IP Library Granted Patent US 12,407,888
Granted Patent B2
US 12,407,888 · App. 17/176,956 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Digital media content management system and method

Inventor: John McDevitt (Clearwater, FL)
Assignee: HSNi, LLC
H04N21/41265H04N21/4122H04N21/43079H04N21/43615H04N21/4532H04N21/4622H04N21/64322H04N21/8133H04N21/435H04N21/43637H04N21/6156H04N21/6168H04N21/6175H04N21/6193
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Patent No.
US 12,407,888
App. No.
17/176,956
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method is disclosed herein that provides a multi-device, multi-screen experience where original content, other content, and associated data can interact and flow between a primary display device and one or more secondary devices. More particularly, the system and method disclosed herein provides for the delivery and management of digital media content to an end user by providing the multi-device, multi-screen experience where original content, other content, and associated data can interact and flow between devices. The system and method enables an individual to create a virtually universal home commerce and monitoring ecosystem by integrating a device into their home Wi-Fi and content consumption systems.

Claims (43)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a primary content source, based on a request from a user device, primary content configured for a primary display at a premises, wherein the primary content comprises one or more digital watermarks;

querying, based on the one or more digital watermarks in the primary content, one or more local radio-frequency identification (RFID) enabled devices at the premises;

receiving, from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, product information;

determining, based on the product information received from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, secondary content configured for a secondary display;

automatically sending, to the secondary display, the secondary content; and

causing output, via the secondary display, of the secondary content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the primary content comprises at least one of: streaming content, on-demand content, live television content, audio content, video content, augmented reality content, or virtual reality content.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, based on the product information, one or more internet search histories associated with the premises.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing, on the primary content, at least one of: object detection, object recognition, facial recognition, digital signature analysis, digital fingerprint analysis, or processing metadata.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more local RFID enabled devices are configured to query one or more RFID tags.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary content comprises one or more of: an advertisement associated with one or more objects at the premises or data associated with an object at the premises.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary display comprises a user interface, the method further comprising receiving, via the user interface, a user input associated with the secondary content.

8. A system comprising:

a computing device configured to:

receive, from a primary content source, based on a request from a user device, primary content configured for a primary display at a premises, wherein the primary content comprises one or more digital watermarks;

query, based on the one or more digital watermarks in the primary content, one or more local RFID enabled devices at the premises;

receive, from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, product information,

determine, based on the product information received from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, secondary content configured for a secondary display;

automatically send, to the secondary display, the secondary content; and

cause output, via the secondary display, of the secondary content; and

the secondary display configured to:

output the secondary content.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the primary content comprises at least one of: streaming content, on-demand content, live television content, audio content, video content, augmented reality content, or virtual reality content.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine, based on the product information, one or more internet search histories associated with the premises.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is further configured to perform, on the primary content, at least one of: object detection, object recognition, facial recognition, digital signature analysis, digital fingerprint analysis, or processing metadata.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more local RFID enabled devices are configured to query one or more RFID tags.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the secondary content comprises one or more of: an advertisement associated with one or more objects at the premises or data associated with one or more objects at the premises.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the secondary display comprises a user interface, wherein the computing device is further configured to receive, via the user interface, a user input associated with the secondary content.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a primary content source, based on a request from a user device, primary content configured for a primary display at a premises, wherein the primary content comprises one or more digital watermarks;

query, based on the one or more digital watermarks in the primary content, one or more local RFID enabled devices at the premises;

receive, from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, product information;

determine, based on the product information received from the one or more local RFID enabled devices, secondary content configured for a secondary display;

automatically send, to the secondary display, the secondary content; and

cause, via the secondary display, output of the secondary content.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the primary content comprises at least one of: streaming content, on-demand content, live television content, audio content, video content, augmented reality content, or virtual reality content.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to determine, based on the product information, one or more internet search histories associated with the premises.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to perform, on the primary content, at least one of: object detection, object recognition, facial recognition, digital signature analysis, digital fingerprint analysis, or processing metadata.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to query the one or more local RFID enabled devices, cause the one or more local RFID enabled devices to query one or more RFID tags.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the secondary content comprises one or more of: an advertisement associated with one or more objects at the premises or data associated with one or more objects at the premises.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2026
From: HSNI, LLC
To: GLAS USA LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075572/0495 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2021
From: MCDEVITT, JOHN
To: HSNI, LLC
Reel/Frame 057820/0813 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16841926 · Apr 7, 2020
Continuation 15886922 · Feb 2, 2018
Continuation 14591309 · Jan 7, 2015
Provisional Application 61925445 · Jan 9, 2014
Related Publication 20220021923A1 · Jan 20, 2022
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