System for presenting collateral information to mobile devices

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a tangible computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions to receive from a media processor a time-sensitive code embedded in a video stream received and presented by the media processor at a presentation device, retrieve collateral information associated with a scene of the video stream according to the time-sensitive code, and transmit the collateral information to a mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A set-top box, comprising:
a memory to store computer instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising: receiving a video stream; detecting a time-sensitive code in the video stream; transmitting the time-sensitive code to a server for verification by the server that collateral information associated with the time-sensitive code satisfies a collateral information policy based on a specific channel, a specific viewing period, and a context of a scene in the video stream; responsive to the verifying that the collateral information satisfies the collateral information policy, transmitting by the server to a mobile communication device the collateral information associated with the context of the scene in the video stream being displayed through the set-top box and being associated with the time-sensitive code; receiving from the server a signal indicative of detected user visualization of collateral information at the mobile communication device being uninterrupted for a period of time that exceeds a predetermined threshold time period; and adjusting presentation of the video stream in response to the receiving of the signal.