SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING EVENT INFORMATION IN A DIGITIAL TELEVISION SYSTEM

摘要

Broadcast receivers, computer implemented methods and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for sharing event information. Sharing event information involves, at a sender end, collecting event information for a broadcast after receiving a command from the sender and creating a message that includes the event information. The sender may then select one or more contacts with whom to share the event information. Thereafter, the message and information on the contact is transmitted to a mobile device of the sender over a short range communication link. The message may then be automatically forwarded from the mobile device to the selected recipients. At the recipient end, the message is received from the mobile device of the recipient over a short range communication link and processed to determine if the message is a recommendation message. If so, the contents of the message are extracted and displayed on a television display of the recipient.

主权项

1. A broadcast receiver comprising:
at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions to be executed by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured by the instructions to:
collect event information for a broadcast event after receiving a command from a user;create a message that includes the event information;display a contact list of the user after receiving the command;receive selection of at least one contact from the contact list; andtransmit the message and information on the at least one contact to a mobile device of the user over a short range communication link.