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Method and system for operating user receiving devices with user profiles

US10296487B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DIRECTV, LLC · US

Inventors

Pankaj Sharma · New Delhi, IN
Melissa H. Tullues · Culver City, US
Kapil Chaudhry · Cerritos, US
Ranny Q. Sue · Laguna Niguel, US
Jonathan L. Tronson · West Hollywood, US
Sivasubramanian Venkataramani · Cerritos, US
Guillermo Antonio Arguelles-Campoy · Los Angeles, US
Mark T. Takamoto · San Fernando, US
Luke J. Crook · Torrance, US
Earl J. Bonovich · Tinley Park, US
Jordan E. Bigel · Santa Monica, US
Saranathan Govindarajan · Artesia, US
John D. Ngo · Culver City, US
Jason Christopher Tadros · Torrance, US
Shridhar Rangarajan · Irvine, US
Hermilo C. Crisostomo · Torrance, US
Luan Le-Chau · Los Angeles, US
Paul H. Yang · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2014
Grant date	May 21, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/25891
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for operating with profiles includes a head end associating a first account profile having first profile settings and a first identifier and a second account profile having second profile settings and a second identifier with a user account. A first user receiving device operates with the first profile settings. The head end communicates second profile settings to the first user receiving device and the first user receiving device operates with the second profile settings.

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