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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Sling Media Pvt Ltd, Bangaluru, IN;
Inventor:
Arun Pulasseri Kalam, Karnataka, IN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06F 3/04815 (2022.01); H04N 21/8545 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); H04N 21/816 (2013.01); H04N 21/8146 (2013.01); H04N 21/8545 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a system and related operating method of providing video game functionality that is contextually linked with video program content. In certain implementations, the method involves the steps of: causing presentation of a video program at a presentation device; identifying a portion of the video program as a candidate for gamification; processing the identified portion into a video game segment that represents a gamified version of the identified portion; and causing presentation of the video game segment at a playback device.