Systems and methods for providing a program as a gift using an interactive application
US-9226012-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Message delivery mechanism
US8959539B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8959539-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113249726-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
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A method may include receiving a video stream, wherein the video stream is divided into video segments, and wherein the video stream is being sent to a customer device and receiving a request to insert a message into the video stream. The method may further include determining a particular video segment after which to insert the message into the video stream; inserting the message into video stream after the particular video segment; and sending the video stream to the customer device, wherein the video stream includes the inserted message.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method performed by a server device, the method comprising: receiving, by the server device, a video stream, wherein the video stream is divided into a sequence of video segments and includes one or more cue messages, and wherein the video stream is being sent to a customer device; receiving, by the server device, a request to insert a message into the video stream; determining, by the server device and independently of the one or more cue messages, a…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8959539B2 cover?
- A method may include receiving a video stream, wherein the video stream is divided into video segments, and wherein the video stream is being sent to a customer device and receiving a request to insert a message into the video stream. The method may further include determining a particular video segment after which to insert the message into the video stream; inserting the message into video st…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Adimatyam Venkata S, Gavade Sameer Vasant, Ruiz-Velasco Enrique, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N21/2543. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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