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Utility
Content-modification system with broadcast schedule utilization feature
11 Apr 23
In one aspect, a method includes (i) accessing broadcast-schedule data associated with a channel; (ii) using the accessed broadcast-schedule data to identify an upcoming content-modification opportunity on the channel; (iii) responsive to identifying the upcoming content-modification opportunity on the channel, identifying a content-presentation device tuned to the channel; and (iv) causing supplemental content to be transmitted to the identified content-presentation device, to facilitate the identified content-presentation device performing a content-modification operation related to the identified upcoming content-modification opportunity on the channel.
Matthew George Grover, Stefanos Christakis Liassides
Filed: 8 Jun 20
Utility
Synchronization with synthesized audio clock
11 Apr 23
The invention provides a method for providing a synchronization in a computer network for synchronized playback of audio an/or video by a plurality of separate devices.
Paul Fleischer, Brian Thoft Moth Møller, Bjøm Reese
Filed: 25 Mar 21
Utility
Automatic offering and switching to a higher quality media stream
11 Apr 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for automatically offering and switching to outputting to a higher quality media stream in place of a lower quality media stream.
Matthew Grover
Filed: 16 Mar 22
Utility
Media channel identification with multi-match detection and disambiguation based on single-match
11 Apr 23
Disclosed herein are methods and systems to help disambiguate channel identification in a scenario where fingerprint data of media content matches multiple reference fingerprints corresponding respectively with multiple different channels.
Jaehyung Lee, Chung Won Seo, Youngmoo Kwon
Filed: 18 Apr 22
Utility
Combined Media Capability for Multiple Media Devices
6 Apr 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a media device receiving from a source media device a request about a media capability of the media device, and identifying a data block indicating a default capability of the media device.
Marcus Bryan GRANDE
Filed: 1 Oct 21
Utility
Remote Control Button Detection
6 Apr 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for using electrical button matrix scanning techniques to detect remote control buttons pressed by users.
William Daniel Strauss, Adam Walter Strauss, Jeffrey John Peters
Filed: 6 Oct 21
Utility
Secure Remote-less Configuration of a Media Playback Device
30 Mar 23
The present disclosure is directed to embodiments for securely reconfiguring a media playback device.
CAMERON ESFAHANI, Brian KING, Mark YOUNG, Alex BISHOP
Filed: 6 Dec 22
Utility
Order an Advertised Subject from a Third Party Shopping System
30 Mar 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a multimedia environment that includes a computing device, a media server system, and a third party shopping system.
Shravan MAJITHIA, Michael Veach, Derrick Johnson, Akshay Jain, Vinay Muthreja Ashok, Shyam Srinivas
Filed: 29 Sep 21
Utility
Radio Frequency Remote Control
30 Mar 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and computer program product embodiments for remotely controlling a media device.
GREG GARNER, Tito THOMAS, Carl SASSENRATH, Scott DE HAAS
Filed: 18 Oct 22
Utility
Content-modification system with overlay handling feature
28 Mar 23
In one aspect, a method includes identifying an upcoming content-modification opportunity on a channel, where the upcoming content-modification opportunity relates to a modifiable content-segment transmitted by a content-distribution system on the channel, and where the modifiable content-segment includes an overlay content portion and a non-overlay content portion.
Andrew Laurence Ashbacher, Steven Michael Cormie, Markus Kurt Peter Cremer, Shashank Merchant, Andreas Schmidt
Filed: 11 Aug 21
Utility
Media channel identification and action with multi-match detection and disambiguation based on matching with differential reference-fingerprint feature
28 Mar 23
A computing system compares various reference fingerprints each representing a reference media stream broadcast on a different respective known channel, and the computing system determines that a plurality of the reference fingerprints match each other, thus defining a multi-match group of the matching reference fingerprints.
Jaehyung Lee, Dewey Ho Lee, Markus Cremer
Filed: 17 Feb 22
Utility
Method and apparatus for selection of content from a stream of data
28 Mar 23
A main stream contains successive content elements of video and/or audio information that encode video and/or audio information at a first data rate.
Igor Alexandrovich Nagorski, Jan Alexis Daniel Nesvadba, Ronaldus Maria Aarts
Filed: 11 May 22
Utility
Dynamic Private Wi-fi Channel Selection
23 Mar 23
A method for switching channels of communication between a host or media device and a peripheral device includes steps for detecting a trigger condition for performing a channel switch operation of a currently selected channel.
Allen WONG, Tito THOMAS, Jiny BRADSHAW, Amalavoyal Narasimha CHARI
Filed: 12 Aug 22
Utility
Overriding Multimedia Device
23 Mar 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for switching the output of an overriding multimedia device from a first input to a second input or a combination of the first input and the second input.
Eric Casten RIEPLING
Filed: 3 Nov 22
Utility
Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic device
21 Mar 23
A media system replaces content in a first sequence of media content.
Donald F. Gordon
Filed: 29 Jul 20
Utility
Adaptive switching in a whole home entertainment system
21 Mar 23
Provided herein are various embodiments for synchronizing playback of audio and video.
Ilya Asnis, Anthony John Wood
Filed: 9 Oct 20
Utility
Providing over-the-air content to any device
21 Mar 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for providing over-the-air (OTA) content to electronic devices.
Gregory Mack Garner
Filed: 3 Jan 22
Utility
Speaker audio configuration system
21 Mar 23
System, method, and various embodiments for providing a speaker audio configuration system are described herein.
Robert Curtis, Kasper Andersen, Andrey Eltsov, Mark Janossy
Filed: 16 Nov 21
Utility
Content-modification System with Probability-based Selection Feature
16 Mar 23
In one aspect, a method includes identifying an upcoming content modification opportunity on a channel.
Matthew George GROVER
Filed: 22 Nov 22
Utility
Content-modification System with Content Segment Frequency Feature
16 Mar 23
In one aspect, a method includes determining that a content-presentation device is scheduled to receive a content segment on a channel to which the content-presentation device is tuned.
BRIAN JENTZ
Filed: 18 Nov 22