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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016

Filed:

May. 28, 2015
Applicant:

Advanced Digital Broadcast S.a., Chambesy, CH;

Inventor:

Jaroslaw Micewicz, Zielona Gora, PL;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/42201 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/44227 (2013.01); H04N 21/4516 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for a follow me television function the method comprising the steps of: receiving an audio video content; processing and delivering the content to a first device at a first location for playback; the method further comprising the steps of: monitoring location of at least one another device by a device monitoring means; monitoring location of a user by a user monitoring means; detecting whether the user is closer to a second device than to the first device currently used for playback; wherein in case the user is closer to the second device than to the first device currently used for playback, transferring the audio video playback session from the first device to the second device; and starting playback of the audio video content on the second device and stopping playback on the first device.


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