IP Library Granted Patent US 11,675,836
Granted Patent B2
US 11,675,836 · App. 17/486,387 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Mobile media pause and resume

Inventors: Kavi Maharajh (Oakville, CA); Bart MacNeil (Toronto, CA); Torin Walker (Oakville, CA)
Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,675,836
App. No.
17/486,387
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for managing playback of content delivered to a mobile device with a pause and resume functionality. The method and system including receiving delivered content on a mobile device, initiating playback of the delivered content, pausing playback of the content being delivered to the mobile device in response to an action and resuming delivery of the content upon a request.

Claims (36)

1. A device, comprising:

a processing system including a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

pausing delivery of video content to a first mobile device over a first wireless network, responsive to a communication interruption between the device and the first mobile device and without a user of the first mobile device taking any action;

determining that a first advertisement had been presented in a portion of the video content at the first mobile device before the pausing and that a duration of time since the pausing and after presentation of the first advertisement exceeds a predetermined duration of play time between advertisements;

responsive to the determining:

delivering a second advertisement to a second mobile device over a second wireless network, the second advertisement selected according to creative content provider preferences and advertisement placement demand associated with the creative content; and

resuming delivery of the video content to the second mobile device over the second wireless network, the second advertisement being presented at the second mobile device prior to the video content being resumed at the second mobile device.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the communication interruption is due to lack of battery life in the first mobile device.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the communication interruption is due to a signal quality.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the video content is consumable at the first mobile device via an integrated client, the pausing occurring without client-side dependency.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the first advertisement has been presented in the portion of the video content comprises identifying a change in scene in the video content.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the identifying the change in scene comprise identifying the change in scene using image analysis.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein an in-car device comprises the first mobile device.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the pausing of the delivery of the video content is not responsive to a user action at the first mobile device, and wherein the resuming of the delivery of the video content comprises resuming the delivery of the video content from a first point of the video content at which the video content was paused.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the resuming of the delivery of the video content comprises resuming the delivery of the video content from a second point of the video content prior to a first point of the video content at which the video content was paused.

10. A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

pausing delivery of video content to a first mobile device over a first wireless network, responsive to a communication interruption between the processing system and the first mobile device and without a user of the first mobile device taking any action;

determining that a first advertisement had been presented in a portion of the video content at the first mobile device before the pausing and that a duration of time since the pausing and after presentation of the first advertisement exceeds a duration of play time between advertisements;

responsive to the determining:

delivering a second advertisement to a second mobile device over a second wireless network, the second advertisement selected according to creative content provider preferences and advertisement placement demand associated with the creative content; and

resuming delivery of the video content to the second mobile device over the second wireless network, the second advertisement presented at the second mobile device prior to the video content being resumed at the second mobile device.

11. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the communication interruption is due to lack of battery life in the first mobile device.

12. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the communication interruption is due to a loss of signal at the first mobile device.

13. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the determining that the first advertisement has been presented in the portion of the video content comprises identifying a change in scene in the video content.

14. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the identifying the change in scene comprise identifying the change in scene using image analysis.

15. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein an in-car device comprises the first mobile device.

16. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the resuming of the delivery of the video content comprises resuming the delivery of the video content from a first point of the video content at which the video content was paused.

17. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the resuming of the delivery of the video content comprises resuming the delivery of the video content from a second point of the video content prior to a first point of the video content at which the video content was paused.

18. A method, comprising:

pausing, by a processing system including a processor, delivery of video content to a first mobile device over a first wireless network, responsive to an interruption in communication between the processing system and the first mobile device and without a user of the first mobile device taking any action;

determining, by the processing system, that a duration of time since a first advertisement presented in a portion of the video content at the first mobile device before the pausing exceeds a predetermined duration of play time between advertisements;

delivering, by the processing system and responsive to the determining, a second advertisement to a second mobile device over a second wireless network, the second advertisement selected according to creative content provider preferences and advertisement placement demand associated with the creative content; and

resuming, by the processing system, delivery of the video content to the second mobile device over the second wireless network, the second advertisement being presented at the second mobile device prior to the video content being resumed at the second mobile device.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the video content is consumable at the first mobile device via an integrated client, the pausing occurring without client-side dependency.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the resuming of the delivery of the video content comprises resuming, by the processing system, the delivery of the video content from a second point of the video content prior to a first point of the video content at which the video content was paused.

Assignments (8)
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
Reel/Frame 072994/0001 →
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 Jan 25, 2024
From: DIRECTV, LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066371/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: QP HOLDINGS, LLC
To: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 058074/0409 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: QUICKPLAY MEDIA INC.
To: QUICKPLAY MEDIA CO.
Reel/Frame 058094/0682 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
To: DIRECTV, LLC
Reel/Frame 058095/0015 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: MAHARAJH, KAVI; MACNEIL, BART; WALKER, TORIN
To: QUICKPLAY MEDIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 058074/0182 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: QUICKPLAY MEDIA CO.
To: QP HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 058074/0308 →