| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 725083000 | Having additional amenity (e.g., access to outside network, room service, etc.) | 7 |
| 20080244665 | System and method of providing video content - A method of providing video content is disclosed that includes identifying a current user of a set-top box device, where a plurality of users that includes the current user is associated with the set-top box device. The method also includes identifying a first channel associated with the set-top box device, where the set-top box device is tuned to the first channel. Further, the method includes predicting that the current user will select at least one next channel based on historical data associated with the current user. The method also includes streaming video content of the at least one next channel to the set-top box device via a video distribution network while the set-top box device is tuned to the first channel. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100115564 | INFORMATION DEVICE - A device for obtaining, storing and displaying information from a remote server, the device has a modem for establishing communication sessions with the remote server. A memory coupled to the modem stores the obtained information, and a display is coupled to the memory for displaying the stored information. The device automatically and periodically communicates with the remote server for obtaining the information. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20130055324 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MEDIA DEVICES OF A HOSPITALITY ESTABLISHMENT TO ASSOCIATE CREDIT WITH GUEST ROOM FOR USE TOWARD PAY-PER-USE MEDIA FUNCTION, AND SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER THEREOF - A hospitality establishment includes guest rooms having media devices installed therein. Each guest room has one or more in-room media devices for providing a pay-per-use media function. A media system controller dynamically associates a credit corresponding to a monetary value with a particular guest room in response to an occurrence of a first event, configures an in-room media device of the particular guest room to indicate the credit associated with the particular guest room and allow a guest of the particular guest room to utilize at least an amount of the credit toward an order of the pay-per-use media function, activates the pay-per-use media function on at least one of the in-room media devices of the particular guest room in response to a received order, and decreases the credit associated with the particular guest room according to the amount of the credit utilized toward the received order. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130254813 | Recording in a Local Network - A media playing device ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130283325 | Entertainment System and Method for Displaying Multimedia Content - A novel entertainment system and method for multimedia presentation will be described hereinafter. The novel entertainment system generally comprises a display and sound system in connection with a server. The system allows clients users or patrons to configure the ambiance of the room through the use of a remote controller. The server may be integrated within a TV or a projector, such as, but not limited to a “Smart” TV wherein the TV has computing abilities. The TV may further be connected to a network. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140165114 | Set Top/Back Box, System and Method for Providing a Remote Control Device - A set top/back box and system and method for providing a remote control device are disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more wireless transceivers are located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes television input/output, a processor, and memory. The set top/back box may establish a pairing with a programmable device, such as a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device having a touch screen display, whereby formatted parallel audiovisual experience instructions, including virtual buttons, may be transmitted to the programmable device for display on the touch screen display to create a experience parallel to the experience on the television. The set top/back box receives and processes virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the programmable device to control amenities associated with the set top/back box. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20160014454 | Network Management | 01-14-2016 |
