公开(公告)号：US20180007415A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15655266

申请日：2017-07-20

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Kranti Kilaru ,  David A. Kummer ,  Henry Gregg Martch ,  Jason Anguiano ,  S. Craig Hemenway

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/45

CPC classification number: H04N21/42202 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4758 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: Measuring and tracking user interaction with a television receiver, such as a set top box or cable box. The television receiver may create and display a matrix code that includes temporal information, user identification information, geographic information, and/or a user selection. The matrix code may be captured by a matrix reading device and transmitted to a monitoring entity. Optionally, the matrix reading device may decode the matrix code and transmit associated data to the monitoring entity. The monitoring entity may use the code or data to track and distinguish between user interactions at different points in time.