Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110276797 | AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERNET VIDEO CLIENT - A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server with a secret unique ID and receiving back from the server, assuming the ID is approved, a user token and a service list of content servers with knowledge of the user token. A user can select a content server which causes the device to upload its user token and in response receive a content list from the content server, from which content can be selected for display. Neither list may be modified by the device and the device can access only content on a content list. | 11-10-2011 |
20110277002 | ENABLEMENT OF PREMIUM CONTENT FOR INTERNET VIDEO CLIENT - A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server and receiving back from the server a user token and a service list of predefined content servers. A user can select a content server on the service list which causes the device to upload its user token to the management server, which in turn sends back the network path to the content server along with a content server-user-unique service token (SUIT) that the device uses to access the content on the content server, in some embodiments on per-title PPV access, per-content category PPV access, or per-service PPV access. | 11-10-2011 |
20110277003 | ENABLEMENT OF PREMIUM CONTENT FOR INTERNET VIDEO CLIENT - A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server and receiving back from the server a user token and a service list of predefined content servers. A user can select a content server on the service list which causes the device to upload its user token to the management server, which in turn sends back the network path to the content server along with a content server-user-unique service token (SUIT) that the device uses to access the content on the content server, in some embodiments on per-title PPV access, per-content category PPV access, or per-service PPV access. | 11-10-2011 |
20110277005 | GEOGRAPHIC INTERNET ASSET FILTERING FOR INTERNET VIDEO CLIENT - A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server with a secret unique ID and receiving back from the server, assuming the ID is approved, a user token and a service list of content servers with knowledge of the user token. A user can select a content server which causes the device to upload its user token and in response receive a content list from the content server, from which content can be selected for display. Neither list may be modified by the device and the device can access only content on a content list. The service list may be tailored for the geographic location of the device. | 11-10-2011 |
20110277006 | ENABLEMENT OF PREMIUM CONTENT FOR INTERNET VIDEO CLIENT - A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server and receiving back from the server a user token and a service list of predefined content servers. A user can select a content server on the service list which causes the device to upload its user token to the management server, which in turn sends back the network path to the content server along with a content server-user-unique service token (SUIT) that the device uses to access the content on the content server, in some embodiments on per-title PPV access, per-content category PPV access, or per-service PPV access. | 11-10-2011 |
20110296454 | PROVISION OF TV ID TO NON-TV DEVICE TO ENABLE ACCESS TO TV SERVICES - To permit non-TV CE devices to participate in a closed Internet Protocol television (IPTV) program, a non-TV CE device obtains a TV identification upon program registration which it subsequently uses to access content from the IPTV program. | 12-01-2011 |
20120210346 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDIRECTING AN IPTV DEVICE - A system and method for receiving user authentication information from a secondary device and sending a list of IPTV devices associated with the user authentication information to the secondary device. IPTV device selection is received from the secondary device and device identification information corresponding to a selected IPTV device is sent to the secondary device. A content selection from an asset list is received at a server and post execution instructions for the selected IPTV device are generated. Next asset information is sent to the selected IPTV device. The asset information includes content associated with the content selection and the post execution instructions. The post execution instructions determine further IPTV device functionality. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210352 | INTERFACE FOR BROWSING AND PLAYING CONTENT OVER MULTIPLE DEVICES - Browsing and displaying content over multiple devices, including: displaying a graphical user interface program on a second device; associating the second device with a main device; receiving transactions performed by a user on the second device with the graphical user interface; sending at least one command to the main device after the transactions performed by the user on the second device with the graphical user interface are received by the second device; and executing the at least one command on the main device. Keywords include visual BIVL interface and IPTV client without GUI. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210366 | INTERNET CONTENT SUBSCIPTION SERVICE VIA MULTIPLE DEVICES - Subscribing to channels and playing content, including: selecting an available subscription channel with an application on a second device; modifying a user's, subscription list based on the selected subscription-channel; and executing commands on any of the subscription channels of the user's subscription list. Keywords include: media, internet content, BIVL subscription and device infrastructure. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210373 | SESSION SYNCHRONIZATION OF INACTIVE IPTV DEVICE WITH SECOND DISPLAY DEVICE - Synchronizing a session of an inactive first device with a second device, including: generating a temporary session for the second device when the first device configured as an IPTV client becomes inactive; associating the temporary session with the inactive IPTV client to allow the second device to continue transactions while the IPTV client is inactive; searching for the temporary session associated with the IPTV client when the IPTV client becomes active again; and assigning the temporary session to the IPTV client. Keywords include session synchronization and transfer credentials. | 08-16-2012 |
