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| 20090319470 | Triggers for Time-Shifted Content Playback - In accordance with one or more aspects, a trigger corresponding to media content is retrieved from a storage device. The trigger includes a time-shift parameter identifying how much playback of the media content can be time-shifted while keeping the trigger valid. A determination is made, based at least in part on a current time and the time-shift parameter, whether the trigger is valid during playback of the media content. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090320061 | Advertising Based on Keywords in Media Content - In accordance with one or more aspects, a trigger including both a criteria portion and a payload portion is accessed, the criteria portion identifying one or more criteria that includes a keyword, and the payload portion identifying one or more actions for presenting advertising content. Data corresponding to media content being presented is also accessed, and a check is made as to whether the data satisfies the one or more criteria. The one or more actions are performed in response to the data satisfying the one or more criteria. The trigger associating the advertising content with the keyword can be received in exchange for compensation. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090320064 | Triggers for Media Content Firing Other Triggers - In accordance with one or more aspects of the triggers for media content firing other triggers, a check is made as to whether a presentation of media content satisfies a criteria portion of a trigger. When the presentation satisfies the criteria portion, one or more actions in a payload portion of a different trigger are performed. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090320066 | Referencing Data in Triggers from Applications - In accordance with one or more aspects of the referencing data in triggers from applications, a device can store multiple triggers for media content. For each of these triggers, a check is made as to whether a presentation of media content satisfies a criteria portion of the trigger. When the presentation satisfies the criteria portion, one or more actions in a payload portion of the trigger are performed. Additionally, data in the triggers can be referenced by applications executing on the device. These applications include applications that are launched as part of the one or more actions when the criteria portion of a trigger is satisfied, as well as other applications executing on the device. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100058172 | HIERARCHICAL BIT STREAM MARKUP COMPILATION AND RENDERING - Video content in an original markup language is processed and distributed for presentation such that the presentation preserves static and dynamic aspects of the video content in the original markup language. The video content in the original markup language may be processed into a binary format using a client-specific routine that is specific to a predetermined client. The distributed video content may be presented in a way that preserves the static and dynamic aspects of the video content in the original markup language. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100174818 | Input Service for Client Devices - An input service for client devices is described. In embodiment(s), a session request can be received at a network service from a client device to establish an input service session. An applicable character input service can be determined which is then utilized by the client device where the character input service generates a character input interface for display at the client device. The character input interface of the character input service is communicated to the client device from which characters can be selected for input, and character inputs are received from the client device when initiated via the character input interface. The character inputs can be resolved at the network service for display updates that are then communicated to the client device for display in the character input interface. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100211988 | MANAGING RESOURCES TO DISPLAY MEDIA CONTENT - This document describes tools capable of enabling a media device to assign available resources to media content prior to receiving a request to display that media content. In one embodiment, the tools determine a next media content to be requested and available resources on a media device to display that next content. The tools may assign the available resources to the next page of media content prior to receiving a request to display the next page of media content. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100215340 | Triggers For Launching Applications - This document describes tools capable of enabling television consumer devices to launch applications using triggers. A trigger may act to save limited resources on a television consumer device by triggering launch of an application not stored on the television consumer device. A trigger may include a payload portion and a criteria portion. When criteria in the criteria portion is satisfied by the playback of media content, an action in the payload portion is performed. In one embodiment, the tools enable a television consumer device to associate a trigger with a piece of media content. Responsive to playing back the piece of media content, the trigger launches an application that associates additional triggers with the piece of media content. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110072263 | Device Pairing Based on Graphically Encoded Data - In a computing device, both an address of a first device and a secret are graphically encoded to generate one or more images that can be captured by a second device. The second device captures and decodes the one or more images, and sends a communication initiation request to the address of the first device. The communication initiation request includes the address of the second device and identifies the secret. Communication between the first and second device continues only if the first device verifies, based on the communication initiation request, that the second device knows the secret. | 03-24-2011 |
