# US 10,375,453 B2 · Device for industry-specific content streaming

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- Number: US 10,375,453 B2
- Document ID: US10375453B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/908,090
- Filed: 2018-02-28
- Published: 2018-08-30
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-02-28
- Assignees: Digital Broadcasting and Communications Network, LLC
- Applicants: Digital Broadcasting and Communications Network, LLC
- Inventors: Jovan Hutton Pulitzer; James Strader
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10375453B2

## CPC

- H04N 21/8456: {by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments}
- G06F 16/285: {Clustering or classification}
- G06Q 20/203: {Inventory monitoring}
- H04L 65/612: for unicast
- H04N 21/26241: {involving the time of distribution, e.g. the best time of the day for inserting an advertisement or airing a children programme}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A device for industry-specific content streaming includes a network interface, a display, a memory, and at least one processor coupled to the network interface and the memory. The at least one processor is configured to transmit a request for a digital content item to a remote server, wherein the digital content item is classified according to a specific classification code, receive a manifest file associated with the digital content item, wherein the manifest file includes a location for at least one segment file associated with the digital content item, determine using the manifest file a location on the remote server of a segment file, transmit to the remote server a request for the segment file stored on the remote server, receive the segment file in response to the request for the segment file, and present contents of the segment file on the display of the electronic device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device for industry-specific content streaming, comprising:
a network interface;
a display;
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the network interface and the memory, the at least one processor configured to:
transmit, over the network interface, a request for a digital content item to a remote server, wherein the request includes a specific classification code and the digital content item is classified according to the specific classification code;
receive, from the remote server over the network interface, a manifest file associated with the digital content item stored on the remote server, wherein the manifest file includes a location on the remote server for at least one segment file associated with the digital content item;
determine, using the manifest file, a location on the remote server of a segment file;
transmit, over the network interface to the remote server, a request for the segment file stored on the remote server;
receive, from the remote server over the network interface, the segment file in response to the request for the segment file; and
present contents of the segment file on the display of the electronic device,
wherein the digital content item is one of a plurality of digital content items stored on the remote server,
wherein each of the plurality of digital content items is provided according to at least one content schedule, and
wherein the at least one content schedule is associated with a classification code defining a target industry for the content schedule.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the specific classification code is a Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one content schedule includes time-based programming blocks, wherein each of the time-based programming blocks is associated with a particular time of day.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The electronic device of claim 3, wherein content from the plurality of digital content items is scheduled within the time-based programming blocks, wherein a classification code associated with the content is matched to the classification code associated with the time-based programming blocks.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the content scheduled within at least one of the time-based programming blocks is restricted from being requested by the electronic device except during the particular time of day associated the at least one of the time-based programming blocks.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive, at the particular time of day associated with the at least one of the time-based programming blocks, a manifest file associated with the content scheduled within the at least one of the time-based programming blocks; and
transmit a request, using the manifest file associated with the content scheduled within the at least one of the time-based programming blocks, for a segment file associated with the content scheduled within the at least one of the time-based programming blocks.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the electronic device is associated with a specific classification code.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the content scheduled within at least one of the time-based programming blocks is restricted from being requested by the electronic device unless the classification code associated with the electronic device matches the classification code of the at least one of the time-based programming blocks.

### Claim 9 (depends on 4)

The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the electronic device is connected to a point-of-sale (POS) system.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive data from the POS system concerning a product or service sold;
determine if the data indicates a trend in the products or services sold; and
transmit the data to the remote server so that the remote server updates the content scheduled within the time-based programming blocks according to the trend.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The electronic device of claim 10, wherein updating the content scheduled within the time-based programming blocks according to the trend includes replacing certain content within at least one of the time-based programming blocks with content including subject matter pertaining to the trend.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an infrared (IR) receiver for receiving commands from a peripheral IR transmitter.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is restricted from uses other than content streaming.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
repeat, until all segment files associated with the manifest file are received by the electronic device:
transmitting a request for another segment file stored on the remote server;
receiving from the remote server over the network interface the another segment file in response to the request for the another segment file; and
presenting contents of the another segment file on the display of the electronic device.