Methods And Systems For Linking Content

Abstract

Methods and systems for linking content are provided. An example method can comprise a first device receiving first content via a non-packetized network from a content provider, wherein the first content comprises one or more trigger elements. A user of the first device can select one or more trigger elements in the first content and a trigger signal can be transmitted from the first device to a linking system. The linking system can receive a request for information from a second device. The linking system can associate the request for information with the trigger signal and transmit a request for second content to the content provider, wherein the second content relates to one or more trigger elements of the first content. Upon receiving the request for second content, the content provider can transmit the second content to the second device via a packetized network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 transmitting first content via a non-packetized network to a first device, wherein the first content comprises one or more trigger elements;   receiving a request for second content, wherein the second content relates to the one or more trigger elements of the first content, and wherein the request comprises information relating to a second device; and   transmitting the second content via a packetized network to the second device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the request for second content comprises one or more indices associated with respective trigger elements of the one or more trigger elements of the first content. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information relating to a second device comprises a device identifier of the second device, a user identifier, or both. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the device identifier of the second device is a media access control (MAC) address of the second device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the non-packetized network comprises a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) network and the packetized network comprises an internet protocol (IP) network. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second content comprises one or more of an advertisement, promotion, knowledge base of specific characters, purchasing opportunity, interest point, highlighting point, polling point, content length, a content title, a content provider, a content type, a content format, a content identifier, a content release date, a content update frequency, a content category, a content rating, a price for ordering the first content, and content viewing history. 
     
     
         7 . A method comprising:
 receiving first content via a non-packetized network at a first device, wherein the first content comprises one or more trigger elements and the first device is associated with a device identifier; and   transmitting a trigger signal via an out-of-band (OOB) portion of the non-packetized network, the trigger signal comprising the device identifier associated with the first device and information relating to one or more trigger elements, wherein the trigger signal facilitates the transmission of second content to a second device via a packetized network, and wherein the second content relates to one or more trigger elements of the first content.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the trigger signal is in ALOHA format. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the non-packetized network comprises a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) network. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the trigger signal is transmitted via an ALOHA format or a DAVIC format. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein transmitting the trigger signal comprises transmitting the trigger signal by remote desktop protocol (RDP) or advanced remote desktop protocol (ARDP). 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the trigger signal comprises a linkage message, the device identifier of the first device, and one or more indices associated with respective one or more trigger elements. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the device identifier is a media access control (MAC) address of the first device. 
     
     
         14 . A method comprising:
 receiving a trigger signal from a first device, wherein the trigger signal comprises a device identifier associated with a first device and information relating to one or more trigger elements of first content;   receiving a request for information from a second device;   associating the request for information with the trigger signal;   transmitting a request for second content to a content provider based upon the trigger signal and the request for information, wherein the second content relates to the one or more trigger elements of the first content; and   transmitting the second content to the second device via a packetized network.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the trigger signal is in ALOHA format. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein associating the request for information with the trigger signal comprises registering the second device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the registering the second device comprises receiving a user identifier from the second device and authenticating the user identifier. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein receiving the trigger signal comprises receiving the trigger signal by remote desktop protocol (RDP) or advanced remote desktop protocol (ARDP). 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the trigger signal comprises the device identifier associated with the first device, a link message, and one or more indices associated with respective one or more trigger elements. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the device identifier associated with the first device is a media access control (MAC) address of the first device.