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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. 13, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2017
Applicant:

Dish Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventors:

Kranti Kilaru, Castle Rock, CO (US);

David A. Kummer, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);

Henry Gregg Martch, Parker, CO (US);

Jason Anguiano, Castle Rock, CO (US);

S. Craig Hemenway, Denver, CO (US);

Assignee:

DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/32 (2008.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04H 60/33 (2008.01); H04H 60/59 (2008.01); H04H 20/28 (2008.01); H04H 60/45 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/42202 (2013.01); H04H 60/33 (2013.01); H04H 60/59 (2013.01); H04N 21/25866 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4758 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04H 20/28 (2013.01); H04H 60/45 (2013.01);
Abstract

Measuring and tracking user interaction with a television receiver, such as a set top box or cable box. The television receiver may create and display a matrix code that includes temporal information, user identification information, geographic information, and/or a user selection. The matrix code may be captured by a matrix reading device and transmitted to a monitoring entity. Optionally, the matrix reading device may decode the matrix code and transmit associated data to the monitoring entity. The monitoring entity may use the code or data to track and distinguish between user interactions at different points in time.


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