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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:
Jun. 27, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2014
Applicants:

Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Rahim A. Charania, Euless, TX (US);

Bradley D. Beaver, Richardson, TX (US);

Assignees:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/488 (2013.01); H04N 21/632 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device may receive an indication associated with media content identified in an interactive program guide (IPG). The device may determine social media feed parameters associated with the IPG. The device may determine, based on the social media feed parameters, that a social media feed is to be displayed along with the media content. The social media feed may be associated with the media content. The device may identify a social media tag associated with the media content. The device may receive social media information associated with the social media tag. The social media information may include information associated with a social media application. The device may provide, for display, the social media feed along with the media content. The social media feed may include the social media information, and may be provided in accordance with the social media feed parameters.


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