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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:
Jan. 07, 2014

Filed:

May. 23, 2011
Applicant:

George Scott Pinson, Portland, OR (US);

Inventor:

George Scott Pinson, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

ARRIS Enterprises, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/783 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Various methods, systems, and apparatuses can be used to obscure advertisements during trick mode operations. In some implementations, the trick mode stream can be selected so as to not include advertisement frames within the trick mode stream. Upon resuming normal operation, the advertisements can be included within the normal playback stream.


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