公开(公告)号：US20180295405A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15858744

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Thomas C. Barnett, JR. ,  Aamir Hussain

IPC: H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include set-top box (STB) devices, systems and apparatus providing integrated video projection and Internet of Things (IoT) control functionality. Device embodiments include an internal power supply, logic and wireless radios providing for connection to various networks. Therefore, device embodiments are portable and typically provided in a small housing. Alternative embodiments include methods of providing STB, video projection and IoT control functionality with a relatively small and easily transported self-contained, self-powered device.

公开(公告)号：US20180332328A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15840982

申请日：2017-12-13

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Sprenger ,  Zubin Ingah ,  Aamir Hussain ,  Fernando Prieto-Ochoa ,  Asghar Hussain

IPC: H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/482

CPC classification number: H04N21/4821 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47205

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing conflict resolution for electronic program guides. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive a plurality of metadata each from a metadata source among a plurality of metadata sources, each of the metadata corresponding to a video content, might compile the plurality of metadata, might determine whether at least one metadata of the plurality of metadata is inconsistent with other metadata of the plurality of metadata. Based on a determination that at least one metadata is inconsistent with other metadata, the computing system might analyze the plurality of metadata to determine which set of metadata more accurately corresponds to the video content, might modify one or more metadata based on such determination, might generate an EPG that presents the video content, using metadata consistent with the modified one or more metadata, and might display the EPG on a display device.