Systems And Methods For Configuring Devices

• US 20140280741A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Seiden, Joshua, Day, Thomas, Johnson, Derek, Kercher, Shawn, Will, Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 9,742,825 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2542 for selling goods, e.g. TV shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8583 by creating hot-spots

Abstract

Systems and methods for configuring devices are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving an output signal representing user rights relating to a requested data and processing the output signal to generate validation data. The method can also comprise transmitting the validation data to a source of the requested data, wherein the validation data facilitates the transmission of the requested data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an output signal representing user rights relating to requested data;

processing the output signal to generate validation data; and

transmitting the validation data to a source of the requested data, wherein the validation data facilitates the transmission of the requested data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the requested data comprises one or more of a data service, a pay-per-view data, a video-on-demand data, and an interactive data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the source of the requested data comprises a content provider.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the source of the requested data comprises a distribution network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the source of the requested data comprises a pay-per-view server.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the source of the requested data comprises a video-on-demand server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the output signal comprises embedded configuration commands.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the output signal comprises generating a fingerprint of the output signal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the output signal comprises comparing the output signal to a comparator element.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the output signal comprises converting the output signal.

11. A method for providing services, the method comprising:

receiving a request for data from a first device;

transmitting first validation data relating to the requested data;

receiving second validation data from the first device, wherein the second validation data is based upon the first validation data; and

transmitting the requested data to a second device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the request comprises a request for one or more of a data service, a pay-per-view data, a video-on-demand data, and an interactive data.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the request comprises a request received from the first device on behalf of the second device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first validation data comprises an embedded audio signal.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the first validation data comprises embedded configuration commands.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the first validation data is transmitted to the second device.

17. A method for providing a personalized user experience, the method comprising:

receiving an audio signal relating to requested data;

processing the audio signal to generate an audio fingerprint;

comparing the audio fingerprint to one or more comparator elements to identify a matching comparator element;

generating validation data based upon the matching comparator element; and

transmitting the validation data to a device, wherein the validation data facilitates the personalization of a user experience.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the requested data comprises one or more of a data service, a pay-per-view data, a video-on-demand data, and an interactive data.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the audio signal comprises embedded configuration commands.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the validation data comprises information relating to one or more of user rights, current airing content, content recording configurations, and time-shifted programming configurations.