US 2013/0155323 A1Published application

System and method for content based control of media renderer

AssigneeComigo Ltd.

InventorsRonen SEGAL, Motty LENTZITZKY

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Abstract

Systems and method are presented for controlling the settings of a media renderer, such as a television, in response to available media content and user preferences. The system may include a client terminal connected to the media renderer via a communication channel. The system may be operable to monitor media content available to the media renderer; to obtain user preferences; to compare monitored media content to the user preferences; to select control signals according to the user preferences; and to send the control signals to the media renderer via the communication line thereby adjusting the settings of the media renderer.

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Dependent claims

A method for a media renderer, comprising:

connecting a client terminal to a media renderer via at least one communication channel;
monitoring media content from a plurality of media content channels which are available to the media renderer via a plurality of ports;
obtaining at least one rule associated with a certain of said plurality of media content channels;
performing an analysis of said monitored media content to determine accordingly if said at least one rule is met;
selecting control signals according to the determination;
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sending the control signals to the media renderer via the communication line thereby instructing the media renderer to switch between a currently displayed content channel from said plurality of media content channels and said certain media content channel or instructing the media renderer to render a superimposition of data from said certain media content channel on a display of said currently displayed content channel.

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Facts

Application: 13/721,183Filed 20 Dec 2012
Priority: 20 Dec 2011
Published: 20 Jun 2013
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Classification8 codes

H04N 5/445
Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards: for displaying additional information
H04N 21/4532
Management of client data or end-user data: involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences
H04N 21/47
Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof: end-user…
H04N 21/4758
End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data: for providing answers, e.g. voting

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Application61/577,690Us provisional application · filed 20 Dec 2011
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