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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2023
Applicant:

Sonifi Solutions, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD (US);

Inventors:

Derin Michael Zerr, Kahului, HI (US);

Joel Walter Zdepski, Mountain View, CA (US);

Shaun Eugene Marko, Oak Park, IL (US);

Chad J. Schroeder, Sioux Falls, SD (US);

Andy Loren Anderson, Sioux Falls, SD (US);

Christopher Paul Wollmann, Sioux Falls, SD (US);

Assignee:

SONIFI SOLUTIONS, INC., Sioux Falls, SD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/54 (2022.01); H04N 21/214 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/6583 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 76/16 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43637 (2013.01); H04L 63/0457 (2013.01); H04L 67/54 (2022.05); H04N 21/2143 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/44 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/6583 (2013.01); H04N 21/8186 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 76/16 (2018.02); H04L 2463/101 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for selecting and delivering content are provided. More particularly, content can be delivered to an output device from a user device through a device adaptor, such as an over-the-top (OTT) device. The OTT device or devices available to the user device are determined by a communication server. In particular, the OTT device or devices available to the user device are limited to those OTT devices associated with an output device in the user's room, or that the user is otherwise authorized to access.


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