Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving content by interconnecting internet protocol television with home network
US-9225542-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Mapping mobile device electronic program guide to content
US8973036B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8973036-B2 |
| Application number | US-94986207-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A user computing device, such as mobile device, is provided with an electronic program guide (EPG). The EPG lists video content that is available or being broadcast on one or more websites. The video content may be considered to be premium content or user content. Premium content may be video content that is available from the website of a commercial broadcaster. Premium content may be generated by the commercial broadcaster. User content may be video content that has been generated and provided to websites for viewing and sharing by users such as members of the websites. An EPG may display listings of both user content and premium content.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving a plurality of video content information from a plurality of websites comprising at least one premium content website and at least one user content website, each of the plurality of websites for providing a plurality of video content simultaneously in a same scheduled time slot, the plurality of video content information associated with the plurality of video content available from the plurality of websites, wherein the p…
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- What does patent US8973036B2 cover?
- A user computing device, such as mobile device, is provided with an electronic program guide (EPG). The EPG lists video content that is available or being broadcast on one or more websites. The video content may be considered to be premium content or user content. Premium content may be video content that is available from the website of a commercial broadcaster. Premium content may be generate…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nagaraja Nagendra, Qualcomm Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N7/17318. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 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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