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Patent No.:

US 12063396 B1

Date of Patent:

Aug. 13, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 29, 2024

Interrupting presentation of content data to present additional content in response to reaching a timepoint relating to the content data and notifying a server

Applicant:

Tivo Solutions Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventor:

James M. Barton, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Assignee:

TiVo Solutions Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:

Haley Guiliano LLP

Primary Examiner:

Cynthia M Fogg

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H04N 21/234 (2011.01); G06F 1/3203 (2019.01); G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/8547 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0277 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/26241 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/43635 (2013.01); H04N 21/44016 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/6175 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8547 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01);

Abstract

A portable device includes solid-state memory, an Ethernet and/or wireless network connection, and an HDMI. The portable device receives content guide data from a first server and displays a content guide on a display. In response to a user's selection of a content item, the portable device requests the content item over the Internet from a second server. The portable device receives the content item, stores the content item in solid-state memory, generates display signals that represent the content item, and sends the display signals to a display. The second server may match the content item with relevant advertisements based on keywords associated with the content item and the advertisements. The second server may send selected advertisement URLs to the portable device. Using the URLs, the portable device may obtain the advertisements over the Internet and cause the display to display the advertisements in conjunction with the content item.

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