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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Porto Technology, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Alfredo C. Issa, Apex, NC (US);
Richard J. Walsh, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kunal Kandekar, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Porto Technology, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/783 (2006.01); G11B 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 21/214 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/005 (2013.01); H04N 5/783 (2013.01); H04N 9/79 (2013.01); H04N 21/214 (2013.01);
Abstract
Distributed trick play resolution in a distributed video viewing group network includes determining trick play preferences for each device of a plurality of nodes in the distributed video viewing group network with respect to a video item. Conflicting trick play preferences between the nodes is determined based on one or more of a group consisting of: user rankings, user voting, trick play ranking, and owner resolution. The determined conflicting trick play preferences are resolved.