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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2016
Applicant:

Smardtv SA, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, CH;

Inventors:

David John Michael Robinson, Keighley, GB;

John Paul Robinson, Keighley, GB;

Assignee:

SMARDTV SA, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/4408 (2011.01); H04N 5/913 (2006.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/8355 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4408 (2013.01); H04N 5/913 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/8355 (2013.01); H04N 2005/91307 (2013.01); H04N 2005/91314 (2013.01); H04N 2005/91357 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of modifying the output of an output device is provided. A first code, associated with a first recipient party, is received and used to generate, within the output device, a second code, the second code containing encoded data identifying the first recipient party and instructions for activating an additional functionality of the output device. The additional functionality is activated in accordance with the instructions contained in the second code. The output of the output device is modified according to data encoded in the second code, to encode a third code in the output of the output device, the third code including an ID code associated with the first recipient party.


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