The current invention is a system/method that allows a user purchases products featured in the DVD content via the Internet. This invention utilizes a TV, a DVD player with its remote controller through an Internet communicating with a service provider. By using the combination of several keys of the remote controller, a user can easily view, display, select and purchase these products through Internet.
This invention relates generally to a content integration and delivery system and a method of using the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a system that integrates digital video content with object-oriented script (hotspots) to provide object specific marketing, including potential channels of distribution, such as internet shopping. The system includes the process of identifying and marking the relative location of specific objects within digital media and providing an outlay for the users to locate the object over the global system of interconnected computer networks (e.g. Internet). By using the disclosed interactive platform, a user can easily view, display, select and purchase any featured product in the video through Internet.
Method And Apparatus For Presenting Contextual Information On Physical Objects
Gregg H Weiss - Wellington FL, US Andrei Paul Averbuch - Cedar Grove NJ, US
International Classification:
G06F 3/147 G06F 1/16 G06F 3/01
Abstract:
Disclosed is a physical object configured to present contextual information. The physical object may be configured to provide an inherent primary functionality while also configured to provide a secondary functionality of presenting the contextual information. Accordingly, the physical object may include a presentation device configured to present the contextual information. Further, the physical object may include one or more of a sensor and a transmitter. The sensor may be configured to sense an environmental variable corresponding to an environment of the physical object. Further, the transmitter may be configured to transmit information to an external reader. Additionally, the physical object may include a processor configured to control the presentation device to present contextual information based on one or more of a value of the environmental variable and information transmitted to the external reader.