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US 9,462,345 · App. 12/851,036 · Granted Oct 4, 2016

System and method in a television system for providing for user-selection of an object in a television program

Inventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz (Irvine, CA); Nambirajan Seshadri (Irvine, CA)
Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
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Patent No.
US 9,462,345
App. No.
12/851,036
Granted
Oct 4, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method in a television system for providing for user-selection of objects in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

Claims (18)

1. A method comprising:

in a television system, at least:

determining that a user desires to select a user-selectable object in a television program being presented at a first speed; and in response to said determining:

presenting the television program at a second speed prior to user-selection of the user-selectable object, the second speed being slower than the first speed; and

interacting with the user regarding the user-selectable object in the television program being presented at the second speed, wherein the interaction comprises receiving the user-selection of the user-selectable object;

wherein:

the television program being presented at the first speed is being presented on a first screen;

said presenting the television program at the second speed comprises presenting the television program on a second screen; and

said interacting with the user comprises interacting with the user on the second screen.

2. A television system comprising:

at least one module operable to, at least:

determine that a user desires to select a user-selectable object in a television program being presented at a first speed; and

in response to said determining:

present the television program at a second speed prior to user-selection of the user-selectable object, the second speed being slower than the first speed; and

interact with the user regarding user-selectable objects in the television program being presented at the second speed, wherein the interaction comprises receiving the user-selection of the user-selectable object;

wherein: the television program being presented at the first speed is being presented on a first screen;

the at least one module is operable to present the television program at the second speed by, at least in part, operating to present the television program on a second screen; and

the at least one module is operable to interact with the user regarding user-selectable objects in the television program being presented at the second speed by, at least in part, operating to interact with the user on the second screen.

Assignments (3)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 3, 2017
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BROADCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041712/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: BROADCOM CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 037806/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2010
From: KARAOGUZ, JEYHAN; SESHADRI, NAMBIRAJAN
To: BROADCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025116/0211 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61242234 · Sep 14, 2009
Related Publication 20110067061A1 · Mar 17, 2011