System and method for controlling and organizing metadata associated with on-line content

D Johnson - US Patent 8,732,168, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method are disclosed for controlling metadata associated
with content on an electronic device that includes displaying interface screens for user entry …

Controller and control method for media retrieval, routing and playback

A Birger, A Joffe, I Netchitailo - US Patent App. 11/608,190, 2007 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A remote control device for controlling a plurality of con trollable devices,
and a method for controlling devices using a remote control device. The remote control …

Media bridge apparatus and methods

C Cholas, WL Helms, JP Markley - US Patent 9,602,864, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for content, media and data delivery and access between devices of
a premises and one or more portable media devices. In one embodiment, the apparatus …

Processing operations associated with resources on a local network

RP Morris - US Patent 7,292,579, 2007 - Google Patents
Home networks are growing rapidly. Many homes now have more than one PC or laptop
computer. TV and audio equipment with networking capabilities are available and are …

Methods and apparatus for premises content distribution

C Cholas, W Helms, J Carlucci, J Markley - US Patent 10,069,836, 2018 - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods for protected content access, browsing and transfer over a network.
In one embodiment, the network comprises a premises (eg, residential) Local Area Network …

Downloadable security and protection methods and apparatus

WL Helms, JB Carlucci, JK Schnitzer - US Patent 11,381,549, 2022 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for control of data and content protection mechanisms across a
network using a download delivery paradigm. In one embodiment, conditional access (CA) …

Visibility of media contents of UPnP media servers and initiating rendering via file system user interface

JC Weast - US Patent 7,308,489, 2007 - Google Patents
A computing device is equipped with file system services and media related services that
automatically make visible to a user of the computing device, through an user interface of the …

Methods and apparatus for secondary content management and fraud prevention

K Gould, V Patel - US Patent 10,586,023, 2020 - Google Patents
Manipulator (MM) configured cooperate to receive client requests for secondary content,
select one or more secondary content elements (eg, advertisements), and generate and …

Presence tracking for datagram based protocols with search

L Osterman - US Patent App. 10/698,568, 2005 - Google Patents
A presence tracking architecture for datagram-based protocols. A client application seeking
to know the presence or lack thereof of a device and/or service utilizes a standard protocol in …

Methods and apparatus for client-based dynamic control of connections to co-existing radio access networks

D Gunasekara, VR Divvi, A Bencheikh - US Patent 10,368,255, 2019 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for monitoring and controlling access to coexisting first and second
networks, such as within a venue. In one embodiment, the first network is a managed …