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Consolidated data services apparatus and method

US8572685B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 6, 2012
Grant dateOct 29, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 6, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/56
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for consolidated data services comprising a plurality of devices, a plurality of data services and a content application programming interface (API). A user API provides user identification for each of the plurality of devices using one or more of a plurality of user API methods. A feedback API configured to receive data from each of the plurality of devices that identifies media content that was delivered to the plurality of devices using one or more of a plurality of feedback API methods. A device API configured to provide a client system to one or more of the plurality of devices using one or more of a plurality of device API methods. A web service consolidator coupled to the content API, the user API, the feedback API, the device API, the update API, a plurality of data services and the plurality of devices through the communications media.

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