US 12,238,373 B2
Apparatus, systems and methods for accessing information based on an image presented on a display
Swapnil Tilaye, Westminster, CO (US); and Carlos Garcia Navarro, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/498,388.
Application 18/498,388 is a continuation of application No. 16/986,153, filed on Aug. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,812,100.
Application 16/986,153 is a continuation of application No. 15/686,914, filed on Aug. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,750,237, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 15/686,914 is a continuation of application No. 14/807,178, filed on Jul. 23, 2015, granted, now 9,749,685, issued on Aug. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064371 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/40 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/8547 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44008 (2013.01) [H04N 21/40 (2013.01); H04N 21/41 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/414 (2013.01); H04N 21/41415 (2013.01); H04N 21/422 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/43 (2013.01); H04N 21/43079 (2020.08); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/8547 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
communicating, from a media device to a display, a video portion of a media content event that is intended to be presented on the display;
identifying, at the media device, a region of the video portion that is suitable for presentation of a graphical artifact;
presenting, by the media device on the display at the identified region, the graphical artifact concurrently with continuing presentation of the video portion of the media content event; and
in response to a portable media device capturing at least one image that includes at least the identified region of the display that is presenting the graphical artifact, determining that a language of an audio portion of the presenting media content event is different from an alternative language and sending supplemental information to the portable media device including at least one of:
a stream of closed captioning text, wherein a language of the presented closed captioning text is different from a language used in a dialogue of the presented media content event; and
accessing an alternative language portion of the media content event.