IP Library Granted Patent US 11,960,789
Granted Patent B2
US 11,960,789 · App. 17/177,520 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Device and query management system

Inventors: David D. Shoop (San Jose, CA); Dylan M. Wondra (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
G06F3/167H04W4/80
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Patent No.
US 11,960,789
App. No.
17/177,520
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device may include a processor, a receiver, and a transmitter. The transmitter may be configured to transmit an audible signal, an inaudible signal, or both. The inaudible signal may be associated with a content identifier of the audible signal. The transmitter may be configured to transmit the audible signal, the inaudible signal, or both, to a first electronic device, a second electronic device, or both. The receiver may be configured to receive a first message that includes a first input and a second message that includes a second input. The processor may be configured to determine whether the first input matches the second input. The transmitter may be further configured to transmit the first message to the first service on a condition that the first input and the second input are determined to match.

Claims (22)

1. A device comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit content including an audible signal and an inaudible signal, wherein the inaudible signal is associated with a content identifier of the audible signal;

a receiver configured to receive a first message that includes a first input associated with a first user identifier and the content identifier and a second message that includes a second input associated with a second user identifier and the content identifier; and

a processor configured to determine whether the first user identifier is an identifier of an authorized user and whether the second user identifier is an identifier of an authorized user,

wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the first message to a content service in response to determining that the first input matches the second input and that the first user identifier is an identifier of an authorized user.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is configured to receive the first input or the second input as a voice input or a gesture input.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first input and the second input are associated with the first user identifier, the processor further configured to determine whether the first input matches the second input based on the first user identifier.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the second message based on a determination that the second user identifier is an identifier of an authorized user.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first message further includes a first electronic device identifier and the second message further includes a second electronic device identifier, the processor further configured to determine whether the first electronic device identifier matches the second electronic device identifier on a condition that the first input matches the second input.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the first electronic device identifier is a device name, a device serial number, an internet protocol (IP) address, a geolocation, or a user account identifier.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the second electronic device identifier is a device name, a device serial number, an internet protocol (IP) address, a geolocation, or a user account identifier.

8. A method comprising:

transmitting an audible signal and an inaudible signal, wherein the inaudible signal is associated with a content identifier of the audible signal;

receiving a first message that includes a first input associated with a first user identifier and the content identifier, and a second message that includes a second input associated with a second user identifier and the content identifier;

determining whether the first user identifier is an identifier of an authorized user and whether the second user identifier is an identifier of an authorized user;

and

transmitting the first message to a content service in response to determining that the first input matches the second input and that the first user identifier is an identifier of an authorized user.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first input or the second input is a voice input or a gesture input.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first input and the second input are associated with a first user identifier, the method further comprising:

determining whether the first input matches the second input based on the first user identifier.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first input is associated with a first user identifier and the second input is associated with a second user identifier, the method further comprising:

determining whether the second user identifier is an identifier of an authorized user.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 4, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069115/0148 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063707/0884 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2021
From: SHOOP, DAVID D.; WONDRA, DYLAN M.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 055848/0802 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16406813 · May 8, 2019
Related Publication 20210255827A1 · Aug 19, 2021
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