Patent ID: 8799975
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a broadcasting apparatus for providing information associated with a video broadcast, the method comprising: receiving, from a terminal device associated with an audience member viewing the video broadcast, a time identifier identifying a time at which the audience member performs a selection operation during the video broadcast, and a user identifier identifying the audience member; identifying, by looking up the time identifier in a program database, an identifier of content associated with the video broadcast at the time the selection operation was performed; identifying, by looking up the identified content identifier in a content database, a storage location on a network of the content associated with the video broadcast at the time the selection operation was performed; determining, by looking up the user identifier in an audience database, an electronic mail address associated with the audience member; generating an electronic mail message containing: an indication of the time at which the selection operation was performed; a name of a program presented in the video broadcast at the time the selection operation was performed; and a uniform resource identifier (URI) for the storage location of the content associated with the video broadcast at the time the selection operation was performed; and transmitting the electronic mail message to the address associated with the audience member.