. The method further includes in response to a first one of the search requests, receiving first search results from the search system that identify the selected portable program module and outputting a representation of the selected portable program module to a display device for presentation concurrently with the television programming. The method further includes in response to a second one of the search requests, receiving second search results from the search system that no longer identify the selected portable program module and ceasing the output of the representation of the selected portable program module.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method, a device and a system of generation of a modified digital media file based on a encoding of a digital media file with a decodable data such that the decodable data is indistinguishable through a human ear from a primary audio stream. In one embodiment, a method of an audio encoding system includes validating a user of the audio encoding system as a publisher, associating a response action to a message of the user, the response action is at least one of a call-back action, a web-form action, and a resource-page redirect action using a processor and a memory, generating a unique identifier through a hash function applied to the response action associated with the message of the user, encoding a digital media file associated with the message with a decodable data using the unique identifier such that the decodable data is indistinguishable from a primary audio stream through a human ear, and generating a modified digital media file associated with the digital media file based on the encoding of the message with the decodable data such that the decodable data is indistinguishable from a primary audio stream through the human ear.
Abstract:
A method for transmitting supplemental content to a user device via a radio service system, the method includes receiving user listening information, retrieving supplemental content based at least in part on the user listening information to enrich the listening experience of a user, retrieving, a call to action configured to be operable by the user and, transmitting to the user device, the supplemental content and the call to action.
Abstract:
A portable terminal includes a receiver, a barcode former configured to form barcodes and a display. The barcode former forms a barcode from the data received by the receiver and the display displays the formed barcode.
Abstract:
The distribution of content over a peer to peer (P2P) network can be improved by utilizing at least one broadcast of the content in order to quickly seed the P2P network. When content is first to be distributed across the network, a broadcast can be scheduled that each peer device with broadcast receiving capability and within range of the broadcast is able to receive. As soon as a peer device receives at least a portion of the broadcast content, that peer can begin redistributing the content across the P2P network. Any errors or missing portions of the received broadcast content can be corrected by requesting a copy of the missing or incorrect portion from another peer on the P2P network.