Patent ID: 8713604

Claim:
A method to present a television program to a viewer, the method comprising: receiving a digital transport stream associated with the television program, wherein the digital transport stream comprises a multiplex of a first elementary stream and a second elementary stream, wherein the first elementary stream conveys video content associated with the television program and the second elementary stream conveys supplemental information that summarizes at least a portion of the television program; identifying the first elementary stream and the second elementary stream in the digital transport stream; processing the first elementary stream to thereby present the video content associated with the television program to the viewer; and making the supplemental information from the second elementary stream available to the viewer, wherein: each of the first and second elementary streams references a common timing scheme, the supplemental information is made available to the viewer on a display at the same time as the video content based upon the common timing scheme, the supplemental information comprises a plurality of files conveyed within the second elementary stream, each of the plurality of files is associated with a respective portion of the television program using the common timing scheme, and each of the plurality of files represents a chapter of information relevant to the respective portion, at least one such chapter of information comprising a summary or recap of the television program, the summary or recap having been generated prior to receiving the digital transport stream and being included as part of the second elementary stream.