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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:
Oct. 10, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 12, 2015
Applicant:

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Alex Wellen, Atlanta, GA (US);

David Bohrman, Cloverdale, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4135 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for increasing media consumption. The present invention can provide viewers increased access to content of interest across various platforms, such as online articles, online audio and video clips, and television and radio broadcasts. In an embodiment, an individual viewing content online, such as a news article, is given a link. The link provides the viewer access to a list of content related to the article being viewed. The related content is not limited to the platform related content across, and allows the user to view the content, automatically set the content to be recorded by a digital video recorder, or reserve the content for future viewing. By providing the user with convenient access to content across platforms, they are more given media content of interest. Accordingly, viewership of this content will increase through this connection of individuals with content that aligns with their interests.


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