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US9532096B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9532096-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514919174-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Publication date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
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A device is provided for use with a content provider that is operable to provide content, which includes a plurality of content components. The device includes a communication portion, a memory portion, a parsing portion, a counting portion and a processing portion. The communication portion can receive the content from the content provider. The parsing portion can parse the content into the plurality of content components and can store the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can provide a counter for each of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion, respectively. The processing portion can retrieve and process one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can further increment the counter associated with the retrieved one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for managing media content items, the method comprising: receiving, using a media playback device that includes a hardware processor, media content item as an input signal, wherein the input signal includes a plurality of different content components associated with the media content item; parsing, using the media playback device that includes the hardware processor, the received media content item into the plurality of content components of the m…
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- What does patent US9532096B2 cover?
- A device is provided for use with a content provider that is operable to provide content, which includes a plurality of content components. The device includes a communication portion, a memory portion, a parsing portion, a counting portion and a processing portion. The communication portion can receive the content from the content provider. The parsing portion can parse the content into the pl…
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- Google Technology Holdings LLC
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- Primary CPC classification H04N21/4302. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 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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