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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mumin Ransom, Upper Darby, PA (US);
Philip John Stroffolino, Media, PA (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for providing alternative content to a user while the user performs a media control request (e.g. fast forward request, fast rewind request) on media content (e.g., television episode, movie, advertisement, and the like) that is being viewed by the user. The content can be caused to be displayed based on a time remaining until the anticipated end of the media control request and/or a requested viewing speed of the media control request (e.g., 2×, 4×, etc. . . . ).