Displaying information on a TV remote and video on the TV

摘要

A handheld screen is used as a supplement to a television screen. Specifically, messages are displayed on a handheld screen to supplement a video displayed on a television (TV) screen. Display of social media messages and/or promotional messages on a handheld screen is coordinated with the display of video on the television screen. The social media messages on the handheld screen are selected by a computer system to match a specific video being displayed on the TV screen. The display of social media messages occurs simultaneously or contemporaneously relative to the video display e.g. the two displays are made to overlap in time by the computer system transmitting the social media messages within a predetermined duration of transmission of the video to the television. Display of supplementary information on a handheld screen in a timely manner relative to video display on the TV screen provides a richer viewing experience.

主权项

1. A method of using a computer system that may be coupled to at least a television, the computer system comprising a computer, each of the computer and the television comprising at least a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
using an attribute of a video transmitted to the television, the computer system automatically selecting a social media message that comprises a user name and a text string input by an author identified by said user name; and within a predetermined duration of transmission of said video, the computer system automatically transmitting said social media message to a handheld device that is co-located with the television in a common room within a building.