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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Applicants:
Chris E Matichuk, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott a Rosenberg, Somerville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Chris E Matichuk, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott A Rosenberg, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 5/935 (2006.01); H04N 5/932 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H01L 27/115 (2006.01); H04N 21/40 (2011.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); B60P 3/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/2547 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/4227 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11521 (2013.01); B60P 3/34 (2013.01); G11B 19/02 (2013.01); H01L 27/115 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 7/162 (2013.01); H04N 7/173 (2013.01); H04N 21/00 (2013.01); H04N 21/2547 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/40 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4227 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4345 (2013.01); H04N 21/4431 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/8583 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In an embodiment directed to a single web session, users program the media-based device by clicking on one or more hyperlinks or hypertexts in the form of advertisements of upcoming broadcasts. The advertisements may be web-hosted or sponsored by web portals.