Abstract: Methods and devices for alerting users to live programming on digital television broadcast receiver devices provide an on-screen object revealing a content item broadcast in an overhead flow portion of a broadcast signal. Information regarding programs available on other channels or content flows may be presented in a portion of the display screen. A variety of user touch gestures may be recognized on a touchscreen-equipped digital television receiver to enable users to respond to promotion messages. Users may use touch gestures to request a next promotion message, request further details regarding a promotion, discontinue promotion displays, and select a promoted program. Digital broadcast television systems may be configured to transmit promotion messages within the overhead flow in response to developments in broadcast content, special messages received from content providers, and the programs currently being broadcast.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide for displaying advertisement items on mobile devices in response to user selections. Advertisement items may be transmitted to mobile devices ahead of an insertion point and stored in memory. While displaying a content item, mobile devices may display a list of alternatives related advertisement content and prompt the user to select one. Mobile devices may determine an advertisement content item to display at the insertion point based on a received user input or lack of an input. In a further embodiment, mobile devices report displayed advertisement items to a service, such as the distributor, content provider, or a third party. In a further embodiment, the selection of alternative advertisement items to present to the user is made based upon weighting values associated with each advertisement item. Such weighting values may be adjusted when advertisement items are displayed or listed in a user interface display.

Abstract: Methods and devices for alerting users to live programming on digital television broadcast receiver devices provide an on-screen object revealing a content item broadcast in an overhead flow portion of a broadcast signal. Information regarding programs available on other channels or content flows may be presented in a portion of the display screen. A variety of user touch gestures may be recognized on a touchscreen-equipped digital television receiver to enable users to respond to promotion messages. Users may use touch gestures to request a next promotion message, request further details regarding a promotion, discontinue promotion displays, and select a promoted program. Digital broadcast television systems may be configured to transmit promotion messages within the overhead flow in response to developments in broadcast content, special messages received from content providers, and the programs currently being broadcast.

Abstract: A system and method for generating and rendering multimedia data including environmental data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for rendering content in a vehicle is disclosed, the system comprising a receiver configure to receive, via a wireless broadcast, audiovisual content and an environmental event associated with a subset of the audiovisual content and a vehicular electronic system configured to render the audiovisual content and alter an environmental parameter in accordance with the environmental event when the associated subset of the audiovisual content is rendered.

Abstract: A system and method for providing multiple interfaces is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a multi-interface vehicular entertainment system is disclosed, the system comprising a receiver configured to receive audiovisual content via a wireless broadcast, a first interface configured to i) render the audiovisual content, ii) receive input from a first input device, and iii) display a first graphical user interface responsive to input from the first input device, and a second interface configured to i) render the audiovisual content, ii) receive input from a second input device, and iii) display a second graphical user interface responsive to input from the second input device.

Abstract: A system and method for providing interactive content are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving, in a vehicle via a wireless broadcast, audiovisual content and user-requestable content, rendering the audiovisual content, receiving user input indicative of request for the user-requestable content, and rendering, in response to receiving the user input, the user-requestable content. The user-requestable content can include, but is not limited to, additional audiovisual content, climate control data, and navigation data.