20120227000 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED SYSTEM MENUS - Some embodiments provide methods of distributing system menus, comprising: receiving a request, from over a distributed network, to communicate a system menu to a requesting consumer electronic (CE) device; identifying the CE device; identifying a user interface corresponding to the CE device; identifying a system menu intended to be utilized by the CE device, wherein the system menu comprises a plurality of menu items with each menu item associates with a function; and communicating the identified system menu to the CE device. | 09-06-2012 |
20120227011 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED MENUS - A method and apparatus for customizing menus on a consumer electronic device, such as a television, based on, for example, the region where the device is located when it is connected to the network. Although the available network content and services differ by region, a single device may be manufactured and sold in all of these regions and countries, which is more efficient and flexible. This enables separate models to display menus based on uniform menu definitions. | 09-06-2012 |
20130144716 | ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIVE STREAMING CONTENTS AND SERVICES - Placing advertisement, informational or promotional material into a live stream event streamed to a client device, including: establishing a private relationship between a server and the client device; receiving statistical studies performed of a pattern of behavior of members of the private relationship with respect to contents and services streamed live; preparing and storing the advertisement, informational or promotional material based on the statistical studies; selecting the stored advertisement, informational or promotional material for the client device; and placing the selected advertisement, informational or promotional material into a temporally and spatially appropriate position of the live stream event. Keywords include live media stream and BIVL. | 06-06-2013 |
20130145161 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT OF STREAMING CONTENTS AND SERVICES - Managing digital rights of contents and services streamed to a client device, including: receiving and validating a certificate from the client device; enabling the client device to log into and communicate with a server using a secure protocol to establish a private relationship between the client device and the server; and transmitting a resource identifier to the client device using the secure protocol when the private relationship is established. | 06-06-2013 |
20130179587 | FILTERING LIVE STREAMING CONTENTS AND SERVICES - Filtering contents and services streamed live to a client device, including: establishing a private relationship between a server and the client device; determining capabilities of the client device and preferences of a user of the client device; and filtering and transmitting a list of servers, services, and contents with contents and services that are at least one of: (a) preferred; and (b) capable of being presented, viewed, played, or processed on the client device. Keywords include live media stream and content filtering. | 07-11-2013 |
20130198005 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REAL-TIME LIVE STREAMING CONTENT - Provided are systems and methods for using an existing management server infrastructure to deliver video-on-demand or streaming content, including real-time live streaming Existing client content playback devices, such as IPTVs, may be employed to stream content items, obtain advertisements, track user's viewing behaviors, and the like. By reusing existing client devices, there is no need for additional hardware purchases on the user side. By reusing existing management server infrastructures, capital expenses are also reduced. In such a system, a user can watch both video-on-demand and streaming audiovisual content. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198770 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REAL-TIME LIVE STREAMING CONTENT - Implementations of the system and method use an existing management server infrastructure to deliver video-on-demand or streaming content, including real-time live streaming. Existing client content playback devices, such as IPTVs, may be employed to stream content items, obtain advertisements, track user's viewing behaviors, and the like. By reusing existing client devices, there is no need for additional hardware purchases on the user side. By reusing existing management server infrastructures, capital expenses are also reduced. In such a system, a user can watch both video-on-demand and streaming audiovisual content. | 08-01-2013 |
20130263169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE USER EXPERIENCE WITH STREAMING CONTENT - Provided are systems and methods for improving a viewing experience of a user during consumption of streamed content. In one implementation, the systems and methods relate to a model of polling a live streaming event by a management server of a service provider server and using that model to feed into future polling. The polling response returns up-to-date information about an event to be viewed. The system and method model the polling frequency and enter the same in an algorithm such as a supervised machine learning algorithm. This algorithm is presented as a mathematical formula and provides an input to the polling system to determine when to poll and how frequently to poll. | 10-03-2013 |
