Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tracking media content consumed on foreign devices
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Application No.: US18141627Application Date: 2023-05-01
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Publication No.: US12028428B2Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Reda Harb , Rowena Young , Edison Lin , Mark Campagna
- Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Haley Guiliano LLP
- Main IPC: H04L67/50
- IPC: H04L67/50 ; H04L67/306 ; H04W8/00 ; H04W4/80

Abstract:
Methods and systems are described for tracking content consumed by a guest subscriber consuming content with a host subscriber. A host device accessing content transmits a discovery request to identify nearby devices. A guest device in the vicinity receives the discovery request and transmits a response to the host device. As content is played back on the host device, the guest device may receive a content identifier and a progress time from the host device. Using the content identifier and the progress time, a guest device may transmit a request to a server to update a viewing history or subscriber profile associated with the guest subscriber and/or device. A guest subscriber may later resume a program or series from where the content was left on his or her own home or mobile device(s). Communications between a host device and guest device may be direct or via network server and may be secured as private.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230362269A1 TRACKING MEDIA CONTENT CONSUMED ON FOREIGN DEVICES Public/Granted day:2023-11-09
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