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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Peter Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);
Ludovic Etienne Douillet, Escondido, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);
Ludovic Etienne Douillet, Escondido, CA (US);
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 9/64 (2006.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/6547 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); H04N 21/2543 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/125 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01); G06Q 40/10 (2013.01); G06Q 40/12 (2013.12); H04N 5/44 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 9/641 (2013.01); H04N 9/642 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/2543 (2013.01); H04N 21/25816 (2013.01); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/4347 (2013.01); H04N 21/4382 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/6547 (2013.01); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aggregation device in a home network accumulates information from audio video apparatuses in the network that the apparatuses require enablement of respective licensable components for which no license event has yet occurred. The aggregation device sends an indication of the license events to a server so that appropriate royalties may be paid post-sale of the various devices.