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US 12,720,157 · App. 18/890,563 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

System and method for channel change detection and overlay detection for a broadcast output

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Patent No.
US 12,720,157
App. No.
18/890,563
Filed
Sep 19, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2425
USPC
725/9
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2025
From: SAMBA TV, INC.
To: HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 073562/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2024
From: SQUIRE, CHRISTOPHER; HARRISON, DAVID
To: SAMBA TV, INC.
Reel/Frame 068640/0243 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18017618 · Jul 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63056244 · Jul 24, 2020
Related Publication 20250016405A1 · Jan 9, 2025
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