20140047469 | ENABLEMENT OF PREMIUM CONTENT FOR INTERNET VIDEO CLIENT - A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server and receiving back from the server a user token and a service list of predefined content servers. A user can select a content server on the service list which causes the device to upload its user token to the management server, which in turn sends back the network path to the content server along with a content server-user-unique service token (SUIT) that the device uses to access the content on the content server, in some embodiments on per-title PPV access, per-content category PPV access, or per-service PPV access. | 02-13-2014 |
20140059584 | GEOGRAPHIC INTERNET ASSET FILTERING FOR INTERNET VIDEO CLIENT - A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server with a secret unique ID and receiving back from the server, assuming the ID is approved, a user token and a service list of content servers with knowledge of the user token. A user can select a content server which causes the device to upload its user token and in response receive a content list from the content server, from which content can be selected for display. Neither list may be modified by the device and the device can access only content on a content list. The service list may be tailored for the geographic location of the device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140181525 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT OF STREAMING CONTENTS AND SERVICES - Managing digital rights of contents and services streamed to a client device, including: receiving and validating a certificate from the client device; enabling the client device to log into and communicate with a server using a secure protocol to establish a private relationship between the client device and the server; and transmitting a resource identifier to the client device using the secure protocol when the private relationship is established. | 06-26-2014 |
20140240130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BIOMETRIC DATA - A method and system for monitoring biometric data. The method includes authenticating a user and providing content to a user device associated with the user. Biometric data associated with the user is obtained and compared to one or more threshold values. A representation of the comparison is generated and provided to the user. | 08-28-2014 |
20140282646 | DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION OF VIEWER INTEREST WHEN VIEWING CONTENT - In order to acquire a viewer's enjoyment and interest when viewing three-dimensional contents on a consumer electronic device, a viewer's eyes are monitored in real-time. Biometric data from the monitoring can be used for delivery of highly accurate and personalized viewing experiences for the viewer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282711 | CUSTOMIZING THE DISPLAY OF INFORMATION BY PARSING DESCRIPTIVE CLOSED CAPTION DATA - The display of information supplied from a remote source is customized. Profile data identifying user preferences or display characteristics associated with a user's display device is transmitted to the remote source. Descriptive closed caption data disposed in a predetermined location in the data structure of the information is received from that remote source. The descriptive closed caption data is parsed from the received information; and the user's preference or display characteristic is recognized from the parsed data. The parsed data is used to control the user's display device, thereby displaying the supplied information in accordance with the user's preference or in accordance with the particular display characteristics of the user's display device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140325553 | AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERNET VIDEO CLIENT - A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server with a secret unique ID and receiving back from the server, assuming the ID is approved, a user token and a service list of content servers with knowledge of the user token. A user can select a content server which causes the device to upload its user token and in response receive a content list from the content server, from which content can be selected for display. Neither list may be modified by the device and the device can access only content on a content list. | 10-30-2014 |
20150066922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Various aspects of a system and a method for recommending multimedia content are disclosed herein. The method is included in a server communicatively coupled to a first electronic device operable to execute a first application and a second application. The method receives a first plurality of user preferences. The received first plurality of user preferences comprises a set of metadata corresponding to a first multimedia content rendered during the execution of the first application at the first electronic device. The method recommends second multimedia content to a user through a multimedia distribution channel during execution of the second application based on the received first plurality of user preferences. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070586 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO VIEW PROPERLY ORIENTED CLOSED CAPTIONING DIRECTLY AND THROUGH REFLECTIONS - A system and method for viewing simultaneous videos on a single display device using polarization. The system includes a polarized display device capable of displaying multiple full-screen polarized images simultaneously, multiple polarized videos displayed on the display device, and at least one polarizing optical element. The polarizing optical element includes a direction of polarization generally equal to the direction of polarization of one of the polarized videos, so that only one polarized video is viewable through the polarizing optical element. The polarizing optical element may be a transparent window or a mirror. Multiple polarizing optical elementes may be used simultaneously, allowing for simultaneous viewing of multiple videos displayed on a single screen. | 03-12-2015 |