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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2016
Applicant:

Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Ola Thörn, Lund, SE;

Petter Alexanderson, Lund, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2743 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/25841 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/26208 (2013.01); H04N 21/2743 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/42201 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/814 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods (FIG.), systems and the like for determining which users have an interest in receiving media content and determining when to transmit the media content (i.e., which segment/portion of a media content to transmit) based on user characteristics that are related to the user's interest in the media content. Users/viewers are targeted/selected as candidates for receiving media content based on their interest in the event. Specific segments/portions of the event are identified that are of interest to the users/viewers, such that, real-time transmission (e.g., unicast, broadcast, multicast) of the event may be limited to only those segments/portions of the event that are of interest to the users/viewers.


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