# US 8,543,663 B2 · Generation of data concerning reception of media content at a communication device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,543,663 B2 - Document ID: US8543663B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/619,375 - Filed: 2012-09-14 - Published: 2013-01-10 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2010-02-10 - Assignees: Sling Media, Inc. - Applicants: Kalleri Faizel Rehiman; David Eyler; Satish P. Nayak; Ravinder Chouhan; Gurubasappa Kore - Inventors: Kalleri Faizel Rehiman; David Eyler; Satish P. Nayak; Ravinder Chouhan; Gurubasappa Kore - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8543663B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/44222: {Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programmes or purchase activity (monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33)} - H04N 21/25883: {being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address (arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52)} - 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 21/4147: PVR [Personal Video Recorder] (H04N5/76 takes precedence {; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40}) - H04N 21/44213: {Monitoring of end-user related data (arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33)} - H04N 21/4667: {Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections} - H04N 21/6377: directed to server {(one-way streaming services wherein the source is controlled by the destination H04L65/613)} - H04N 21/6582: {Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number (arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A method of providing data associated with reception of media content is presented. In the method, a communication device receives media content from a media content receiver via a communication network. The received media content is output to a user of the communication device. Data is then generated in the communication device which includes information identifying a channel selected by the user over which the media content receiver receives the media content. The data further includes information identifying a time period during which the communication device receives the media content. The data is transferred via the communication network to a communication node. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cellular phone, comprising: a communication interface configured to receive data from a wireless network; a processor communicatively coupled to the communication interface; a display communicatively coupled to the processor; and a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive media content from a place-shifting device via the communication interface; display the media content on the display; generate data based on the received media content, wherein the data comprises information identifying the media content displayed on the display, and wherein the data comprises information identifying a time period during which the cellular phone device receives the media content; and transferring the generated data to a communication node. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cellular phone of claim 1, wherein the communication interface is a cellular communication network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cellular phone of claim 1, wherein the communication interface is a Wi-Fi interface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cellular phone of claim 1, wherein the media content is a live broadcast. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cellular phone of claim 4, wherein the generated data further comprises a television channel of the live broadcast. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cellular phone of claim 1, wherein the media content is a pre-recorded media content. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cellular phone of claim 1, wherein processor is further configured to: receive a request for specific media content from the user interface; and transmit the request to the place-shifting device via the communication interface. ### Claim 8 A communication device, comprising: a communication interface configured to receive data from a wireless network; a processor communicatively coupled to the communication interface; a display communicatively coupled to the processor; and a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive media content from a place-shifting device via the communication interface; display the media content on the display; generate data based on the received media content, wherein the data comprises information identifying the media content displayed on the display, and wherein the data comprises information identifying a time period during which the communication device receives the media content; and transferring the generated data to a communication node. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The communication device of claim 8, wherein the communication device is a cellular phone and the communication interface is a cellular communication network. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The communication device of claim 8, wherein the communication interface is a Wi-Fi interface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The communication device of claim 8, wherein the media content is a live broadcast. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The communication device of claim 11, wherein the generated data further comprises a television channel of the live broadcast. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The communication device of claim 8, wherein the media content is a pre-recorded media content. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The communication device of claim 8, wherein processor is further configured to: receive a request for specific media content from the user interface; and transmit the request to the place-shifting device via the communication interface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The communication device of claim 8, wherein the communication device is a laptop computer. ### Claim 16 A method of providing data associated with reception of media content, the method comprising: receiving media content from a place-shifting device via a communication network at a communication device; outputting the received media content to a display of the communication device; generating media consumption data, the media consumption data tracking the media outputted to the display; and transferring the media consumption data to a communication node. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the media consumption data further comprises information describing a logical connection between the communication device and the place-shifting device wherein the communication device receives the media content via the communication network during the existence of the logical connection. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the media consumption data further comprises information describing the communication device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the media consumption data further comprises information describing a user of the communication device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the media consumption data further comprises information describing interaction between a user of the communication device and the communication device.