Patent ID: 7409437
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for receiving a programming signal containing an embedded address, the address identifying a source of at least one online information segment related to the programming signal, the system comprising: a receiver for receiving a programming signal and the embedded address, the address identifying the source of the online information segment which relates to the programming signal; an address extractor which extracts the address from the programming signal; a web browser; a processor which automatically directs the web browser to establish a communications link with the online information source identified by the address, whereby the processor retrieves the online information segment from the online information source via the communications link; and a display monitor for presenting the programming signal, comprising a video signal or an audio signal, concurrently with the online information segment; wherein the programming signal comprises the video signal and the video signal and the online information segment are presented on the display monitor in a picture-in-picture format.