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US 11,889,162 B2Granted
Media content delivery selection
AssigneeDISH Technologies L.L.C.
InventorKristopher Brulotte
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Abstract
A device, such as for example and without limitation, a set-top box, is programmed to receive metadata relating to available media content. At least one item of media content is identified as selected to be provided to a display upon activation of the display. The at least one item of selected media content is provided to the display upon activation of the display.
Claims19
A media device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transient memory having processor-readable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
- receiving, while the media device is in a low-power standby mode and a display device is not activated, multiple items of media content from a media content provider over a provider network, the multiple items of media content each including metadata that indicates a predefined category associated with subscription media selected by the media content provider to be made accessible to a user of the media device promotionally despite the user not subscribing to the media content;
- storing the multiple items of media content along with an order of priority;
- identifying, responsive to powering up of the media device from the low-power standby mode, a selected media content as a highest priority one of the multiple items of media content to be displayed upon activation of the display device based on the metadata indicating the predefined category and the order of priority;
- and
- providing the selected media content to the display device to be displayed substantially immediately upon activation of the display device and without user input to select an item of media content for display.
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A method for providing display of selected media content substantially immediately upon activation of a display device, the method comprising:
- receiving, while a media device is in a low-power standby mode, multiple items of media content from a media content provider over a provider network, the multiple items of media content each including metadata that indicates a predefined category associated with subscription media selected by the media content provider to be made accessible to a user of the media device promotionally despite the user not subscribing to the media content;
- storing the multiple items of media content along with an order of priority;
- identifying, responsive to powering up of the media device from the low-power standby mode, a selected media content as a highest priority one of the multiple items of media content to be displayed upon activation of a display device based on the metadata indicating the predefined category and the order of priority;
- and
- providing the selected media content to the display device to be displayed substantially immediately upon activation of the display device and without user input to select an item of media content for display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.