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Details

Inventors: Hayashi, Michael T.;
Assignee: Time Warner Entertainment Company L.P. (Stamford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Eisenzopf; Reinhard J.
Assistant Examiner: Lo; Linus H
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Holland & Hart LLP

A method and apparatus for masking latency in an interactive television network. One embodiment of the invention initially receives a command pertaining to an interactive selection from a viewer. The invention then determines if latency is associated with the execution of the received command. If so, the invention (1) begins processing the command, and (2) presents a latency-masking presentation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention provides a method and apparatus for masking latency in an interactive television network.
One embodiment of the invention initially receives a command pertaining to an interactive selection from a viewer.
The invention then determines if latency is associated with the execution of the received command.
If so, the invention presents a latency-masking presentation.

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