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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kentaro Nagahama, Tachikawa, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4786 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/4784 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4786 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01); H04N 21/4784 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a receiver receives first data that enables recognition that a first program has been viewed in a first television set. And a transmitter transmits a message, using the first data, the message is addressed to a first device registered in association with the first television set and includes information relating to the first program.