Having Link To External Information Resource (e.g., Online Resource) Patents (Class 725/51)
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Patent number: 12190585Abstract: Data processing systems and methods are disclosed for augmenting video content with one or more augmentations to produce augmented video. Elements within video content may be identified by spatiotemporal indices and may have associated values. An advertiser can pay to have an augmentation added to an element that, for example, advertises the advertiser's goods and/or includes a link that, when activated, takes a user to the advertiser's website. Elements may have associated contexts that can be used to determine augmentations and element value, such as a position and/or current use of the element.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Genius Sports SS, LLCInventors: Yu-Han Chang, Tracey Chui Ping Ho, Rajiv Tharmeswaran Maheswaran
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Patent number: 12120369Abstract: Described herein is a platform for providing a resource catalog local to an appliance device, such that the appliance device is able to generate a transaction related to one or more resources within the resource catalog. In some embodiments, the appliance device may receive resource information within streaming data. For example, the appliance device may receive an indication that a portion of streaming media data is related to a resource. Upon determining that a portion of streaming data is related to a resource, the appliance device may be configured to store the portion of data in relation to the identified resource. A user may retrieve and/or execute the portion of streaming data at a later date. In some embodiments, the user may request that a transaction be conducted with respect to the resource and a corresponding transaction request may be generated by the appliance device.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventors: Ajit Gaddam, Gyan Prakash
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Patent number: 12075127Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: AiBUY Holdco, Inc.Inventors: James K. Andrews, II, Timothy M. Monaghan
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Patent number: 12063420Abstract: A method for providing image content associated with music channels includes the steps of: receiving, from a user, a selection of a music television channel; providing, to the user, the music television channel associated with the user's selection, wherein the music television channel comprises a signal comprising audio information and metadata associated with the audio information; retrieving, based on the metadata associated with the audio information, visual content relevant to the audio information; and simultaneous providing to the user both the visual content and the audio information.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.Inventor: Nadezhda Radaeva
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Patent number: 11956511Abstract: An intelligent television system provides an operating system and an application framework for controlling a user interface to handle user input events from a handheld remote control. The remote control includes color keys that are configured for triggering different functions in different application panels displayed on the television.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Mohammed Selim
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Patent number: 11861906Abstract: Data processing systems and methods are disclosed for augmenting video content with one or more augmentations to produce augmented video. Elements within video content may be identified by spatiotemporal indices and may have associated values. An advertiser can pay to have an augmentation added to an element that, for example, advertises the advertiser's goods and/or includes a link that, when activated, takes a user to the advertiser's web site. Elements may have associated contexts that can be used to determine augmentations and element value, such as a position and/or current use of the element.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Genius Sports SS, LLCInventors: Yu-Han Chang, Tracey Chui Ping Ho, Rajiv Tharmeswaran Maheswaran
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Patent number: 11778254Abstract: Described herein is a platform for providing a resource catalog local to an appliance device, such that the appliance device is able to generate a transaction related to one or more resources within the resource catalog. In some embodiments, the appliance device may receive resource information within streaming data. For example, the appliance device may receive an indication that a portion of streaming media data is related to a resource. Upon determining that a portion of streaming data is related to a resource, the appliance device may be configured to store the portion of data in relation to the identified resource. A user may retrieve and/or execute the portion of streaming data at a later date. In some embodiments, the user may request that a transaction be conducted with respect to the resource and a corresponding transaction request may be generated by the appliance device.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventors: Ajit Gaddam, Gyan Prakash
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Patent number: 11765445Abstract: A collection of well-formed, but possibly semantically invalid, binary encoded multimedia data components or packages as well as the binary encoded announcement, signaling, and interchange protocols used in their transmission are converted into one or more well-formed extensible markup language (XML) files. Such XML files may then be validated according to one or more pre-defined XML schemas, or similar schema languages, in order to verify that the data and protocol structures and substructures adhere to prior defined semantic constraints.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCInventor: Glenn Adams
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Patent number: 11636495Abstract: The disclosure refers to a method and a device for addition of products on an interface of a device. The method, as executed by the device, comprises receiving product-metadata and display-content, wherein the product-metadata represents at least one product to be displayed as part of the display-content. Further, an automatic addition of the at least one product or an analog thereof related to the product-metadata is enabled or triggered without a user-intervention on the interface provided on a device.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manoj Verma, Bhaskar Dutta
