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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Daniel Clasen, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Lior Koren, Sudbury, MA (US);
Franco Morales, Woodstock, GA (US);
Carson Banov, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Shubh Singhi, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Joshua Edward Fierstein, Clearwater, FL (US);
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A virtual communication bus for sharing information between applications is provided. When a user accesses media content on a television or content via an application on a virtual communication bus, data associated with the media content or the application content may be stored in a communal memory in a standard format, and may be accessed by one or more other applications on the virtual communication bus. The data may include data associated with interactions between the user and an application and interaction between applications. The data may be utilized to determine relevant information to provide the user. When a user accesses another application (on a same or another device), information determined to be relevant to the user may be provided. Data may be stored and shared between applications on the virtual communication bus.