TELEVISION SYSTEM

摘要

A system comprising: a first user terminal comprising a television receiver for receiving a selected television channel, the television channel being selected by a first user activation and comprising a main video stream, and the first terminal further comprising a first controller and an output for outputting the main video stream of the selected television channel to a first screen; and a second user terminal comprising a second screen, a wireless transceiver operable to establish a wireless connection with the first terminal, and a second controller configured to communicate with the first controller via the wireless connection; wherein the television receiver of the first terminal is arranged to receive metadata relating to interactive content associated with the main video stream, and the first controller is operable to forward at least a portion of the metadata to the second terminal via said wireless connection; and the second controller is configured to process said portion of metadata and to output the interactive content to the second screen, such that the interactive content is displaced to the screen of the second terminal whilst the main video stream of the television channel continues to be displayed on the screen of the first terminal.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a first user terminal comprising a television receiver for receiving a selected television channel, the television channel being selected by a first user activation and comprising a main video stream, and the first terminal further comprising a first controller and an output for outputting the main video stream of the selected television channel to a first screen; and a second user terminal comprising a second screen, a wireless transceiver operable to establish a wireless connection with the first terminal, and a second controller configured to communicate with the first controller via the wireless connection; wherein the television receiver of the first terminal is arranged to receive metadata relating to interactive content associated with the main video stream, and the first controller is operable to forward at least a portion of the metadata to the second terminal via said wireless connection; and the second controller is configured to process said portion of metadata and to output the interactive content to the second screen, such that the interactive content is displaced to the screen of the second terminal whilst the main video stream of the television channel continues to be displayed on the screen of the first terminal; and wherein the metadata is embedded in the television channel and includes a displacement indicator indicating whether the first terminal or the second terminal has been specified by a provider for output of the interactive content, and at least one of the first controller and the second controller is configured to extract and process said displacement indicator in order to determine whether or not displacement of the interactive content is specified by the provider.