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Patent No.:

US 11122317 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2019

Sequentially overlaying media content

Applicant:

Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventor:

Matthew Grover, Draper, UT (US);

Assignee:

Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jeffery F Harold

Assistant Examiner:

Alexander Boyd

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); G06F 16/71 (2019.01); G06F 16/74 (2019.01); G06F 16/783 (2019.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/8352 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); G06F 16/71 (2019.01); G06F 16/74 (2019.01); G06F 16/783 (2019.01); H04N 21/2353 (2013.01); H04N 21/23109 (2013.01); H04N 21/23418 (2013.01); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8352 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, system, or device to determine when media content has been displayed. The method can include receiving a unique identifier (UID) and fingerprint for a media segment. The method can also include determining a media segment ID for the media segment, generating and submitting a query for the media segment ID in a record database, determining that the media segment ID is not stored in the record database, and identifying an overlay content segment ID. The method can include generating and submitting for the overlay content segment ID in the record database, determining it is not stored in an entry, sending the overlay content segment to the electronic device, and receiving a notification from the electronic device.

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