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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. 25, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2015
Applicant:

Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Alistair K. Chan, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);

Pablos Holman, Seattle, WA (US);

Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);

Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, WA (US);

Keith David Rosema, Olympia, WA (US);

Neal Stephenson, Seattle, WA (US);

Clarence T. Tegreene, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Assignee:

Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/233 (2011.01); H04H 20/86 (2008.01); H04W 4/20 (2009.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); G03B 31/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04S 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/233 (2013.01); G03B 31/00 (2013.01); H04H 20/86 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8106 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04S 5/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/206 (2013.01); H04L 67/30 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for providing audio content to a user device in a movie theater includes the steps of personalizing the audio content for the user device based on an identifier and providing the personalized audio content to the user device. In some embodiments, the identifier is based on demographic information about the user. According to some embodiments, the personalized audio content accompanies additional content that is not provided by the user device. In some embodiments, the personalized audio content accompanies a movie.


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