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Patent number: 11632578Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for configuring a control message in a broadcasting system for supporting a multimedia service based on an internet protocol. To this end, control information to be recorded in a payload of a control message to be configured is generated based on a table selected from among a plurality of tables for defining the information related to the generation and consumption of a hybrid content when a message type of the control message to be configured is determined to be a type for providing information related to the generation and consumption of a hybrid content. In addition, the information related to the type of the selected table is recorded in an optional field of the control message to be configured.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Oh Hwang, Kyung-Mo Park, Sung-Ryeul Rhyu, Jae-Yeon Song
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Patent number: 11553251Abstract: This application describes methods, systems, and apparatus for allowing a user to easily determine whether the user and/or other user(s) have viewed content. For example, a program guide may display one or more graphics associated with the content (e.g., a movie poster), and in response to determining whether the user has viewed the content, the program guide may include an indication of whether the user has viewed the content. The program guide may include indications associated with multiple users (e.g., different colors, icons, graphics, or text). The program guide may filter the content based on whether the user has viewed the content (e.g., only display content the user has not viewed). A computing device storing the content may manage recording of the content based on whether the user has viewed the content (e.g., delete the recording if the user has viewed the content). A viewing history of the user may be maintained.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Jonathan Alan Leech, Mehul Patel, Edward David Monnerat, George Thomas Des Jardins, Erik M Schwartz
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Patent number: 11516539Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for enabling users to provide contextually relevant information, such as feedback, relating to a content item. A computing device may receive a request for a content item. The computing device may receive the request and analyze a first portion of the content item to determine contextual information associated with the first portion. The computing device may determine one or more suggestions for contextually relevant items, such as symbols, to enable use of the symbols to provide information. The computing device may send the one or more suggestions with the first portion of the content item.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Zane Vella, Dominique Izbicki
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Patent number: 11516551Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: AIBUY, INC.Inventors: James K. Andrews, II, Timothy M. Monaghan
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Patent number: 11503376Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating, distributing, and/or presenting social networking content in conjunction with video content are described. In accordance with various embodiments, social networking related information, e.g., comments, remarks and/or a twitter feed, are displayed in conjunction with the display of video to which the social networking information relates. The social networking related information may be displayed on the same or a different device from that which is used to display the video comments. In some embodiments, the social networking information, e.g., comments on a program, event or broadcast, are displayed on a personal computer or other device such as a mobile telephone, while video content is being viewed, e.g., on a television which is provided video content via a set top box. A knowledgeable moderator can review, supplement, add and delete comments in real time enhancing the overall social networking session.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventors: Steven Copertino, Brent William Brooks, Corinne Kerns Lowry, Joshua Charles Goldstein, Noah Mittman, Rosalie Ehrlich, Russell R. Alderson, Sanjay Cherubala, Sean MacDonald, Virginia Welford Miracle
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Patent number: 11461397Abstract: The invention is directed to an electronic device. The electronic device provides, for display on a display device, a user interface including a first set of columns, two or more columns in the first set of columns each including two or more menu items. The electronic device receives a selection input. In response to receiving the selection input, in accordance with a determination that the selection input corresponds to selection of a first column the electronic device provides, for display on the display device, a second set of columns, two or more of the columns in the second set of columns corresponding to different subsets of menu items that were displayed in the first column that was selected in response to the selection input.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Joe Howard, Joshua McGlinn, Jonathan Lochhead, Benjamin W. Keighran, William M. Bachman, Elbert D. Chen, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Jennifer L. C. Folse, Lynne Kress
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Patent number: 11425442Abstract: The invention relates generally to a system and methods for streaming broadcast event, and more particularly to a system and methods for distributing one or more commentary streams corresponding to the broadcast event. The system may be configured to receive, via an interface, a search request and, in response to the search request, present one or more broadcast streams, such as a live and/or recorded poker tournaments, eSports events, and the like. In response to detecting a selection of a broadcast stream, the system may obtain one or more associated commentary streams, which are prepared by a registered commentator and include audio and/or video. The system may then distribute a list of the associated commentary streams in a region of the user display. Advantageously, the list of commentary streams may provide a user with multiple points of view such as commentary specific for a home team and an away team.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Peerless Media Ltd.Inventors: Frank Ng, Adam Pliska, David Moon
