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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:
Aug. 11, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2010
Applicants:

Siddharth Pandey, Irving, TX (US);

Brian F. Roberts, Dallas, TX (US);

Enrique Ruiz-velasco, Flower Mound, TX (US);

Raul I. Aldrey, Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Siddharth Pandey, Irving, TX (US);

Brian F. Roberts, Dallas, TX (US);

Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Flower Mound, TX (US);

Raul I. Aldrey, Plano, TX (US);

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8126 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01);
Abstract

Exemplary methods and systems for providing enhanced content by way of a virtual channel are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a service provider subsystem providing a virtual channel, associating the virtual channel with a content provider, receiving enhanced content to be provided by way of the virtual channel from the content provider, associating one or more selectable triggers with the virtual channel, and providing a user with access to the enhanced content in response to a selection by the user of one of the one or more selectable triggers. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.


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