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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
George Grigore, Iaşi, RO;
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for distributing content over a local area network (LAN) between a first device within the LAN and a second device within the LAN. A first device multicasts a LAN-specific content beacon over the LAN. The LAN-specific content beacon includes an identifier uniquely identifying the first device. A second device sends a response to the LAN-specific content beacon requesting secondary generates the secondary content based on profile information associated with the second device and unicasts the secondary content to the second device for integration into primary content being generated for display at the second device.