Augmenting the functionality of a content player
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1. A system, including:
- a processor configured to;
load a monitoring module configured to obtain status information associated with a content player;
obtain, at least in part by making one or more inferences using accessible data, status information associated with the content player, wherein the status information includes at least one of state information and player capability information; and
report, via a communications interface, at least a portion of the obtained status information to a monitoring service that is external to the system; and
a memory, coupled with the processor, and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
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Abstract
Improving a content player is disclosed. A monitoring module is configured to obtain status information associated with a content player. The monitoring module is loaded. Status information associated with the content player is obtained. A report of at least a portion of the obtained status information is made to a monitoring service.
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1. A system, including:
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a processor configured to; load a monitoring module configured to obtain status information associated with a content player; obtain, at least in part by making one or more inferences using accessible data, status information associated with the content player, wherein the status information includes at least one of state information and player capability information; and report, via a communications interface, at least a portion of the obtained status information to a monitoring service that is external to the system; and a memory, coupled with the processor, and configured to provide the processor with instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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loading a monitoring module configured to obtain status information associated with a content player; obtaining, at least in part by making one or more inferences using accessible data, status information associated with the content player, wherein the status information includes at least one of state information and player capability information; and reporting, via a communications interface, at least a portion of the obtained status information to a monitoring service.
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23. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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loading a monitoring module configured to obtain status information associated with a content player; obtaining, at least in part by making one or more inferences using accessible data, status information associated with the content player, wherein the status information includes at least one of state information and player capability information; and reporting, via a communications interface, at least a portion of the obtained status information to a monitoring service.
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