Invention Grant
US08510775B2 System and method for providing enhanced entertainment data on a set top box
有权
用于在机顶盒上提供增强的娱乐数据的系统和方法
- Patent Title: System and method for providing enhanced entertainment data on a set top box
- Patent Title (中): 用于在机顶盒上提供增强的娱乐数据的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12684616Application Date: 2010-01-08
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Publication No.: US08510775B2Publication Date: 2013-08-13
- Inventor: Gary W. Lafreniere , David Emerson , Kelsyn Rooks
- Applicant: Gary W. Lafreniere , David Emerson , Kelsyn Rooks
- Applicant Address: US CO Denver
- Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
- Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Denver
- Agency: Patton Boggs LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F13/00 ; H04N5/445

Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for distributing media content to a plurality of display devices. For instance, in one embodiment, a computer implemented method for distributing media content to a display device is disclosed. The method comprises configuring a middleware device to provide media content to the display device and to a set of display devices. In response to the middleware device receiving a request for media content from the display device, the method determines whether the there is sufficient bandwidth to provide a requested media content to the display device. In one embodiment, if the method determines that there is insufficient bandwidth to provide the requested media content to the display device, the method provides the requested media content to the display device based on a set of preconfigured user preferences.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110173659A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED ENTERTAINMENT DATA ON A SET TOP BOX Public/Granted day:2011-07-14
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