System and method of enhanced caller-ID display using a personal address book
US-9219823-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Content access
US9160971B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9160971-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213477511-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Publication date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
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Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method implemented by a client device, the method comprising: determining hardware and software content capabilities of the client device; outputting a representation of content that is available via a plurality of different sources at a same time; selecting, in response to a user selection of the representation, one of the plurality of different sources to be used to obtain the content, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on the determined…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9160971B2 cover?
- Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Potrebic Peter J, Jha Prashant K, Tozer Mark B, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N7/163. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Oct 13 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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