US 12,464,198 B2
In-band trick mode control
John Raymond Mick, Jr., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/512,967.
Application 18/512,967 is a continuation of application No. 17/929,176, filed on Sep. 1, 2022, granted, now 11,863,838.
Application 17/929,176 is a continuation of application No. 16/915,565, filed on Jun. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,463,783, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Application 16/915,565 is a continuation of application No. 16/046,473, filed on Jul. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,735,824, issued on Aug. 4, 2020.
Application 16/046,473 is a continuation of application No. 15/361,989, filed on Nov. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,063,935, issued on Aug. 28, 2018.
Application 15/361,989 is a continuation of application No. 14/825,691, filed on Aug. 13, 2015, granted, now 9,510,062, issued on Nov. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0147019 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/637 (2011.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/274 (2011.01); H04N 21/2747 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/6379 (2011.01); H04N 21/654 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/6379 (2013.01) [H04N 21/23614 (2013.01); H04N 21/26208 (2013.01); H04N 21/2747 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a transport signal stream comprising one or more first segments associated with content and one or more second segments associated with an advertisement;
detecting a marker inserted in the transport signal stream at a point in time of the transport signal stream, wherein the marker comprises an indication to send a request to a trick mode controller, located remotely from the computing device, for one or more instructions to enforce one or more trick mode settings associated with the marker;
receiving, from the trick mode controller, the one or more instructions to enforce one or more trick mode settings associated with the marker, wherein the one or more trick mode settings associated with the marker indicate control of a rewinding trick mode to be enforced for a time duration subsequent to the point in time of the transport signal stream during presentation of the one or more second segments associated with the advertisement; and
enabling, during the presentation of the one or more second segments associated with the advertisement, the rewinding trick mode.