System And Method Of A Television For Providing Information Associated With A User-Selected Information Element In A Television Program

Abstract

A system and method in a television system for providing information associated with a user-selected information element in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, in a display system, for responding to user selection of an object in a video stream, the method comprising:
 determining an identity of a user-selected object in the video stream being presented to a user;   executing a web browser in response to the selection of the user;   determining, based at least in part on the identity of the user-selected object, one or more actions to perform in the web browser related to the user selected objects; and   performing the one or more actions.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions comprise accessing on-line financial tools. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions comprise equity trading. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions comprise providing an on-line order form. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions comprise providing sports information. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions comprise providing news information. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions comprise providing weather information. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said determining one or more actions comprises determining one or more potential actions, and presenting the one or more potential actions to the user for user-selection of at least one of the one or more potential actions. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said identity determining, said action determining, and said action performing are performed in a user's local display system. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising providing a user interface by which the user may control a manner in which the one or more actions are performed. 
     
     
         11 . A display system for responding to user selection of an object in video stream, the display system comprising:
 at least one module operable to, at least:
 determine an identity of a user-selected object in the video stream being presented to a user, where the user-selected object corresponds to a selected information element; 
 execute a web browser in response to the selection of the user 
 determine, based at least in part on the identity of the user-selected object, one or more actions to perform in the web browser related to the user selected objects; and 
 perform the one or more actions. 
   
     
     
         12 . The display system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more actions comprise accessing on-line financial tools. 
     
     
         13 . The display system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more actions comprise equity trading. 
     
     
         14 . The display system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more actions comprise providing an on-line order form. 
     
     
         15 . The display system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more actions comprise providing sports information. 
     
     
         16 . The display system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more actions comprise providing news information. 
     
     
         17 . The display system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more actions comprise providing weather information. 
     
     
         18 . The display system of  claim 11 , wherein said at least one module is operable to determine one or more actions by, at least in part, operating to determine one or more potential actions, and present the one or more potential actions to the user for user-selection of at least one of the one or more potential actions. 
     
     
         19 . The display system of  claim 11 , wherein said at least one module is located in a user's local display system. 
     
     
         20 . In a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions executable by a programmed processor for responding to user selection of an object in video stream, the storage medium comprising instructions for:
 determining an identity of a user-selected object in the video stream being presented to a user;   initiating a web browser in response to the selection of the user;   determining, based at least in part on the identity of the user-selected object, one or more actions to perform in the web browser related to the user selected objects; and   performing the one or more actions.