Apparatus and method for providing media content

    公开(公告)号:US10200669B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15641415

    申请日:2017-07-05

    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may, for example, receive a request for a telepresence seat at an event, obtain media content comprising event images of the event that are captured by an event camera system, receive images that are captured by a camera system at a user location, and provide the media content and video content representative of the images to a processor for presentation at a display device utilizing a telepresence configuration that simulates the first and second users being present at the event, where the providing of the first and second video content establishes a communication session between the first and second users. Other embodiments are disclosed.

    Method and apparatus for monitoring usage of items

    公开(公告)号:US10198751B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15239176

    申请日:2016-08-17

    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor can be operable to transmit a radio frequency signal directed to a radio frequency identifier tag carried by a first item, receive usage information from the radio frequency identifier tag, determine a measure of wear and tear of the first item from the usage information, compare the measure of wear and tear to a threshold, detect from the comparison a state of usage of the first item, and submit a notice representative of the state of usage of the first item. Other embodiments are disclosed.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING

    公开(公告)号:US20190026774A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US16144437

    申请日:2018-09-27

    CPC classification number: G06Q30/0251 G06Q30/0255 G06Q50/01 H04M2215/0192

    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller operable to determine a behavioral pattern of at least one of a subscriber leader and a plurality of subscriber followers who track activities of the subscriber leader. The controller can be further operable to detect a first request to transmit first media content from a first device of a first plurality of devices of the subscriber leader to a second plurality of devices of the plurality of subscriber followers, identify in the first media content a first substitutable advertisement product, substitute the first substitutable product in the first media content with a first advertisement product selected according to the determined behavioral pattern to generate updated first media content, and transmit the updated first media content to the second plurality of devices of the plurality of subscriber followers. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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