Patent ID: 8528021

Claim:
An interactive media system comprising: a broadcasting or sending system for broadcasting or sending TV or video content signals, which include one or more action codes; a TV set for receiving the TV or video content signals, which includes a TV displaying screen for displaying the received TV or video contents, and a remote controller for allowing users to remotely control said TV set operations; one or more other home electronic devices, which are wired or wireless connected to said TV set; wherein, said action code includes an action, an action type or an action device type, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for allowing to switch the current TV displaying screen, and other detail action information; said remote controller further includes one or more function buttons or keys for sending a signal to said TV set and controlling to switch said TV displaying screen from the current displaying TV or video contents to said URL, and perform said action code on the current TV displaying screen; a trigger key or button for allowing users to press on it and send a signal to said TV; and said TV set further includes means for reading and storing the action codes and the related information from the received TV or video contents for the current displaying screen; means for assigning each said home electronic device to one or more electronic device types; means for assigning a reference address to each said electronic device; address unit for storing said electronic devices or said reference addresses, said electronic device types, and the mapping relations between said electronic devices and said electronic device types; means for obtaining the action codes, the action types or the action device types, and URLs from said action code reading and storing means in response to said signal send by user's pressing said trigger key or button; means for looking up, in said address unit, and finding one or more home electronic devices or reference addresses whose device types match with said obtained action types or the action device types in response to said signal send by user's pressing said trigger key or button; processing unit for, in response to the said signal send by users from said trigger button or key in said remote controller, controlling said obtaining means to obtain the action codes, the action types, or the action devices types, and URLs for the current display, controlling said matching means to find one or more home electronic devices whose device types match with said obtained action types or the action device types, controlling not to switch said TV screen to said URL, passing said URLs and the other action code information to the found matched other home electronic devices without performing said action codes in said TV set, allowing users to perform the action codes on said found other home electronic devices, and keeping the current display on said TV displaying screen un-interrupted.