Methods and systems for managing media content sessions

US9253531B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

• Donald H. Relyea · Dallas, US
• Brian F. Roberts · Dallas, US
• Heath Stallings · Colleyville, US
• Lonnie Katai · Sachse, US
• Michael J. D'Argenio · Green Brook, US
• Sudhanshu Sharma · Coppell, US
• Jayson Sellers · Flower Mound, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 10, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 2, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 23, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N21/4312
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Exemplary methods and systems for managing media content sessions are disclosed herein. As described in more detail below, a media content access device may detect a media content session associated with the media content access device, communicate with one or more other media content access devices by way of a local area network to detect one or more other media content sessions associated with the one or more other media content access devices, and present a graphical user interface configured to facilitate user management of the media content session and the one or more other media content sessions. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.