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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:
Apr. 18, 2017

Filed:

May. 18, 2007
Applicants:

Jerald Robert Howcroft, Beverly Hills, MI (US);

Zhi LI, San Ramon, CA (US);

John Mcclenny, San Antonio, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jerald Robert Howcroft, Beverly Hills, MI (US);

Zhi Li, San Ramon, CA (US);

John McClenny, San Antonio, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/4425 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 17/00 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4425 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of indicating video content quality is disclosed that includes receiving performance data at a video content quality server from a set-top box device. The performance data may include values of a plurality of video content quality parameters. The method also includes generating a graphical user interface indicating a quality of video content received at the set-top box device. The graphical user interface may include the values of each of the plurality of video content quality parameters. Further, the method includes sending data corresponding to the graphical user interface from the video content quality server to the set-top box device. The method may include the video content quality server receiving a request from the set-top box device to send the data corresponding to the graphical user interface.


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