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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Perftech, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Lewis T. Donzis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Henry M. Donzis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Peter W. Baron, San Antonio, TX (US);
John A. Murphy, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jonathan E. Schmidt, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
PERFTECH, INC., San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a set-top-box system, messages from a service provider are stored and delayed until activity from a set-top-box remote is detected. Messages are then generated and provided to a television associated with the set-top-box. Delaying of the message display until set-top-box activity is detected allows short display times, thus preventing burn-in on some television screens, while providing a greater likelihood that messages will be viewed.