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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Robert Drew Major, Orem, UT (US);
Darren Major, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Assignee:
EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/42207 (2013.01); H04N 21/42209 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/47815 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8173 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods and devices manage second screen media content that is associated with live or previously-recorded television programming while the programming is being viewed by a user. A control application provides an HTML5 or other application program interface (API) that allows advertisers, retailers or other third parties to access the remote control application for providing useful features.