Media appliance
    54.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10454862B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US14677569

    申请日:2015-04-02

    摘要: A media appliance comprising: video apparatus for outputting signals to a screen; a control device allowing a user to control the output of signals from the video apparatus to the screen, thereby selecting a viewing activity; a network interface for accessing a packet-based network; a memory storing a communication client application; and processing apparatus, coupled to the memory, network interface and video apparatus, and arranged to execute the communication client application; wherein the client application is configured so as when executed to allow the user to conduct bidirectional communications with other users via the packet-based network, and output notifications to the user of incoming communication events received from other users over the packet-based network; and wherein the client application is further configured to defer one or more of said notifications of incoming communication events received during said viewing activity, determine a delineation in the viewing activity, and automatically output the one or more notifications to the user following said delineation.

    Systems and methods for roster management in fantasy sports contest applications

    公开(公告)号:US10391389B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15676747

    申请日:2017-08-14

    摘要: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster.The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.

    Systems and methods for roster management in fantasy sports contest applications
    57.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for roster management in fantasy sports contest applications 有权
    幻想运动竞赛应用中的名册管理系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09358462B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-07

    申请号:US13940550

    申请日:2013-07-12

    摘要: The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的幻想运动比赛应用在即将到来的幻想运动比赛之前向用户提醒必要的名单变化。 幻想体育比赛应用程序可以在即将到来的幻想体育比赛之前评估用户的队伍名单,以确保队列中的所有名单都充满了可用于现实生活中的运动员比赛。 幻想体育竞赛应用程序也可能会识别出可能对用户的幻想体育比赛队伍名单有利的名单变更和名册交易。

    Pluggable interactive television
    59.
    发明授权
    Pluggable interactive television 有权
    可插拔互动电视

    公开(公告)号:US09197928B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-24

    申请号:US14057764

    申请日:2013-10-18

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed herein that provide a TV receiver that supports a set of existing iTV standards and proprietary iTV implementations. Further, the TV receiver can be extended to support additional iTV standards and proprietary iTV implementations. A digital television data stream is received and processed by a client. The digital television data stream is analyzed to determine which interactive television format is present. A registry of interactive television virtual machines is searched to determine whether a virtual machine is registered for the interactive television format. Each of the interactive television virtual machines is adapted for one of the interactive television formats. If a virtual machine that matches the interactive television format is found, it is loaded and hosted. Hosting the virtual includes providing services to the virtual machine through common application programming interfaces (APIs) machine includes. The common APIs may be used by any virtual machine that is loaded.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了提供支持一组现有iTV标准和专有iTV实现的TV接收机的技术。 此外,TV接收机可以扩展,以支持额外的iTV标准和专有iTV实现。 数字电视数据流由客户接收和处理。 分析数字电视数据流以确定存在哪种交互式电视格式。 搜索交互式电视虚拟机的注册表以确定虚拟机是否被注册为交互式电视格式。 互动电视虚拟机中的每一个适用于交互式电视格式之一。 如果找到与交互式电视格式匹配的虚拟机,则会加载和托管。 托管虚拟包括通过通用应用程序编程接口(API)提供服务给虚拟机。 任何加载的虚拟机都可以使用通用的API。