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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. 04, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2016
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Dale Malik, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/458 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/466 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/47205 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/4884 (2013.01); H04N 21/814 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes sending, from a media device to a display device, media content associated with a channel provided by a content provider, the media content received from a network device associated with the content provider. The method includes analyzing, based on a profile, a data feed from a source external to the content provider to identify content of interest. The method includes sending an indicator from the media device to the display device in response to identifying the content of interest. The method also includes, in response to user input indicating selection of the indicator, sending selectable options associated with presentation of the content of interest to the display device.


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