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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
David W. Chen, Ashburn, VA (US);
Vipul B. Patel, Great Falls, VA (US);
Kenneth L. Gould, Reston, VA (US);
Jian Yu, Ashburn, VA (US);
David W. Chen, Ashburn, VA (US);
Vipul B. Patel, Great Falls, VA (US);
Kenneth L. Gould, Reston, VA (US);
Jian Yu, Ashburn, VA (US);
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods for transmitting TV program related content to IP connected devices on a home network, or other local area network. Users can watch television while simultaneously receiving content related to TV programs currently being displayed on a television. TV centric and TV program related content can be transmitted to IP connected devices. Moreover, this TV program related content can be displayed at the same time as a television program is being displayed on a television. As such, the system can provide media synchronization within home network using the set-top box as a gateway for delivering the content. Users can watch TV at home, and at the same time receive TV program related content on a laptop, tablet computer, mobile phone, etc.