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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Inventor:
Lee D Shartzer, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Issy les moulineaux, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/4222 (2013.01); H04N 21/42207 (2013.01); H04N 21/4433 (2013.01); H04N 21/4438 (2013.01); H04N 21/25816 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a device during content playback commences by receiving at the device at least one user-entered command to instruct the device to take at least one action upon the occurrence of an event during content playback. The device will execute the command to take the at least one action upon occurrence of the event during content playback. The action can include providing a notification to another device, such as in the form of a URL.