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Method and system for presenting media via a set-top box

US8661494B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

Balamuralidhar Maddali · Chennai, IN
T. Sahaya George · Poonamallee, IN
Madankanth Lanka · Darsi, IN
Chaitanya Kumar Behara · Darsi, IN
Venkatasrinivas Namburi · Darsi, IN
Abhishek Malhotra · Hyderabad, IN
Anil Kumar Yanamandra · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 2010
Grant date	Feb 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q30/00
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An approach is provided for presenting media via a set-top box. A set-top box detects a wireless device according to a predetermined communication protocol. A communication channel is established with the wireless device according to the communication protocol. A command message is received, according to the communication protocol, from the wireless device over the communication channel, wherein the command message specifies playback of media resident on the wireless device via the set-top box.

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