Patents Examined by Oschta Montoya
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Patent number: 9565463Abstract: A method of mirroring primary media content from a portable computing device to a network of audiovisual (AV) units and handing over the mirroring among the network of AV units is provided with a predetermined value index and an operational visual range for the network of AV units. The signal strength between the portable computing device and an arbitrary unit of the network of AV units and the geospatial location of the portable computing device is measured when calculating a value index. The value index and the predetermined value index are used in generating a client identification (ID) for the portable computing device. The client ID is used to minor the primary media content on the arbitrary unit. Moreover, the client ID is also used to handover mirroring among the network of AV units.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Inventor: Xudong Liu
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Patent number: 9554197Abstract: A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus includes generating an application parameter table including a first identifier and a second identifier, wherein the first identifier identifies a interactive programming segment which application parameter table pertains to, and wherein the second identifier identifies an application within the scope of application parameter table; generating an activation message file that indicates at least one of activation times of the applications, wherein the activation message file includes a third identifier and activation messages, wherein the third identifier matches the first identifier of application parameter table which contains the applications, wherein the activation message includes a fourth identifier and a start time information, wherein the fourth identifier matches the second identifier of the application in the application parameter table.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sejin Oh, Byungsun Park, Kyoungsoo Moon, Gomer Thomas, Seungjoo An, Jinwon Lee, Jinpil Kim, Kyungho Kim, Aettie Ji
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Patent number: 9554178Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method provides content to a local playback network. The example method includes identifying multimedia content from a content provider. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a local playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to a trigger. The example method includes facilitating play of the multimedia content via a local playback network associated with the local playback system.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Arthur Coburn, IV, Joni Rafalski Hoadley
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Patent number: 9538236Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method provides content to a local playback network. The example method includes identifying multimedia content from a content provider. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a local playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to a trigger. The example method includes facilitating play of the multimedia content via a local playback network associated with the local playback system.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Arthur Coburn, IV, Joni Rafalski Hoadley
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Patent number: 9525921Abstract: A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus thereof are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sejin Oh, Byungsun Park, Kyoungsoo Moon, Gomer Thomas, Seungjoo An, Jinwon Lee, Jinpil Kim, Kyungho Kim, Aettie Ji
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Patent number: 9525909Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. Content, such as the Internet, movies, music, or games, for example, may be imported from the programmable device and reformatted at the set-top box for display on a television via the television output, thereby creating an experience on the television parallel to the experience on the programmable device. Virtual remote control functionality may then be provided by a spoken sequence of words.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Enseo, Inc.Inventors: Vanessa Ogle, Edward H. Wolfe
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Patent number: 9521459Abstract: An integrated content delivery interface enables a user to access content from a multi-channel service provider (such as a cable television service) and over-the-top sources. The system displays a set of cable channels and over-the-top channels based on a combination of the user's subscription status for the various services, personalization criteria, and device type. The system may provide the user with a playlist of available videos for each channel. For videos from over-the-top sources, when a user selects the video for on-demand play the user's device will directly access the video as served by the over-the-top source. Before including any video in the playlist, the system will ensure that the video is available to the user based on subscription status and/or device type, and it will ensure that the over-the-top source serves the video in a format that is compatible with the user's device.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: AIOTV, INC.Inventor: Michael Everett Earle
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Patent number: 9479830Abstract: A method and system for delivering media content to a user at predetermined times. A processing unit of the system receives streamed media content data and causes a display device to display the media content. The method and system include receiving user instructions and streaming media content according to the user instructions.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Peter Murray Roberts
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Patent number: 9479824Abstract: Provided are a video display device and a method of controlling the same. The method includes: obtaining an uncompressed audio-visual (AV) content; playing the uncompressed AV content through the display unit; obtaining content information of the uncompressed AV content on the basis of a section of the uncompressed AV content; obtaining an enhanced service on the basis of the content information; and playing the enhanced service through the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyoungsoo Moon, Jongyeul Suh, Kwansuk Kim, Joonhui Lee, Jaehee Chung, Hyeonjae Lee, Jinpil Kim, Dongwan Seo, Sanghyun Kim, Aettie Ji, Youngjae Seo, Kyungho Kim, Sungok Park
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Patent number: 9473448Abstract: A system for extracting and monitoring media tags within video content includes at least one server in communication with a plurality of content sources, the server receiving video content from the content sources, a recorder saving the video content, a detector receiving at least one frame of the video content, the detector detecting one or more unknown text within the frame and creating one or more images, each image associated with one of the one or more unknown text, the detector generating metadata associated with the one or more unknown text appearing in the frame, and an optical character recognition engine scanning the one or more images and converting the one or more images into one or more known text. The server further determines that the one or more known text is a media tag.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: TVEyes Inc.Inventors: David J. Ives, James H. Hayter, Maxim Oei, David B. Seltzer
