Systems and methods for providing a network link between broadcast content and content located on a computer network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9088831
APP PUB NO 20120174142A1
SERIAL NO

13417579

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The invention relates, in various aspects, to systems and methods for linking content stored on a computer network with content broadcast over a television network. The system includes a database, a trigger mechanism, a communications interface, and a packet generator. The database stores tokens representative of links to the stored content and delivery information representative of at least a duration for delivering the token. The trigger mechanism indicates an instruction to deliver a token over the television network, generating a signal indicating a respective one of the stored tokens and a time for starting the delivery of the respective token. The communications interface has a channel in communication with a television, set top box device for transferring the respective token to the television set top box device. The packet generator generates packets within a stream of television content to be broadcast over the television network.

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  • RAKUTEN, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bechtel, Gordon Newburyport, US 6 276
Campbell, Colin Norwood, GB 74 838
Kokernak, Michael Dorcester, US 13 421
Noland, Madeleine Qunicy, US 10 298

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