IP Library Granted Patent US 10,057,616
Granted Patent B1
US 10,057,616 · App. 14/592,825 · Granted Aug 21, 2018

Systems and methods for accessing bookmarked content

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Patent No.
US 10,057,616
App. No.
14/592,825
Granted
Aug 21, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system includes a user receiving device that receives content broadcast from a service provider, presents the received content on a display to be viewed by a user, receives a bookmark request signal generated in response to input from the user, generates a bookmark based on the bookmark request signal, and transmits the bookmark from the user receiving device. A storage device remotely located from the user receiving device receives the bookmark from the user receiving device and stores the bookmark with a plurality of bookmarks associated with the user. The plurality of bookmarks stored in the storage device are accessible by the user using a second screen device.

Claims (27)

1. A system, comprising,

a user receiving device that receives content broadcast from a service provider, presents the received content on a display to be viewed by a user, receives a bookmark request signal generated in response to input from the user, generates a bookmark based on the bookmark request signal, and transmits the bookmark from the user receiving device; and

a storage device remotely located from the user receiving device, wherein the storage device receives the bookmark from the user receiving device, and stores the bookmark with a plurality of bookmarks associated with a user identifier associated with the user,

wherein the plurality of bookmarks stored in the storage device are accessible by the user using a second screen device remotely located from the user receiving device, said plurality of bookmarks have metadata and the user identifier associated therewith, said metadata having a plurality of content types corresponding to product data corresponding to products displayed within a scene corresponding to the bookmark, or product purchasing data corresponding to products displayed within the scene corresponding to the bookmark;

said second screen device communicates the user identifier to the storage device, retrieves and displays at least a first bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks based on the user identifier by simultaneously displaying a thumbnail associated with the first bookmark and a list of icons corresponding to the plurality of content types of metadata available for the first bookmark, and displays metadata of a first type associated with the first bookmark and a first icon in the list of icons upon selection of the first icon.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bookmark includes information identifying the content presented on the display.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bookmark request and the bookmark includes a timestamp indicating a time that the bookmark request signal was generated relative to the content presented on the display.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote storage device corresponds to cloud storage.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the content, the user receiving device receives the content via a satellite signal.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the second screen device, wherein the plurality of bookmarks stored in the remote storage device are viewable by the user at the second screen device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the metadata is provided to the user at the second screen device in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of bookmarks.

8. A method comprising,

receiving, using a user receiving device, content broadcast from a service provider;

presenting the received content on a display to be viewed by a user;

receiving a bookmark request signal generated in response to input from the user;

generating a bookmark based on the bookmark request signal;

transmitting the bookmark from the user receiving device; and

using a storage device remotely located from the user receiving device, storing the bookmark with a plurality of bookmarks associated with a user identifier associated with the user,

wherein the plurality of bookmarks stored in the storage device are accessible by the user using a second screen device remotely located from the user receiving device, said plurality of bookmarks have metadata and a user identifier associated therewith, said metadata corresponding to product data corresponding to products displayed within a scene corresponding to the bookmark, or product purchasing data corresponding to products displayed within the scene corresponding to the bookmark;

communicating the user identifier associated with the user to the storage device;

retrieving and displaying, at the second screen device, at least a first bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks based on the user identifier by simultaneously displaying a thumbnail associated with the first bookmark and a list of icons corresponding to the plurality of content types of metadata available for the first bookmark, and displays metadata of a first type associated with the first bookmark and a first icon in the list of icons upon selection of the first icon.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the bookmark includes information identifying the content presented on the display.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the bookmark request and the bookmark includes a timestamp indicating a time that the bookmark request signal was generated relative to the content presented on the display.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the remote storage device corresponds to cloud storage.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving the content includes receiving the content via a satellite signal.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising accessing the plurality of bookmarks stored in the storage device using the second screen device.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing the metadata to the user at the second screen device in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of bookmarks.

Assignments (6)
SUCCESSION OF AGENCY IN PATENT SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH (AS SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH)
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: DIRECTV, LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066371/0690 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 5, 2021
From: DIRECTV, LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058220/0531 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 3, 2021
From: DIRECTV, LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057695/0084 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2021
From: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
To: DIRECTV, LLC
Reel/Frame 057021/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2015
From: THOMPSON, MATTHEW J.; STICKLEY, MICHAEL C.
To: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 034686/0613 →