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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Shaun Gehring, Warminster, PA (US);
Jason Smith, Orwigsburg, PA (US);
Michael J Cook, Flemington, NJ (US);
Bruce Bradley, Wayne, PA (US);
Daniel T Grady, Audubon, NJ (US);
Charlie Herrin, Wayne, PA (US);
Robert Philibert, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Shaun Gehring, Warminster, PA (US);
Jason Smith, Orwigsburg, PA (US);
Michael J Cook, Flemington, NJ (US);
Bruce Bradley, Wayne, PA (US);
Daniel T Grady, Audubon, NJ (US);
Charlie Herrin, Wayne, PA (US);
Robert Philibert, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and software are provided for using an optically-readable code such as a quick-response (QR) code. The optically-readable code may represent a uniform resource identifier (URI) including parameters that represent a query, such as a query for content and/or other data. The query results may be used to command a content consumption device to record or otherwise obtain an item of content. The optically-readable code may additionally or alternatively be determined based upon a status of the device, such as what content, or portion thereof, is currently being displayed, and/or what error condition is being experienced.