US 12,088,885 B2
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Jeff DiTullio, Austin, TX (US); Alen Durbuzovic, Austin, TX (US); Brent Alan Hays, Austin, TX (US); and Zach Hobbs, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Atmosphere.tv, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Atmosphere.tv, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/941,771.
Prior Publication US 2024/0089546 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/4725 (2011.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4725 (2013.01) [G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); H04N 21/25816 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
controlling play of a content stream based on verifying whether the content stream is currently being viewed, including:
identifying the content stream as potentially not currently being viewed;
generating a scannable indicator including metadata related to the content stream based on the identification;
displaying the scannable indicator during the content stream;
receiving a message indicating that the scannable indicator has been scanned by a user device; and
continuing to display the content stream based on the message.