Optically readable codes in a content delivery system
US-9716855-B2 · Jul 25, 2017 · US
Optically Readable Codes in a Content Delivery System
US2018131897A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2018131897-A1 |
| Application number | US-201715626704-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Publication date | May 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | — |
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Methods, apparatus, and software are described for using an optically-readable code. The optically-readable code may be caused to be displayed. Data may be received based on the optically-readable code. Content or other items may be determined based on the optically-readable code.
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1 . (canceled) 2 . A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, an indication of an optically-readable code captured at a user device, wherein the indication comprises a source and at least one parameter; determining, based on a query that is based on the at least one parameter, at least one video content item associated with the source; and causing sending of the at least one video content item.
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for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market (stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224) · CPC title
by using a URL (processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02) · CPC title
- H04N5/782Primary
on tape · CPC title
Storing end-user {multimedia} data in response to end-user request {, e.g. network recorder} · CPC title
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- What does patent US2018131897A1 cover?
- Methods, apparatus, and software are described for using an optically-readable code. The optically-readable code may be caused to be displayed. Data may be received based on the optically-readable code. Content or other items may be determined based on the optically-readable code.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Comcast Cable Comm Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N5/782. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Thu May 10 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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