Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed a patent for an interactive TV concept, reports Siliconera. The patent calls for interactive overlays that allow users to interact with pre-filmed content such as TV shows and movies. Sony’s patent filing references an inspiration for the concept coming from Mystery Science Theater 3000, a popular program where viewers heckled less-than-spectacular Hollywood fare such as 1950s science fiction B-movies. One example Sony uses is the ability to toss virtual tomatoes that display physical behaviors such as sticking on an actor s face or rolling off of an on-screen object such as a table.
Siliconera provides diagrams from Sony s patent filing showcasing different experiences the technology could deliver. Read more at Siliconera.
