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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Walter R. Klappert, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Daniel Thomas Ward, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Greg Decamp, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Haig Krakirian, Burbank, CA (US);
Thomas Patrick Antalek, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Walter R. Klappert, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Daniel Thomas Ward, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Greg DeCamp, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Haig Krakirian, Burbank, CA (US);
Thomas Patrick Antalek, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
United Video Properties, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting unauthorized use of a user equipment device are provided. An instruction is transmitted, using communications circuitry of a handheld device, to the user equipment device directing the user equipment device to display a unique identifier associated with the user equipment simultaneously with media content. An image of the media content and unique identifier simultaneously displayed on a display screen coupled to the user equipment device is captured using camera equipment of the handheld device. The image is automatically processed with the handheld device to extract the unique identifier from the image. The extracted unique identifier is cross-referenced, using the handheld device, with user account information associated with the user equipment device to determine whether use of the user equipment device is unauthorized.