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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Sheau Bao NG, Wayland, MA (US);
Glenn Reitmeier, Yardley, PA (US);
Rajan Mehta, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44209 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/6112 (2013.01); H04N 21/6131 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique is provided for the parallel communication of digital content via broadcast channels and two-way data communications channels. Mobile devices may receive the digital content by the broadcast channels, and depending upon user preferences, signal quality, signal strength and other factors, coordinated switchover may be made from reception and playback of the content from a broadcast channel to reception and content from a two-way data communications channel.