US 12,132,955 B2
Modifying playback of replacement content based on control messages
Kurt R. Thielen, Maple Grove, MN (US); Peter Dunker, Weimar (DE); Markus K. Cremer, Orinda, CA (US); Steven D. Scherf, Oakland, CA (US); and Shashank Merchant, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to ROKU, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by ROKU, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/218,865.
Application 18/218,865 is a continuation of application No. 17/649,002, filed on Jan. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,765,426.
Application 17/649,002 is a continuation of application No. 16/182,201, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, granted, now 11,272,252, issued on Mar. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/700,410, filed on Jul. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353822 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/4415 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44016 (2013.01) [H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/26241 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/4415 (2013.01); H04N 21/44231 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying, by a playback device, a media device that provides media content to the playback device;
while the playback device is displaying replacement media content, receiving, using a receiver of the playback device, an instruction that a remote control of the media device transmitted to the identified media device;
determining, by the playback device, a playback-modification action corresponding to the instruction and the identified media device, wherein determining the playback-modification action corresponding to the instruction and the identified media device comprises selecting the playback modification action corresponding to the instruction from among a set of playback modification actions corresponding to the identified media device; and
modifying, by the playback device, playback of the replacement media content in accordance with the playback-modification action.