Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method to identify an item depicted when media content is displayed
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Application No.: US17492337Application Date: 2021-10-01
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Publication No.: US11575971B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: James Pratt , Steven M. Belz , Gregory Edwards , Paul Van Vleck
- Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Guntin & Gust, PLC
- Agent Jay H. Anderson
- Main IPC: H04N21/4722
- IPC: H04N21/4722 ; H04N21/478 ; H04N21/84 ; G06F16/904 ; H04N21/234

Abstract:
A method includes receiving, at a media device, media content from a media content server. A portion of the media content includes a first item concurrently depicted with a second item. The method includes receiving an input indicating a selection of the second item within the media content. The method includes, in response to the input, sending an identification request for information corresponding to the second item to an identification server in response to the input. The identification request includes data relating to a depiction of the second item. The method also includes receiving the information from the identification server in response to the identification request. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220030313A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY AN ITEM DEPICTED WHEN MEDIA CONTENT IS DISPLAYED Public/Granted day:2022-01-27
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