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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Don E. Cansino, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Brady C. Tsurutani, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Earl J. Bonovich, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Charles W. Beeson, La Mirada, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for displaying data related to a content displayed through a set top box includes a second screen device generating a content information request signal requesting data corresponding to the content, communicates the content information request signal to the set top box. The set top box communicates a content information signal to the second screen device comprising a content identifier. The second screen device generates a request for related data signal corresponding to the content using the content identifier, communicates the request for related data signal through a network, receives aggregated related content data corresponding to the content from a data services center and displays the aggregated related content data.