Interactive video distribution systems – Use surveying or monitoring – Monitoring physical reaction or presence of viewer
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-17
2006-01-17
Bui, Krista (Department: 2611)
Interactive video distribution systems
Use surveying or monitoring
Monitoring physical reaction or presence of viewer
C725S025000, C725S074000, C725S083000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06988276
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for providing peer-to-peer communications between televisions wherein a query request is sent from any of the televisions to any other of the televisions. The query request is for information identifying content currently watched on the queried television including samples of the currently watched content. In operation, each television is first identified to each other television. The identifying information includes determining whether a given television may receive content identifying information from each other of the televisions. In some instances, the querying television may only be allowed to receive certain types of content identifying information from the queried television. The identifying of the television is performed by either the televisions or a mediator that is separate from each of the televisions. The televisions receive information identifying what content identifying information a given other television may receive from a user of the televisions. The televisions first determine whether a given user may set and alter the content identifying information a given other television may receive by requesting identifying information from the user such as a password. When a user does not have a proper password, the television will not set and alter the content identifying information a given other television may receive.
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Bui Krista
Koninklijke Philips Electronics , N.V.
Thorne Gregory L.
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