Patent ID: 8839288

Claim:
A set-top box, comprising: a memory to store computer instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising: receiving a video stream; detecting a time-sensitive code in the video stream; transmitting the time-sensitive code to a server for verification by the server that collateral information associated with the time-sensitive code satisfies a collateral information policy based on a specific channel, a specific viewing period, and a context of a scene in the video stream; responsive to the verifying that the collateral information satisfies the collateral information policy, transmitting by the server to a mobile communication device the collateral information associated with the context of the scene in the video stream being displayed through the set-top box and being associated with the time-sensitive code; receiving from the server a signal indicative of detected user visualization of collateral information at the mobile communication device being uninterrupted for a period of time that exceeds a predetermined threshold time period; and adjusting presentation of the video stream in response to the receiving of the signal.