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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.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicants:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Culver City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mitch Singer, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignees:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC., Culver City, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G01C 21/04 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G11B 27/28 (2006.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); G11B 27/031 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); H04N 21/8549 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G01C 21/04 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); G06F 17/3087 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G11B 27/031 (2013.01); G11B 27/28 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04N 21/25841 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/47815 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04N 21/8549 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using location information to identify and select movies or other content. In one implementation, an application for a device such as a smart phone or tablet computer uses location information to identify a movie that corresponds to the location, e.g., by fictional location or by where shots were filmed. Variations leverage the combination of user or target physical location and location information from a movie.