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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.

Patent No.:

US 8984626 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2009

Multifunction multimedia device

Applicants:

James M. Barton, Alviso, CA (US);

Brian Lanier, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);

Amir H. Gharaat, Menlo Park, CA (US);

James Cheng, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

James M. Barton, Alviso, CA (US);

Brian Lanier, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);

Amir H. Gharaat, Menlo Park, CA (US);

James Cheng, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

TiVo Inc., Alviso, CA (US);

Attorney:

Wong & Rees LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thanhnga B Truong

Assistant Examiner:

Thaddeus Plecha

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/435 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0244 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0255 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G11B 27/322 (2013.01); G06F 3/1454 (2013.01); H04N 9/79 (2013.01); H04N 21/42201 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01); H04N 21/442 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for interpreting messages, user-defined alert conditions, voice commands and performing an action in response is described. A method for annotating media content is described. A method for presenting additional content associated with media content identified based on a fingerprint is described. A method for identifying that an advertisement portion of media content is being played based on a fingerprint derived from the media content is described. A method of one media device recording particular media content automatically in response to another media device recording the particular media content is described. A method of concurrently playing media content on multiple devices is described. A method of publishing information associated with recording of media content is described. A method of deriving fingerprints by media devices that meet an idleness criteria is described. A method of loading, modifying, and displaying a high definition frame from a frame buffer is described. A method of recording or playing media content identified based on fingerprints is described.

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