Systems and methods for providing a program as a gift using an interactive application
US-9226012-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Viewing control management across multiple access points
US9706257B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9706257-B2 |
| Application number | US-55930009-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | Sep 14, 2009 |
| Publication date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
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A method and system for controlling viewing of multimedia content includes collecting viewing control profiles and associated viewing control passwords via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal. The viewing control profile may be usable to restrict access to certain multimedia programs. The viewing control may be applied using a unified storefront application, providing access to multimedia content via the Internet-protocol television portal, the web portal, and the mobile portal, to offer and provide controlled access to the multimedia assets.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: sending, from a server, an electronic trigger to a client device, the client device associated with a network address, the electronic trigger embedded in a stream of video content and uniquely identifying the video content; retrieving, by the server, viewing control settings from a profile associated with the network address associated with the client device; synchronizing, by the server, the viewing control settings with the stream…
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- H04N21/4751Primary
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- What does patent US9706257B2 cover?
- A method and system for controlling viewing of multimedia content includes collecting viewing control profiles and associated viewing control passwords via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal. The viewing control profile may be usable to restrict access to certain multimedia programs. The viewing control may be applied using a unified storefront application…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Piepenbrink David J, Chow Lee M, Sofos James T, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N21/4751. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Jul 11 2017 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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