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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Ebay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shailesh Dinkar Govande, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Madhura P. Tipnis, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 21/6332 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6332 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus to configure a system of content access devices and direct signals, content, and communications between devices are described. Capabilities of one or more devices are obtained, content formats of a requested content item are obtained, and a source device and a receiving device are determined based on the obtained capabilities and the obtained content formats. A signal and/or content item are directed from the source device to the receiving device.