公开(公告)号：US10739948B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US16129448

申请日：2018-09-12

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Charles V. Scott ,  James Cansler ,  Scott White

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/472 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/048

Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20220337642A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17230668

申请日：2021-04-14

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Keith Aubrey Crowe ,  Charles V. Scott

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F16/435 ,  G06F16/438 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, registering a user to participate in a virtual event; creating a user playlist for user participation in the virtual event, the user playlist including a sequence of segments to be presented to the user in an immersive experience of the virtual event; providing a segment of the sequence of segments to the user in the immersive experience; detecting a user response to the segment; and modifying the segment for future presentations of the segment, wherein the modifying is based on the user response to the segment. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09635418B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US15257090

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Scott White ,  James Cansler ,  Charles V. Scott

IPC: H04H20/14 ,  H04H60/29 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/433

CPC classification number: H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a commercial segment of media content, including a video portion and an audio portion, contains neither metadata nor close captioning information. I response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, advertised program content is identified based on the video portion, the audio portion or both. Alternative media content is identified based on the advertised program content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10101881B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15862795

申请日：2018-01-05

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Charles V. Scott ,  James Cansler ,  Scott White

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/84 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/472 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180129383A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15862795

申请日：2018-01-05

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Charles V. Scott ,  James Cansler ,  Scott White

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/84 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04N21/262

CPC classification number: G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20210377245A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17403256

申请日：2021-08-16

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Ankur Mukerji ,  Charles V. Scott

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A method includes selecting, at a content management computer, a particular content source of a plurality of content sources for media content associated with a media content item requested by a first media device. The particular content source is selected based on a network topology of an access network. The method includes sending a first instruction to the particular content source from the content management computer. The first instruction causes the particular content source to send the media content to the first media device. The method includes, after sending the first instruction, receiving, at the content management computer, a request for the media content item from a second media device. The method also includes sending a second instruction from the content management computer to the first media device. The second instruction causes the first media device to send the media content to the second media device.

公开(公告)号：US20190012050A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16129448

申请日：2018-09-12

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Charles V. Scott ,  James Cansler ,  Scott White

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/262

CPC classification number: G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09948976B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US15496117

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Scott White ,  James Cansler ,  Charles V. Scott

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/84

CPC classification number: H04N21/4227 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8133 ,  H04N21/8173 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/858

Abstract: A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined that the meta-data tag is related to entertainment content. A media manipulation action for the entertainment content is determined. A notification that the media manipulation action is available for the entertainment content is displayed. Controls to store the media manipulation action on a user account are provided, and the manipulation action is stored to the user account.

公开(公告)号：US20160373815A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-22

申请号：US15257090

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Scott White ,  James Cansler ,  Charles V. Scott

IPC: H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/84

CPC classification number: H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a commercial segment of media content, including a video portion and an audio portion, contains neither metadata nor close captioning information. I response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, advertised program content is identified based on the video portion, the audio portion or both. Alternative media content is identified based on the advertised program content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract translation: 结合主题公开的教导的系统可以包括例如确定包括视频部分和音频部分的媒体内容的商业部分既不包含元数据也不包含字幕信息。 我响应确定商业片段既不包含元数据也不包含字幕信息，则基于视频部分，音频部分或两者识别公告的节目内容。 基于所宣传的节目内容来识别替代媒体内容。 公开了其他实施例。