IP Library Granted Patent US 9,532,039
Granted Patent B2
US 9,532,039 · App. 14/330,637 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Location based media display

Inventor: David Alberto Levine (Smyrna, GA)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
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Patent No.
US 9,532,039
App. No.
14/330,637
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes identifying, at a media device, a viewing zone of a plurality of viewing zones associated with a display device. Each viewing zone of the plurality of viewing zones corresponds to a different spatial region of a plurality of spatial regions relative to the display device, where each viewing zone has a corresponding spatial region. The method further includes selecting a video stream based on the viewing zone. The method further includes sending the video stream from the media device to the display device.

Claims (35)

1. A method comprising:

identifying, at a media device, a viewing zone of a plurality of viewing zones associated with a display device, wherein each viewing zone of the plurality of viewing zones corresponds to a different spatial region of a plurality of spatial regions relative to the display device;

selecting a video stream based on the viewing zone; and

sending the video stream from the media device to the display device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video stream is associated with a program.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the video stream is one of a plurality of video streams and each video stream is associated with a different viewing perspective associated with the program.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media device is a set-top box or a television.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a plurality of video streams from a content provider.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each spatial region of the plurality of spatial regions is a region of space located in front of the display.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each viewing zone corresponds to a different video stream of a plurality of video streams.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising sending a single audio stream associated with the plurality of video streams to a speaker.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining a number of zones of the plurality of viewing zones based on a number of streams of the plurality of video streams.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a timing signal associated with the video stream to a viewing device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the viewing device includes a pair of glasses.

12. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory accessible to the processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:

determining, based on a location of a viewing device, a viewing zone of a plurality of viewing zones associated with a display, wherein each viewing zone of the plurality of viewing zones corresponds to a different spatial region of a plurality of spatial regions relative to the display;

selecting timing information based on the viewing zone; and

sending the timing information to the viewing device.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the viewing device includes a pair of glasses.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the pair of glasses is configurable to simulate a three-dimensional image of a video stream.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the timing information is associated with a rate at which frames of a video stream are displayed.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the timing information enables the video stream presented via the display to be viewed using the viewing device and prohibits other video streams presented via the display from being viewed using the viewing device.

17. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a location signal transmitted by the viewing device, wherein the location signal is associated with a physical location of the viewing device, and

wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving the location signal at the receiver; and

determining the location of the viewing device based on the location signal.

18. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:

identifying a viewing zone of a plurality of viewing zones associated with a display, wherein each viewing zone of the plurality of viewing zones corresponds to a different spatial region of a plurality of spatial regions relative to the display;

selecting timing signals based on the viewing zone; and

sending the timing signals to a viewing device.

19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 18 , wherein the timing signals enable viewing of a video stream via the viewing device, and wherein the viewing device includes a pair of viewing glasses.

20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a video stream of a plurality of video streams to the display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2014
From: LEVINE, DAVID
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 12958946 · Dec 2, 2010
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