Patent ID: 8132210

Claim:
A method for use by a video disc player for offering a product shown in a video for purchase, the method comprising: examining a disc containing the video to determine whether the disc contains trigger data associated with the video; requesting the trigger data associated with the video from a remote server if the examining determines that the disc does not contain the trigger data associated with the video; downloading the trigger data associated with the video from the remote server using a network connection; storing the trigger data associated with the video in a memory of the video player, wherein at least one trigger data includes a time indicating when a trigger is to occur during the playing of the video on the disc, the at least one trigger corresponding to the display of a product shown in the video; displaying the video from the disc; displaying an indicator when the at least one trigger data is recognized to be displayed to indicate that the product displayed in the video is available for purchase; and providing a user interface configured to allow the user to select the product for purchase.