Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Live channel switching and return during commercial breaks
- Patent Title (中): 实时频道切换和商业休息期间返回
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Application No.: US14042053Application Date: 2013-09-30
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Publication No.: US09113200B2Publication Date: 2015-08-18
- Inventor: Dahai Ren
- Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
- Current Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04N5/50
- IPC: H04N5/50 ; H04N21/438 ; H04H20/14 ; H04H60/37 ; H04N21/454
Abstract:
A device may detect a commercial break for a channel. The channel may be provided for output to a user. The device may determine another channel to provide based on detecting the commercial break for the channel. The other channel may not be associated with a commercial break. The device may provide the other channel for output to the user. The device may monitor the channel to detect that the commercial break for the channel has ended. The device may provide the channel for output to the user based on detecting that that the commercial break for the channel has ended.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150095932A1 LIVE CHANNEL SWITCHING AND RETURN DURING COMMERCIAL BREAKS Public/Granted day:2015-04-02
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