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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2017
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Scott White, Austin, TX (US);

James Cansler, Pflugerville, TX (US);

Charles V. Scott, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4227 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4227 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01); H04N 21/8173 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined that the meta-data tag is related to entertainment content. A media manipulation action for the entertainment content is determined. A notification that the media manipulation action is available for the entertainment content is displayed. Controls to store the media manipulation action on a user account are provided, and the manipulation action is stored to the user account.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…