公开(公告)号：US10181132B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-15

申请号：US14077207

申请日：2013-11-11

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company, L.P.

Inventor： Jason R. Delker ,  John M. Everson ,  Michael A. Gailloux ,  Jarrod A. Nichols ,  James W. Norris

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  H04N7/173

Abstract: A media player is provided. The media player comprises a communications interface, a memory store containing a plurality of personalized advertisements, and a media playback component. The targeted advertisements are refreshed by receiving updates from the communications interface during some of the intervals when the media player is connected to a network. The targeted advertisements are indexed by a plurality of characteristics, the first characteristic being a creation date of the targeted advertisements. The media playback component is configured to play a media content, wherein the media content is stored separately from the targeted advertisements, and to play one of the targeted advertisements in the memory store selected based on the characteristics of the one of the targeted advertisements.

公开(公告)号：US09479569B1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US13923102

申请日：2013-06-20

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Jeremy R. Breau ,  Jason R. Delker ,  John M. Everson ,  Michael A. Gailloux

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/472 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L67/10 ,  G06F17/30861 ,  G06F17/30902 ,  G06F17/30905 ,  H04L65/4007 ,  H04L65/601 ,  H04L65/604 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/2823 ,  H04L67/2847 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04N21/4355 ,  H04N21/472

Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided comprising a processor, a memory, a display, and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, initiates a plurality of user agents that each indicate a different communication point. The portable electronic device also transmits a request for a content from each of the user agents to a content source, the requests being transmitted substantially concurrently. The portable electronic device also receives a plurality of contents, each content associated with one of the user agents and each content formatted differently than the remaining contents. The portable electronic also presents one of the contents on the display, wherein the portable electronic device promotes concurrent downloading of a content in multiple formats from the content source.