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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2015
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Woei-Shyang Yee, Irvine, CA (US);
Wesley W. Huie, Riverside, CA (US);
Gerard V. Talatinian, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Christopher Yang, Temple City, CA (US);
Christine T. Lopez, Reseda, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A user receiving device including at least one transceiver module, an output module, and a control module. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive a file from a first backend device. The file indicates where in a video an object is shown. The output module is configured to playout the video on a display. The display is connected to the user receiving device. The control module is configured to monitor data in the file while the video is being played out to detect the object, and generate a signal to indicate on the display that the object is purchasable.