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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:
Mar. 30, 2021

Filed:

May. 02, 2016
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, Lp, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Andrea Basso, Turin, IT;

David C. Gibbon, Lincroft, NJ (US);

Zhu Liu, Marlboro, NJ (US);

Bernard S. Renger, New Providence, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04N 21/2389 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/4385 (2011.01); H04N 21/4402 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04N 21/2389 (2013.01); H04N 21/4135 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4385 (2013.01); H04N 21/4402 (2013.01); H04N 21/4436 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/4516 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for adaptive content rendition, the method comprising receiving media content for playback to a user, adapting the media content for playback on a first device in the user's first location, receiving a notification when the user changes to a second location, adapting the media content for playback on a second device in the second location, and transitioning media content playback from the first device to second device. One aspect conserves energy by optionally turning off the first device after transitioning to the second device. Another aspect includes playback devices that are 'dumb devices' which receive media content already prepared for playback, 'smart devices' which receive media content in a less than ready form and prepare the media content for playback, or hybrid smart and dumb devices. A single device may be substituted by a plurality of devices. Adapting the media content for playback is based on a user profile storing user preferences and/or usage history in one aspect.


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