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Patent number: 11395033Abstract: A video content controller includes a memory and a microprocessor. The memory is configured to store non-transitory computer-readable instructions and video data representing a temporally-varying scene having a plurality of scene-regions. The microprocessor adapted to execute the instructions to (i) receive a current stream-segment of a video stream corresponding to a first scene-region of the plurality of scene-regions during a current playback-time interval, (ii) download, to a memory, a first video segment of a tagged scene-region within the first scene-region, (iii) receive a first display-region signal indicating at least one of a selection and a feature of the first scene-region, (iv) combine the current stream-segment and the first video segment as a video signal, and (vi) transmit, in response to the first display-region signal, the video signal to a display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventor: Timo Kunkel
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Patent number: 11336933Abstract: Reception processing of broadcast content, in transmission of which an IP system is employed, is performed. An SDPT, in a header extension part of which service identification information and an SDP are arranged, in an SSC is transmitted from a broadcasting station. On a reception side, it becomes possible to acquire an intended SDPT from signaling information SSC easily at high speed by performing section filtering processing with respect to a received transport stream. Then, it is possible to access a stream of an intended channel at high speed based on an IP address and a port number described in an SDP stored in a header extension part of the acquired SDPT.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Jun Kitahara, Naohisa Kitazato
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Patent number: 11310545Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward providing a customized over-the-air channel mapping to each content receiver in a geographical area based on crowdsourced mappings of available channels from at least a subset of the content receivers in that geographical area. When a new content receiver is installed in the geographical area, the customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to the new content receiver and used by the new content receiver as its internal list of available over-the-air channels without performing a scan of its own. At least a portion of the content receivers in the geographical area perform a round-robin-type scan to identify new or missing channels in the geographical area. The customized over-the-air channel mapping is then updated when a new channel or missing channel threshold is reached. And the updated customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to each content receiver in the geographical area.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SLING MEDIA PVT. LTD.Inventors: Preetham Kotian, Jayaprakash Ramaraj
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Patent number: 11272265Abstract: A collection of well-formed, but possibly semantically invalid, binary encoded multimedia data components or packages as well as the binary encoded announcement, signaling, and interchange protocols used in their transmission are converted into one or more well-formed extensible markup language (XML) files. Such XML files may then be validated according to one or more pre-defined XML schemas, or similar schema languages, in order to verify that the data and protocol structures and substructures adhere to prior defined semantic constraints.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCInventor: Glenn Adams
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Patent number: 11256924Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying and associating contextual metadata across related media.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Nicholas Daniel Doerring, John Michael Teixeira, Steven J. Szymanski, Claes Georg Andersson
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Patent number: 11247134Abstract: A message push method includes playing a first video in a play interface of a terminal according to first video data transmitted by a server. The method further includes displaying, by processing circuitry of the terminal, a scenario interaction interface at a preset playback time of the first video, the scenario interaction interface being set according to display content of an electronic device shown in the first video. Next, the method includes obtaining interaction information input based on the displayed scenario interaction interface, and obtaining a target message related to the obtained interaction information. Finally, the method includes outputting the obtained target message by the processing circuitry of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Ming Yin
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Patent number: 11245945Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for substituting an updated segment of media guidance data that no longer includes a selected media asset identifier with another segment of media guidance data that includes the selected media asset identifier. A media guidance application may determine, following an update to a segment of media guidance data, that a selected media asset identifier, associated with a given media asset classifier, is no longer included in the updated segment of media guidance data. The media guidance application may retrieve another segment of media guidance data that is associated with the given media asset classifier and that includes the selected media asset identifier.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Michael McCarty, Mikhail Aksenfeld, Corey Tulis, David Wittke
