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Apparatus and methods for multimedia coordination

  • US 9,883,223 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2015
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A user device configured to obtain data relating to interaction by a user thereof with one or more secondary content elements associated with a first program stream, said user device comprising:

  • a network interface configured to receive said one or more secondary content elements associated with said first program stream;

    a storage device; and

    a processor apparatus in data communication with said network interface, said processor apparatus configured to execute at least one computer program thereon, said computer program comprising a plurality of instructions which are configured to, when executed;

    obtain data relating to behavior of said user, said user behavior comprising an initiation or an absence of said initiation of a trick mode functionality with respect to a first one of said one or more secondary content elements associated with said first program stream;

    evaluate said obtained data relating to said user behavior to determine a portion thereof for forwarding to a network entity, said portion being associated with said initiation or said absence of said initiation of said trick mode functionality during a period of interest, with respect to the first one of said one or more secondary content elements;

    forward said portion of said obtained data to said network entity via said network interface;

    receive a determination from said network entity that said first one of said secondary content elements does not meet a prescribed value standard based, at least in part, on said portion of said obtained data with relation to said initiation or said absence of said trick mode functionality; and

    based, at least in part, on said reception of said determination that said first one of said secondary content elements associated with said first program stream does not meet said prescribed value standard, receive a second program stream configured to have said first one of said one or more secondary content elements replaced with a second one of said one or more secondary content elements.

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