Systems and methods for enabling simultaneous second screen video segment replay during ongoing primary screen programming

摘要

Flat panel video display can wirelessly broadcast its identity for discovery to users of handheld devices (e.g., smartphones) interested in obtaining recorded data associated with video programming displaying on the flat panel video display. Data can also include text, audio, and identifying information needed to access related data from a remote server. An application can be downloaded and activated on smartphones that will enable it to see a list of available (discoverable) flat panel displays that allow wireless access to recorded video data associated with programming being displayed (or previously displayed and stored in a queue) on a flat panel. A flat panel of interest can be selected by the smartphone and it can access additional data (either directly from the flat panel or from a remote server once the data has been identified) and/or engage in an interactive session in association with the displayed programming or data.

主权项

1. A method enabling handheld device access to recorded segments of past video associated with video programming being displayed on flat panel displays located within at least wireless local area network range of handheld devices, comprising:
displaying video programming on a display screen integrated in a flat panel display; wirelessly broadcasting an identification of the flat panel display from a media module associated with the flat panel display, said media module also providing at least one of data identifying the recorded segments of past video data associated with the video programming or recordings of the recorded segments, said identification broadcasted for wireless discovery and selection by at least one handheld device located within the at least wireless local area network range of the flat panel display; connecting the media module with the at least one handheld wireless device after the at least one handheld wireless device discovers and selects the broadcasted identification for the flat panel display from among broadcasted identification from a plurality of flat panel displays located within at least wireless local area network range of the at least one handheld device; providing the at least one handheld device with wireless access to the recorded segments of past video data identified by the media module as associated with the video programming as the video programming is simultaneously being displayed on the display screen without interruption of the video programming as the video programming is being simultaneously displayed on the selected flat panel display; and providing from the media module to the at least one handheld device at least one recorded segment of the past video selected by the at least one handheld device with a time interval of between thirty seconds to ten minutes for review at the at least one handheld device as the video programming is simultaneously being displayed on the display screen without interruption of the video programming as the video programming is being simultaneously displayed on the selected flat panel display.