Device, method and software for providing supplementary information

摘要

There is described a device for providing a media content item to a user, the device comprising: a media content item receiver operable to receive the media content item as a data stream, the data stream comprising identifying data which identifies the media content item; a memory operable to store user profile information associated with the user of the device; a supplementary information requester operable to transmit the identifying data which identifies the media content item, the user profile information, and a request for supplementary information related to the media content item to a server over a network; a supplementary information receiver operable to receive supplementary information related to the media content item from the server over the network, the supplementary information being determined by the server on the basis of the transmitted identifying data which identifies the media content item and the transmitted user profile information; and a supplementary information transmitter operable to transmit the received supplementary information to a separate personal user device specified by the stored user profile information.

主权项

1. A device for providing a media content item to a user, the device comprising:
a media content item receiver circuitry configured to receive the media content item as a data stream, the data stream comprising identifying data which identifies the media content item; a memory circuitry configured to store user profile information associated with the user of the device; a supplementary information requester circuitry configured to transmit the identifying data which identifies the media content item, the user profile information, and a request for supplementary information related to the media content item to a server over a network; a supplementary information receiver circuitry configured to receive supplementary information related to the media content item from the server over the network, the supplementary information being determined by the server on the basis of the transmitted identifying data which identifies the media content item and the transmitted user profile information; a media content transmitter circuitry configured to transmit the media content item, absent the received supplementary information, to an audio/video reproduction device; and a supplementary information transmitter circuitry configured to transmit the received supplementary information to a separate personal user device specified by the stored user profile information.