The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Arjun Baskaran, Chennai, IN;
Sankar Ram Dhanabalan, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/482 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for controlling a set-top box based on natural input from a user through various types of devices. Input devices are used to collect sensor data that represents natural user input for controlling the set-top box. The sensor data is parsed in order to identify the natural user input, and a user interface event is generated based on the natural user input. The user interface event is one that is supported by the set-top box. The user interface event is subsequently communicated to the set-top box.