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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:

Apr. 29, 2014
Applicant:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

George M. Higa, Plano, TX (US);

Deron Bauman, Dallas, TX (US);

Lilian Mi Quach, Grand Prairie, TX (US);

Hao Tzu Kong, Allen, TX (US);

Sherrily Huang, Plano, TX (US);

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/42225 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an exemplary method, a media service personalization system directs a media service access device to operate in accordance with a shared mode of operation when user interaction with the media service access device is by way of a shared user input device and directs the media service access device to operate in accordance with a personal mode of operation when user interaction with the media service access device is by way of a personal device specific to a user. In certain examples, the media service personalization system may switch between directing the media service access device to operate in accordance with the shared mode of operation and directing the media service access device to operate in accordance with the personal mode of operation based on a status of a remote control session between the personal device and the shared media service access device.


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