Methods and Systems for Application Rendering and Management on Internet Television Enabled Displays

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for enabling presentation of supplemental application content to display devices while particular content is rendered on the display device. One example method includes receiving a request, at a server, to register a display device. The display device has hardware for communication over the Internet with the server that is further configured to provide applications for rendering on the display device. The display device further includes hardware for communication with a broadcast television provider that provides broadcast content to the display device. The method also includes registering the display device with the server. The registering includes receiving attributes of the display device. Also included is receiving information, at the server, regarding content rendered on the display device, and sending to the display device application data for at least one of the applications of the display device. The application data is correlated the content rendered on the display device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request, at a server, to register a display device, the display device having hardware for communication over the Internet with the server that is further configured to provide applications for rendering on the display device, the display device further including hardware for communication with a broadcast television provider that provides broadcast content to the display device; registering the display device with the server, the registering includes receiving attributes of the display device; receiving information, at the server, regarding content rendered on the display device; and sending to the display device application data for at least one of the applications of the display device, the application data being correlated the content rendered on the display device, wherein the method is executed by a processor.