Multi-user TV user interface
US10521188B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4753
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for a media content system. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. The system includes display devices configured to identify and tailor content to multiple individual users. Each user may have individual settings which provide for a customized viewing environment and experience. The system is configured to identify users of the system in order to tailor the content as appropriate. In addition, identification of users allows for the identification of the subscription content that corresponds to the user. Based upon identification of a user and corresponding subscription, the user's subscription content may be streamed to any location. In this manner, the users subscribed content may follow the user from home to a friend's house, or elsewhere.
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