US 12,132,969 B2
Systems, apparatus and methods for secure and efficient data transmission across local area networks
Sri Sankaran, Winnetka, IL (US); and William Baine Morgan Dedman, West Palm Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Digital Technology Services, LLC, Palm Beach, FL (US)
Filed by Digital Technology Services, LLC, Palm Beach, FL (US)
Filed on May 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/310,904.
Application 18/310,904 is a continuation of application No. 17/949,302, filed on Sep. 21, 2022, abandoned.
Application 17/949,302 is a continuation of application No. 17/673,430, filed on Feb. 16, 2022, abandoned.
Application 17/673,430 is a continuation of application No. 17/369,101, filed on Jul. 7, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/369,101 is a continuation of application No. 17/106,466, filed on Nov. 30, 2020, abandoned.
Application 17/106,466 is a continuation of application No. 16/576,087, filed on Sep. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,856,054, issued on Dec. 1, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/733,914, filed on Sep. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0040208 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04L 67/60 (2022.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4725 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/812 (2013.01) [H04L 67/60 (2022.05); H04N 21/47205 (2013.01); H04N 21/4725 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/8583 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory of a remote content management (RCM) server; and
a processor of the RCM server, the processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
establish, using at least one authentication code, a secure two-way communication channel between the RCM server and a digital content control device of a first local area network (LAN) to receive and send messages via a web browser,
receive a set of indications of available programming content from a set of content providers of a second LAN and to be presented to at least one media device of the first LAN, and
provide, via the secure two-way communication channel, a set of main content associated with the set of indications of available programming content and a set of auxiliary content associated with the set of indications of available programming content, to the digital content control device and to be presented on the at least one media device such that the digital content control device does not cause a perceptible blackout when updating the at least one media device to present the set of auxiliary content with the set of main content.