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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Sky Cp Limited, Isleworth, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher John Patten, Isleworth, GB;
Christopher David Caines, Isleworth, GB;
Jeffrey Russell Eales, Isleworth, GB;
Herve Murret-Labarthe, Isleworth, GB;
Assignee:
Sky CP Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/439 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); H04N 7/165 (2013.01); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/26233 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4302 (2013.01); H04N 21/442 (2013.01); H04N 21/44016 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a substitutional media system, one of a set of media items is selected at a programme receiver for output within a predefined programming slot, based on profile data available at the receiver. Sets of the media items are scheduled to slots according to one or more constraints pertaining to that slot and/or to media items scheduled to other slots. The receiver may select a media item for output in a slot by resolving constraints with media items scheduled to other slots, or selected for output in other slots.