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Patent number: 11240545Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and displaying a non-time bound content channel in a time-bound grid is provided. The system comprises receiving content data representing non-time bound content to be displayed in the time bound grid. The system generates the time bound grid, by creating, based on the content data, a non-time bound content channel. The non-time bound content channel displays one or more content objects representing the non-time bound content in the time bound grid. The system incorporates the non-time bound content channel with a plurality of time bound channels in the time bound grid. The system then causes display of the generated time bound grid on a viewing device of a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Danielle Maslow Zimmerman, David Daniel Kempe, Crx K. Chai, Alex Fishman, Colin Shengcai Zhao, Andrea Wheeler
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Patent number: 11178436Abstract: A method of transmitting at least one signal over a broadcast network, a broadband network or a hybrid network in a digital transmitter, the method includes generating service layer signaling (SLS) information for at least one service, the at least one service consisting of at least one continuous video component, at least one continuous audio component and at least one closed caption component; generating a service list table (SLT) for providing bootstrap information that allows a receiver to discover the SLS information for the at least one service; and transmitting the at least one signal. Further, the bootstrap information includes a destination IP address and a destination port of a MPEG media transport protocol (MMTP) session carrying MMTP-specific SLS, a MMTP message is delivered by the MMTP session signaled in the SLT, the MMTP message includes a caption asset descriptor, and the caption asset descriptor includes profile information for representing image captions or text captions.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sejin Oh, Jongyeul Suh, Soojin Hwang
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Patent number: 11170127Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system, method, computer program and electronic device for managing end user data takeout. A data takeout message is communicated to one or more target subscriber entities to instruct the one or more target subscriber entities to enact a data takeout request relating to an end user. User data relating to the end user is then uploaded to a data collection database from at least some of the one or more target subscriber entities, which is then aggregated and made available for download by the end user.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Schibsted Products & Technology ASInventors: Narasimha Raghavan Veeraragavan, Karen Victoria Lees, Sverre Sundsdal
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Patent number: 11165596Abstract: A method for inviting users to participate in activities comprises receiving from a first client device a recording of at least a part of an activity provided via the first client device to a first user and one or more parameters related to a configuration of the activity on the first client device, embedding an interactive element into the recording of the activity, thereby generating an invitation to participate in the activity, wherein the invitation is published. The method further comprises receiving from a second client device an indication of an interaction of a second user with the embedded interactive element, and providing the one or more parameters for initiating the activity on the second client device according to the configuration. Furthermore, a system enabling inviting of users to participate in activities and a corresponding client device are defined.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: TMRW Foundation IP S. À R.L.Inventor: Cevat Yerli
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Patent number: 11157146Abstract: A display apparatus may include a display, a communicator including circuitry configured to communicate with a server, a user input unit including circuitry configured to receive a user input, and a processor. The processor may be configured to, based on a first user input, control the display to display a menu providing at least one image quality of a preview content that is selectable, receive a second user input of selecting the at least one image quality of the preview content, control the communicator to transmit a request for the preview content at the selected image quality to the server, and control the display to display an image based on the preview content received from the server.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Daehyun Lee, Suwon Seo
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Patent number: 11095950Abstract: Example methods and systems for displaying actionable elements over playing content, such as video content, are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems identify video content currently playing within a display environment provided by a playback device, and display an actionable element within the display environment provided by the playback device that is based on the identified video content and includes one or more user-selectable options to perform an action associated with the identified video content. Further, in some example embodiments, the methods and systems may perform an action (e.g., present supplemental content and/or information) in response to a selection of one or more of the user-selectable options.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: ROKU, INC.Inventors: Markus K. Cremer, Wilson Harron
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Patent number: 11044514Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for displaying bullet comment information performed at a terminal. The method includes: obtaining a bullet comment service instruction configured for obtaining a bullet comment function provided by a bullet comment information server; obtaining multimedia information of a multimedia resource currently played by a second client; transmitting a bullet comment obtaining request to the bullet comment information server, the bullet comment obtaining request carrying the multimedia information; and receiving bullet comment information returned based on the multimedia information by the bullet comment information server, and displaying the bullet comment information on a playback interface of the second client.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Yuan Chen
