Patent ID: 8850485
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing enhanced data for visual displays, comprising the steps of: (i) identifying a plurality of objects, through a plurality of buttons of a remote selector wherein said buttons are configured so as to allow control between said objects through a focus marker, wherein said objects comprises a plurality of visual representations from a sports program, a movie, a TV show, or a news program; (ii) assigning at least one unique index key for each of said objects in a database, each of said objects are mapped to a plurality of universal product (UPC) codes or stock keeping unit (SKU) codes, and the database is indexed by the at least one unique index key while ensuring a single unique index key is assigned to each of said objects using an application programming interface (API), the API allows for database integrity operations to be performed across a plurality of databases by checking each time an object is identified and assigned an index key whether the primary database keys are unique, the unique index keys is used to identify and reference one or more of the objects that is to be displayed on a display device while in use; (iii) requesting said key from said database, (iv) determining data associated with said key, and (v) displaying said data to the display device, said data concurrently appears with said objects on said device by referencing one or more of the unique index keys when said objects are accessed via said display device a determination is made as to whether it is assigned said one or more unique index keys, if said objects are assigned with the one or more index keys, information related to said objects are retrieved from said database using said one or more unique index keys, if said objects are not assigned said one or more unique keys, facial or object recognition is used to identify said objects and one or more respective unique index keys are assigned to them.