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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Romulo Pontual, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
John L. Norin, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Robert G. Arsenault, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sui-Ky Ringo Ling, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Luke J. Crook, Torrance, CA (US);
John D. Choi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michelle L. Vagnati, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Stephen P. Dulac, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for communicating content to a user device includes a head end that communicates a plurality of upcoming content metadata that includes a content title to the user device. The user device displays the upcoming content metadata and selects at least one upcoming content metadata from the plurality of upcoming content metadata to form selected data. The user device communicates the selected data to the head end. The head end adjusts head end communication parameters for the content associated with the selected data based on the selected data and communicates the content to a user device based on the head end communication parameters.