# US 12,010,374 B2 · Controlling delivery of video programs using user defined identifiers for video receiver devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,374 B2 - Document ID: US12010374B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/103,136 - Filed: 2023-01-30 - Published: 2023-06-01 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2011-04-11 - Assignees: Ericsson Inc. - Applicants: Ericsson AB - Inventors: Charles Hammett Dasher; Chris Phillips - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010374B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/42204: {User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205)} - H04N 21/25816: {involving client authentication (restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06)} - H04N 21/25875: {involving end-user authentication (restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06)} - H04N 21/41265: {having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device (unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204)} - H04N 21/4222: {Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy (remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415)} - H04N 21/4751: {for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children} - H04N 21/4753: {for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password (cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A method of controlling delivery of video programs from video distribution equipment to video receiver devices includes receiving messages at the video distribution equipment from a mobile terminal operated by a user. The messages contain user defined identifiers that are associated with equipment identifiers of different ones of the video receiver devices. The user defined identifiers are stored associated with the equipment identifiers in a subscriber account. Delivery of video programs from the video distribution equipment to the video receiver devices is controlled in response to commands received from the mobile terminal which request delivery of identified video programs to identified ones of the user defined identifiers. Related video distribution equipment and mobile terminals are disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile terminal comprising: at least one microprocessor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, coupled to the at least one microprocessor, further including computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one microprocessor, are configured to: obtain a first identifier identifying a video receiver device, wherein the first identifier is associated with an image displayed through the video receiver device on an associated display device; communicate toward a video distribution equipment, both the first identifier identifying the video receiver device and a user-defined identifier for the video receiver device; and communicate a subsequent command toward the video distribution equipment, wherein the subsequent command requests delivery of an identified video program to the user-defined identifier for the video receiver device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one microprocessor, are configured to obtain the first identifier based on processing the image scanned by a camera device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the user-defined identifier is associated with a user-defined descriptive location of the video receiver device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one microprocessor, are configured to determine the first identifier identifying the video receiver device based on the image displayed through the video receiver device on the associated display device. ### Claim 5 A method for operating a mobile terminal, the method comprising: obtaining a first identifier identifying a video receiver device, wherein the first identifier is associated with an image displayed through the video receiver device on an associated display device; communicating toward a video distribution equipment, both the first identifier identifying the video receiver device and a user-defined identifier for the video receiver device; and communicating a subsequent command toward the video distribution equipment, wherein the subsequent command requests delivery of an identified video program to the user-defined identifier for the video receiver device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising obtaining the first identifier based on processing the image scanned by a camera device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the user-defined identifier is associated with a user-defined descriptive location of the video receiver device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising determining the first identifier identifying the video receiver device based on the image displayed through the video receiver device on the associated display device. ### Claim 9 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instructions, when executed by at least one microprocessor, are configured to: obtain a first identifier identifying a video receiver device, wherein the first identifier is associated with an image displayed through the video receiver device on an associated display device; communicate toward a video distribution equipment, both the first identifier identifying the video receiver device and a user-defined identifier for the video receiver device; and communicate a subsequent command toward the video distribution equipment, wherein the subsequent command requests delivery of an identified video program to the user-defined identifier for the video receiver device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one microprocessor, operate to obtain the first identifier based on processing the image scanned by a camera device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the user-defined identifier is associated with a user-defined descriptive location of the video receiver device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one microprocessor, operate to determine the first identifier identifying the video receiver device based on the image displayed through the video receiver device on the associated display device.