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Patent number: 11039218Abstract: Instructions are transmitted to a client device that includes a display. The instructions cause the display to render a video relating to a sporting event and also render online gaming information relating to the sporting event. In one example, the instructions cause the first client device to: receive, on a first communication channel, first digital content corresponding to the video relating to the first sporting event; render, on the display of the client device, the video relating to the sporting event based on the first digital content received on the first communication channel; receive, on a second communication channel different from the first communication channel, second digital content corresponding to the online gaming information; and render, on the display of the client device, the online gaming information based on the second digital content received on the second communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: SPORTSCASTR.LIVE LLCInventors: Kevin April, Peter Azuolas, Philip Nicholas Schupak, Brian Silston
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Patent number: 10999650Abstract: Despite the massive advances in digital electronics, telecommunications networks, and electronic devices in the past 20 years our engagement with video content is essentially unchanged to that of the first video recorders as it is merely where we access it and upon what we access it that have changed. It is still a passive experience. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide multimedia content that facilitates user engagement and transactions directly through their viewing of the multimedia content in shareable multimedia content elements. Such engagement and transactions may be accessing additional informational content linked to specific elements within the multimedia content or triggering the purchase of an item contained within the multimedia content. Embodiments of the invention may support monetization, analytics, secondary multimedia content, website functionality and micro-websites.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Zed Creative Inc.Inventor: Andrew Murray
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Patent number: 10986395Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing remote control of content rendered by a set top box is described including transmitting a state request message by a user to the set top box via a server, receiving a state reply message by the user from the set top box via the server, determining by the user if the user needs to control the set top box responsive to information in the state reply message and transmitting a remote control command to the set top box via the server. Also described are a method and apparatus including recording information of events by the set top box, receiving a state request message via a server, generating a state reply message including the recorded information, transmitting the state reply message via the server, receiving a remote control command via the server and performing an action specified by the remote control command.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SASInventors: Zhengdong Wei, Qianlong Yu, Jun Ma
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Patent number: 10939169Abstract: A media presentation and distribution system communicatively coupled to a client device, which handles enablement of a client-side dynamic presentation of at least one non-programming media asset along with programming media content. The client device receives a first media stream of the programming media content in response to a request, associated with at least one user preference for the programming media content, to the media presentation and distribution system. The client device identifies at least one tag in the programming media content and transmits at least one event opportunity point for selection to the media presentation distribution system. Based on the selection, the client device modifies a display view of the client device for a defined duration, and presents the at least one non-programming media asset, from a second media stream for the defined duration, concurrently with the programming media content over the modified display view of the client device.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.Inventors: Donald Jude Loheide, Matthew Paul Giles, Gregory Mcclain Stigall, Nishith Kumar Sinha, Cindy Loren Campbell, James J Arnzen, Nicolas Paul Webb
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Patent number: 10893330Abstract: A media presentation and distribution system communicatively coupled to a client device, which handles enablement of a client-side dynamic presentation of at least one non-programming media asset along with programming media content. The client device receives a first media stream of the programming media content in response to a request, associated with at least one user preference for the programming media content, to the media presentation and distribution system. The client device identifies at least one tag in the programming media content and transmits at least one event opportunity point for selection to the media presentation distribution system. Based on the selection, the client device modifies a display view of the client device for a defined duration, and presents the at least one non-programming media asset, from a second media stream for the defined duration, concurrently with the programming media content over the modified display view of the client device.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.Inventors: Donald Jude Loheide, Matthew Paul Giles, Gregory Mcclain Stigall, Nishith Kumar Sinha, Cindy Loren Campbell, James J Arnzen, Nicolas Paul Webb
