System and method for providing media content enhancement

摘要

There are provided systems and methods for providing media content enhancement. A system for providing enhancement of media content displayed by a presentation unit of the system comprises the presentation unit configured to receive and display the media content, and a content enhancement module stored in a memory of the presentation unit. The presentation unit also includes a processor configured to control the content enhancement module to enhance the media content. A method for use by the content enhancement module comprises reading a context data received by the presentation unit, the context data describing a media content provided for display by the presentation unit, processing the context data to identify the media content, requesting an enhancement data corresponding to the media content, and executing instructions received in the enhancement data to enhance the media content displayed by the presentation unit.

主权项

1. A system for providing an enhancement of a media content displayed by a presentation unit of the system, the system comprising:
the presentation unit to receive and display the media content, the presentation unit including a memory and a presentation unit processor; a content enhancement software module stored in the memory, the content enhancement software module including a context data library used for identifying the media content, wherein the presentation unit processor executes the content enhancement software module to:
read context data embedded in audio-visual data provided to the presentation unit by the media content;process the context data to obtain a plurality of codes including a first code, a second code and a third code, wherein the first code identifies the media content, the second code describes at least a portion of the media content during which the content enhancement is to be provided from the context data, and the third code describes actions to be taken by the content enhancement software module to provide content enhancement;transmit a request, including the first code, to a content enhancement server over a network for obtaining enhancement data corresponding to the media content; andreceive the enhancement data corresponding to the code from the content enhancement server, in response to transmitting the request; the presentation unit processor to execute instructions received in the enhancement data to enhance the media content displayed by the presentation unit.