Systems and methods for selecting network-connected devices to provide device functions for an event
US11653055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/303
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for selecting one or more network-connected devices to provide device functions required by an event. A media guidance application may detect an event in which a user is currently engaged. The media guidance application may identify a set of device capabilities associated with the event. The media guidance application may search, within a plurality of network-connected devices of the user, to identify one or more devices that enable functions corresponding to the set of device capabilities to be perceptible to the user, and the media guidance application may instruct the identified one or more devices to provide the functions corresponding to the set of device capabilities associated with the event.
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