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Patent number: 10860286Abstract: An example technique includes a computing system storing media item identifiers of curated media items associated with one or more service providers. A media curating service aggregates the media item identifiers of curated media items. The example technique further involves receiving, from a media playback system, a first message comprising a service provider access identifier. The service provider access identifier is based on a user account of the media playback system registered to at least one service provider. Based on receiving the first message, the computing system determines media item identifiers of curated media items that are associated with the at least one service provider with which the user account of the media playback system is registered and causes the media playback system to play back the curated media items based on the determined media item identifiers of the curated media items.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventor: Ron Kuper
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Patent number: 10848795Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting a broadcast signal, and a system capable of supporting future broadcast services in an environment supporting future hybrid broadcast using terrestrial broadcast networks and the Internet. In addition, the present invention provides efficient signaling methods using both terrestrial broadcast networks and the Internet in an environment supporting future hybrid broadcast.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sejin Oh, Jongyeul Suh, Soojin Hwang
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Patent number: 10848826Abstract: A media presentation and distribution system communicatively coupled to a client device, which handles enablement of a client-side dynamic presentation of at least one non-programming media asset along with programming media content. The client device receives a first media stream of the programming media content in response to a request, associated with at least one user preference for the programming media content, to the media presentation and distribution system. The client device identifies at least one tag in the programming media content and transmits at least one event opportunity point for selection to the media presentation distribution system. Based on the selection, the client device modifies a display view of the client device for a defined duration, and presents the at least one non-programming media asset, from a second media stream for the defined duration, concurrently with the programming media content over the modified display view of the client device.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.Inventors: Donald Jude Loheide, Matthew Paul Giles, Gregory Mcclain Stigall, Nishith Kumar Sinha, Cindy Loren Campbell, James J Arnzen, Nicolas Paul Webb
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Patent number: 10824665Abstract: A system and method for improved navigation of available titles for a streaming media service is disclosed herein. After entering a discovery mode, a list of categories is presented to a user. Once a user selects a category, a list of criteria specific to the selected category is presented. After a user selects a criteria, a list of categories can be shown to the user, limited to those categories available after the criteria was selected. After a second category is selected, then a list of criteria, specific to the previously selected criteria and to the second category, is presented. Each time a user selects a new criteria, the number of titles available to a user is reduced. Such a process can be repeated, further limiting the number of titles shown to the user, until a user finally chooses a media file to view. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLCInventors: Stefan Belavy, Amir-Pilo Al-Shreideh, Gajanan Lonkar, Ping-Hsien Lin, Vikas Deshpande, Gouri Deshpande
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Patent number: 10797811Abstract: Information to be displayed overlaid on a video of a broadcast program is transmitted and received. At the same time, information related to display data objects which are equal in number to objects to be displayed on a screen is described in one moving object list description document. The information related to the display data object includes a position and a size of the display data object on the screen and the display data or acquisition destination information of the display data. Further, the moving object list description document and the display data of the display data object to be referred to from the moving object list description document are packaged and intermittently transmitted as a versatile data stream together with a time stamp indicating a display time of a package unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa
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Patent number: 10769704Abstract: Electronic multimedia content is recommended based on personal preferences. Consumption information may be collected to generate recommended multimedia content. Electronic storefronts may also be selected based on the consumption information. Different portals and access points may be used based on IPTV assets, mobile assets, and mobile assets.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: James T. Sofos, Lee M. Chow, David J. Piepenbrink
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Patent number: 10743050Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for substituting an updated segment of media guidance data that no longer includes a selected media asset identifier with another segment of media guidance data that includes the selected media asset identifier. A media guidance application may determine, following an update to a segment of media guidance data, that a selected media asset identifier, associated with a given media asset classifier, is no longer included in the updated segment of media guidance data. The media guidance application may retrieve another segment of media guidance data that is associated with the given media asset classifier and that includes the selected media asset identifier.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Michael McCarty, Mikhail Aksenfeld, Corey Tulis, David Wittke