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Patent number: 9467751Abstract: A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jae Hyung Song, Chul Soo Lee, Jin Pil Kim, Jong Yeul Suh, Joon Hui Lee
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Patent number: 9467726Abstract: A method of provisioning entitlement including: receiving within a headend and at a policy management module first conditions and rules for content from a service provider or a third party device; and generating, for a point of presence (POP) device of a customer, a policy for entitlement and usage of content (merged policy). The generating of the merged policy includes: merging conditions and rules of policies including the first conditions and rules to generate the merged policy based on a predetermined hierarchy of the policies. Rules and conditions of the merged policy are multi-dimensional to include customer, POP device, and provider dimensions; and generating a configuration file including conditions or condition based parameters. The method further includes: presenting an offer for the content to the customer via the POP device; receiving an acceptance of the offer from the POP device; and enforcing the merged policy according to the configuration file.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Luan Le-Chau, Cuong T. Ly, Raynold M. Kahn, Ranny Q. Sue, Kapil Chaudhry, Joel M. Pamplona
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Patent number: 9451308Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for content presentation. One of the methods includes determining current programming being presented to a user from a first device, wherein the determining includes receiving information from the first device associated with the current programming being presented; determining one or more sponsored content items to provide to a second device, wherein the one or more sponsored content items are identified as associated with the current programming including determining that one or more presentation criteria as specified by a respective sponsored content provider have been satisfied; and providing the one or more sponsored content items to the second device.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Zhenyu Liu, Yong Yao
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Patent number: 9451297Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating channels dedicated to a particular type of content. The method includes acquiring seed content and using the seed content in the creation or updating of a content list. Additional content for the channel is acquired based on the common features of the content list.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLCInventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Ling Jun Wong
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Patent number: 9438657Abstract: Efficient video delivery is disclosed. In some embodiments, at least a part of a video stream received from a video source is converted to a dividable video format file. The dividable video format file is split into a sequence of small files, and one or more of the sequence of small files is published.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: TATA COMMUNICATIONS (AMERICA) INC.Inventors: Donald Peregrine Clarke, Edward Deitz Crump, Barrett Gibson Lyon
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Patent number: 9414020Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving viewing restriction information of an application of data broadcasting. The method includes acquiring an application and viewing restriction information set on a unit-by-unit basis of the application, and performing viewing restriction functions differently for each unit of a plurality of units the application, based on the viewing restriction information which is acquired.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kwang-hyuk Kim, Jung-shin Park
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Patent number: 9407971Abstract: Techniques for presentation of summary content for primary content are described. In at least some embodiments, primary content includes different types of content, such as television programs, live broadcasts, web content, and so forth. Summary content can be generated that encapsulates various aspects and/or events of primary content. In at least some embodiments, summary content is selectable to retrieve other types of content. For instance, summary content can be selected to retrieve supplementary content and/or associated primary content. Implementations enable a variety of different interactions with summary content, such as searching, bookmarking, browsing, and so on.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventor: Yohko A. F. Kelley
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Patent number: 9402107Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing delivery of content to client devices of a network via both multicast and unicast mechanisms. In one embodiment, a system for use in a managed content delivery network is described to bridge multicast to unicast, so that the total network bandwidth consumption is significantly lower than a corresponding unicast-only delivery solution, yet which still provides improved quality of service and user viewing experience as compared to a multicast-only delivery solution. In addition, various exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are readily adapted for real-time multicast to unicast streaming of audio and data to, among other things, minimize network bandwidth usage, while maintaining the guaranteed delivery of unicast streams with little or no modification to the existing client device logic.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Tom Gonder, William Helms, Kenneth Gould, David Chen, John Chen, Jian Yu, Niem Dang, Vipul Patel
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Patent number: 9398328Abstract: Provided are a video display device and a method of controlling the same. The method includes: obtaining an uncompressed audio-visual (AV) content; playing the uncompressed AV content through the display unit; obtaining content information of the uncompressed AV content on the basis of a section of the uncompressed AV content; obtaining an enhanced service on the basis of the content information; and playing the enhanced service through the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyoungsoo Moon, Jongyeul Suh, Kwansuk Kim, Joonhui Lee, Jaehee Chung, Hyeonjae Lee, Jinpil Kim, Dongwan Seo, Sanghyun Kim, Aettie Ji, Youngjae Seo, Kyungho Kim, Sungok Park
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Patent number: 9392341Abstract: Multiple segment identifiers associated with a single item of content and substitute content associated therewith can be utilized as a mechanism to provide content substitution using multiple content formats by utilizing a segment routing state machine. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Brant L. Candelore, Leo M. Pedlow