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Demographic Classification of Media Accounts Based on Media Content Data
16 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 classifying media accounts of a media system into different demographic buckets based on media content data associated with the media accounts, where media content associated with a media account can be accessed by a plurality of members in a household of the media account.
Soudipta DAS, Venkata Yerubandi, Ricardo Vasqez-Sierra, Bhaskar Parvathaneni, Mithal Kothari, Gregory Enriquez, Raghavendra Sunku
Filed: 15 Sep 21
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Content-modification system with local avail correction feature
14 Mar 23
An example method includes detecting over a particular time-period and at a periodic interval, match data indicating whether reference fingerprints representing content transmitted by a non-local content-distribution system on a particular channel matches query fingerprints representing content received by a content-presentation device on the particular channel.
Sandeep Badam, Rimi Sahu, Krzysztof Mokszan, Raghavendra Sunku, Karthik Hireyemmiganur Rangappa
Filed: 28 Oct 21
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Managing content segments of linear TV content and over-the-top (OTT) content
14 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 coordinating the display of content segments in linear TV devices and over-the-top (OTT) media devices.
Matthew George Grover
Filed: 17 May 22
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Content-modification system with advertisement reconciliation feature
7 Mar 23
In one aspect, a method includes while a first content-presentation device is performing a content-replacement operation in which the first content-presentation device outputs a replacement advertisement segment in place of an advertisement segment, determining, by a computing system, that the advertisement segment is not an expected modifiable advertisement segment.
Matthew Grover
Filed: 29 Jun 21
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Content-modification System with Feature for Detecting and Responding to Content Modifications by Tuner Devices
2 Mar 23
In one aspect, a method includes identifying a group of multiple content-presentation devices that are tuned to the same channel and that are each scheduled to perform, at a modification start-time, a respective content-modification operation that comprises modifying a modifiable content-segment in connection with an upcoming content-modification opportunity on the channel.
Steven Michael CORMIE, Brian Patrick JENTZ, Stefanos Christakis LIASSIDES
Filed: 7 Nov 22
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Audio Time Synchronization Using Prioritized Schedule
2 Mar 23
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for synchronizing playback of an audio and/or video content.
Brian Thoft Moth Møller, Paul Fleischer, Bjørn Reese
Filed: 29 Aug 22
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Customizing search results in a multi-content source environment
28 Feb 23
Described herein are various embodiments for customizing search results in a multi-content source environment.
Ali Vassigh, Saket Goel, Dave Law, Changchang Liu, Eunsun Mota
Filed: 14 Oct 21
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Streaming a video chat from a mobile device to a display device using a rotating base
21 Feb 23
Provided herein are system, apparatus, device, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for streaming a video chat from a mobile device on a display device.
Andre Goddard Rosa
Filed: 4 Nov 21
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Content-modification system with volume level adjustment feature
21 Feb 23
In one aspect, a method includes receiving first content at a content-presentation device and presenting the first content, the first content comprising a first audio-content component.
Andrew Laurence Ashbacher, Steven Michael Cormie, Stefanos Christakis Liassides, Matthew George Grover, Matthew Simon Pearce
Filed: 27 Aug 21
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Streaming synchronized media content to separate devices
14 Feb 23
Described are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, or computer program product embodiments for controlling streaming of media content.
Gregory S. Gates, Michael Chin-Ming Fu
Filed: 28 Jul 20
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AD-HOC LIGHTWEIGHT mPOS REMOTE CONTROL
9 Feb 23
Disclosed herein are a device, method, and system for dynamically activating a lightweight mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) within a remote control creating an ad-hoc payment system within a media system.
NEIL EDWARD JOHNSON
Filed: 18 Oct 22
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Content-modification system with feature for detecting and responding to a content modification by a tuner device
7 Feb 23
In one aspect, a method is performed by a computing system that is in communication with a content-presentation device, where the content-presentation device is scheduled to perform, at a modification start-time, a content-modification operation that comprises modifying a modifiable content-segment that the content-presentation device is scheduled to receive.
Steven Michael Cormie, Brian Patrick Jentz, Stefanos Christakis Liassides
Filed: 29 Jan 21
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Resuming Playback on Multiple Streaming Devices
2 Feb 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for transferring streaming media playback between streaming media devices.
Javier Alvarez, Robert Van Gulick, Nicolas Hewitt
Filed: 30 Jul 21
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Content-modification system with responsive transmission of reference fingerprint data feature
31 Jan 23
In one aspect, a method is for use in connection with a content-modification system that includes a content-distribution system and a content-presentation device.
Andrew Laurence Ashbacher, John L. Haynes, III, Stefanos Christakis Liassides
Filed: 11 May 20
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Restoring a disabled display device speaker
24 Jan 23
A display device has a processor and a memory connected to the processor.
David Sharp
Filed: 14 May 21
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Employing automatic content recognition to allow resumption of watching interrupted media program from television broadcast
24 Jan 23
The disclosure provides a method for employing automatic content recognition to allow resumption of watching interrupted media program from television broadcast.
Matthew Grover
Filed: 11 Jan 22
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Media content identification on mobile devices
24 Jan 23
A mobile device responds in real time to media content presented on a media device, such as a television.
Mihailo M. Stojancic, Sunil Suresh Kulkarni, Shashank Merchant, Jose Pio Pereira, Oleksiy Bolgarov
Filed: 14 Jun 19
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Wireless audio synchronization using a spread code
17 Jan 23
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for synchronizing playback of audiovisual content among multiple speakers.
Robert Caston Curtis, Mark Ely, Brian Thoft Moth Møller
Filed: 25 Jan 21
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Detection of volume adjustments during media replacement events using loudness level profiles
17 Jan 23
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) determining, by a playback device, a loudness level of first media content that the playback device is receiving from a first source; (ii) comparing, by the playback device, the determined loudness level of the first media content with a reference loudness level indicated by a loudness level profile for the first media content; (iii) determining, by the playback device, a target volume level for the playback device based on a difference between the determined loudness level of the first media content and the reference loudness level; and (iv) while the playback device presents second media content from a second source in place of the first media content, adjusting, by the playback device, a volume of the playback device toward the target volume level.
Markus K. Cremer, Shashank Merchant, Robert Coover, Todd J. Hodges, Joshua Ernest Morris
Filed: 17 Jun 21
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Content Modification System with Viewer Behavior-based Content Delivery Selection Feature
12 Jan 23
A method includes determining, by a computing system, a probability of whether at least a threshold portion of a particular advertisement will be presented on a particular content presentation device, and a cost associated with presentation of the particular advertisement on the particular content presentation device.
Matthew George GROVER
Filed: 15 Sep 22