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Patent number: 10693824Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to electronic meeting management. A first attentiveness factor may be detected for a first user at a first time by a meeting management engine with respect to an electronic meeting. A second attentiveness factor may be detected for the first user at a second time by the meeting management engine with respect to the electronic meeting. The second time may be subsequent to the first time, and the second attentiveness factor may differ from the first attentiveness factor. A set of meeting data for the electronic meeting may be captured between the first time and the second time. Based on the set of meeting data, the meeting management engine may determine a set of content summary data for the electronic meeting between the first time and the second time in an automated fashion. The set of content summary data may be provided to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Asima Silva, Darian C. S. Springer
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Patent number: 10645674Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal includes encoding a broadcast service and signaling information of the broadcast service, generating the broadcast signal including the encoded broadcast service and signaling information, and transmitting the generated broadcast signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minsung Kwak, Sejin Oh, Kyoungsoo Moon, Jangwon Lee, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong
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Patent number: 10645444Abstract: A portable computers or other client device that obtains files or media streams from a portable digital video recorder (DVR) or similar target device may not be able to obtain certain web content when the target device operates in an offline mode in which the Internet or a similar wide area network (WAN) is unavailable. When the client device contacts a web domain for authentication or other purposes, however, the client device suitably opens a secondary data connection to the domain to transparently request and received web content. The received content is cached by the client device for subsequent use in offline mode when the WAN is unavailable.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: SLING MEDIA PVT LTDInventors: Shruthi Shankar, Vikas Yelagonda
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Patent number: 10595089Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an execution unit, a generation unit, a first request unit, and a second request unit. The execution unit is capable of executing first information processing. The generation unit is configured to generate a display image including first information associated with first access information for accessing the execution unit and second information associated with second access information for accessing a server on a global network, the server being capable of executing second information processing. The first request unit is configured to request the execution unit to execute the first information processing based on the first access information associated with the first information. The second request unit is configured to request the server to execute the second information processing based on the second access information associated with the second information.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Yuki Shinohara, Miyako Terasawa, Toshiya Hasegawa, Yomei Otani, Naoki Fukino, Toshinari Nakamura, Rajkumar Waghmare
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Patent number: 10560760Abstract: Despite the massive advances in digital electronics, telecommunications networks, and electronic devices in the past 20 years our engagement with video content is essentially unchanged to that of the first video recorders as it is merely where we access it and upon what we access it that have changed. It is still a passive experience. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide multimedia content that facilitates user engagement and transactions directly through their viewing of the multimedia content in shareable multimedia content elements. Such engagement and transactions may be accessing additional informational content linked to specific elements within the multimedia content or triggering the purchase of an item contained within the multimedia content. Embodiments of the invention may support monetization, analytics, secondary multimedia content, website functionality and micro-websites.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Zed Creative Inc.Inventor: Andrew Murray
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Patent number: 10555047Abstract: A remote engagement system for a live event includes at least one output device located at the live event for providing an audio and/or visual output to people at the live event. A controller receives signals transmitted from a plurality of user input devices and in response thereto and in real time or near real time, controls the at least one output device located at the live event to provide an audio and/or visual output to people at the live event.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Inventor: Chandrasagaran Murugan
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Patent number: 10455274Abstract: Methods, systems, and products control external devices during presentation of multimedia content. When a description of the multimedia content is received, the description may include control data for controlling a device. The control data may thus be executed to alter a presentation of the multimedia content.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: John R. Stefanik, George A. Durden
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Patent number: 10437349Abstract: A display device includes a display; a communication device which communicates with a remote controller that includes a first button group having at least one button, and a second button group having at least one other button. A processor highlights and displays at least two key objects on the keypad from among a plurality of key objects arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, upon receiving a first control signal according to manipulation of the at least one button of the first button group from the remote controller, and recognizes, as an input key, one key object, which corresponds to a second control signal according to manipulation of the at least one other button of the second button group, among the at least two key objects, upon receiving the second control signal from the remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seong Wook Jeong, Hyo Seung Park, Kyung Jin Kim, Min Hyung Kim, Ga Min Park, So Yon You, Sang Joon Lee, Jun Woo Lee, Kyung Hwa Jung