Digital media content management system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12407888-B2
Application number	US-202117176956-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2021
Priority date	Jan 9, 2014
Publication date	Sep 2, 2025
Grant date	Sep 2, 2025

Abstract

A system and method is disclosed herein that provides a multi-device, multi-screen experience where original content, other content, and associated data can interact and flow between a primary display device and one or more secondary devices. More particularly, the system and method disclosed herein provides for the delivery and management of digital media content to an end user by providing the multi-device, multi-screen experience where original content, other content, and associated data can interact and flow between devices. The system and method enables an individual to create a virtually universal home commerce and monitoring ecosystem by integrating a device into their home Wi-Fi and content consumption systems.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a primary content source, based on a request from a user device, primary content configured for a primary display at a premises, wherein the primary content comprises one or more digital watermarks;
querying, based on the one or more digital watermarks in the primary content, one or more local radio-frequency identification (RFID) enabled devices at the premises;
receiving, from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, product information;
determining, based on the product information received from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, secondary content configured for a secondary display;
automatically sending, to the secondary display, the secondary content; and
causing output, via the secondary display, of the secondary content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the primary content comprises at least one of: streaming content, on-demand content, live television content, audio content, video content, augmented reality content, or virtual reality content.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, based on the product information, one or more internet search histories associated with the premises.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing, on the primary content, at least one of: object detection, object recognition, facial recognition, digital signature analysis, digital fingerprint analysis, or processing metadata.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more local RFID enabled devices are configured to query one or more RFID tags.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary content comprises one or more of: an advertisement associated with one or more objects at the premises or data associated with an object at the premises.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary display comprises a user interface, the method further comprising receiving, via the user interface, a user input associated with the secondary content.

8. A system comprising:
a computing device configured to:
receive, from a primary content source, based on a request from a user device, primary content configured for a primary display at a premises, wherein the primary content comprises one or more digital watermarks;
query, based on the one or more digital watermarks in the primary content, one or more local RFID enabled devices at the premises;
receive, from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, product information,
determine, based on the product information received from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, secondary content configured for a secondary display;
automatically send, to the secondary display, the secondary content; and
cause output, via the secondary display, of the secondary content; and

the secondary display configured to:
output the secondary content.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the primary content comprises at least one of: streaming content, on-demand content, live television content, audio content, video content, augmented reality content, or virtual reality content.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine, based on the product information, one or more internet search histories associated with the premises.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is further configured to perform, on the primary content, at least one of: object detection, object recognition, facial recognition, digital signature analysis, digital fingerprint analysis, or processing metadata.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more local RFID enabled devices are configured to query one or more RFID tags.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the secondary content comprises one or more of: an advertisement associated with one or more objects at the premises or data associated with one or more objects at the premises.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the secondary display comprises a user interface, wherein the computing device is further configured to receive, via the user interface, a user input associated with the secondary content.

15. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive, from a primary content source, based on a request from a user device, primary content configured for a primary display at a premises, wherein the primary content comprises one or more digital watermarks;
query, based on the one or more digital watermarks in the primary content, one or more local RFID enabled devices at the premises;
receive, from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, product information;
determine, based on the product information received from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, secondary content configured for a secondary display;
automatically send, to the secondary display, the secondary content; and
cause, via the secondary display, output of the secondary content.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the primary content comprises at least one of: streaming content, on-demand content, live television content, audio content, video content, augmented reality content, or virtual reality content.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to determine, based on the product information, one or more internet search histories associated with the premises.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to perform, on the primary content, at least one of: object detection, object recognition, facial recognition, digital signature analysis, digital fingerprint analysis, or processing metadata.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to query the one or more local RFID enabled devices, cause the one or more local RFID enabled devices to query one or more RFID tags.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the secondary content comprises one or more of: an advertisement associated with one or more objects at the premises or data associated with one or more objects at the premises.

Assignees

• Hsni Llc

Inventors

• Mcdevitt John

Classifications

• H04N21/8133

  specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video programme · CPC title

• H04N21/64322

  IP · CPC title

• H04N21/4622

  Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859) · CPC title

• H04N21/4532

  involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18) · CPC title

• H04N21/43637

  involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth®, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] (arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114) · CPC title