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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventor:
Thomas S. Taylor, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
EchoStar Technologies LLC, Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01);
Abstract
A programming communication synchronizer embodiment communicates a portion of a program to a receiving device during a first time period, communicates a corresponding portion of the program to a mobile device during a second time period, and coordinates the first time period with the second time period so that the portion of the program is deliverable to a presentation device coupleable to the receiving device at approximately the same time the corresponding portion of the program is deliverable to the mobile device.