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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Llc, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gary M. Zalewski, San Mateo, CA (US);
Riley R. Russell, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01); H04L 65/605 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/44016 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4781 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract
During output of a primary media stream from a cable, satellite, television, radio or internet source, a condition, signal or indication of a commercial break is detected causing a context switch to occur and enabling other services, programming or devices to intervene during the commercial break and causing an alternative output to be produced by a process or device. When the commercial break is over, the system may optionally rejoin with the primary media stream.