Patent ID: 9407451
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for integrating networked resource services and multimedia services, the method comprising: concurrently displaying on a screen of a multimedia device a video channel of a media broadcast and a graphical user interface having a plurality of graphical elements by which an end-user of the multimedia device can interact with a plurality of interactive applications that are each associated with a different networked resource, wherein the multimedia device stores different protocol messages for interacting with the different networked resources; receiving end-user input for interacting with one of the graphical elements; communicating at least one protocol message to interact with the associated networked resource based on the received end-user input, wherein the protocol message is communicated to a server that includes a plurality of application services, each of which corresponds with and supports a respective one of the interactive applications; and controlling the multimedia device based on a response to the at least one protocol message from the networked resource.