Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for providing blackout support in video mosaic environments
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Application No.: US15182067Application Date: 2016-06-14
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Publication No.: US09774897B2Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Michael D. Ellis , Jon P. Radloff
- Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Carlos
- Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Carlos
- Agency: Haley Guiliano LLP
- Main IPC: H04N21/258
- IPC: H04N21/258 ; H04N5/445 ; H04N7/16 ; H04N7/173 ; H04N21/2362 ; H04N21/443 ; H04N21/462 ; H04N21/4722 ; H04N21/482 ; H04N21/6543 ; H04N21/6547 ; H04N21/432

Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing blackout support in video mosaic environments are disclosed. In response to receiving a request for a video mosaic page, screen data, which may include blackout information, is received. The screen data identifies the video assets in the video mosaic page. A determination is made, based at least in part on the screen data, whether any video assets in the video mosaic page should be blacked out. Blacked out assets may be masked and their associated audio blocked. In addition, an overlay of options associated with the blacked out asset may be presented. The overlay may include options to substitute the blacked out asset with replacement content, search for similar content, or retrieve more information about the blackout.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160295261A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING BLACKOUT SUPPORT IN VIDEO MOSAIC ENVIRONMENTS Public/Granted day:2016-10-06
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