End of show handling
AssigneeKuautli Media Investment Zrt.
InventorsMichael YOUSSEFMIR, James Vincent BURMEISTER, Philip R. WISER
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Abstract
A content delivery system that works in a broadcast and linear content environment causing real time display of received linear content. The system limits the display of the linear content by determining a time to automatically change the display of the linear content based upon program guide information and other factors, unless a signal is or has been received from a user indicating further interest in the content.
Claims20
A method implemented on a computer system to display a linear content, comprising:
- receiving program guide information associated with the linear content, the program guide information including program boundary information for the linear content;
- receiving the linear content via IP streaming;
- causing display of the received linear content, in real time with respect to the receiving, on a display in communication with the computer system;
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- determining if a specific transition time has been reached, and if reached, automatically stopping the display of linear content unless a signal is or has been received from a user by the computer system within a set time period before the specific transition time;
- wherein the signal is received from the user without the computer system transmitting any notice that user input is necessary to avoid stoppage of the display.
A computer system configured to display a linear content, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive program guide information associated with the linear content and to receive the linear content via IP streaming;
- the program guide information comprising program boundary information for the linear content;
- the computer system being configured to cause display of the received linear content in real time with respect to the receiving of the linear content, the displaying being on a display in communication with the computer system;
- an end of show handler module configured to determine if a specific transition time has been reached, and if reached, to automatically cause the display of linear content to stop unless a signal is or has been received from a user by the computer system within a set time period of the program end time;
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- wherein the end of show handler is further configured to display an interactive menu on the display after stopping the streaming of the linear content, the interactive menu enabling the user to select from options comprising continuing to display the selected linear content.
A method of end of show handling comprising:
- (a) receiving and displaying content consisting of at least one program on a customer premises equipment, the customer premises equipment having an end of show handler and a display screen;
- (b) determining a specific transition time for the content;
- (c) monitoring whether a user signal is or is not received by the customer premises equipment during a set time period before the specific transition time;
- (d) changing the display of the content on the customer premises equipment at the specific transition time if the customer premises equipment does not receive a user signal within the set time period;
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- (e) setting a system-wide maximum time limit on all set time periods stored in the customer premises equipment, wherein set time periods used with the method are never longer than the system-wide maximum time limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.