US 12,149,771 B2
Non-television experience triggers
Samir Tiongson Saxena, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by ROKU, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/933,141.
Application 17/933,141 is a continuation of application No. 16/194,893, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, granted, now 11,483,611.
Prior Publication US 2023/0010754 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4112 (2020.08) [H04N 21/43079 (2020.08); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A media device, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive a data stream containing content and at least one non-television (non-TV) experience trigger;
cause the content to be played on a TV;
identify at least one appropriate accessory device, wherein the TV and the media device are communicatively coupled to the at least one appropriate accessory device via a network;
characterize the network based on presence or absence of acknowledgments in the network; and
transmit the at least one non-TV experience trigger to the at least one appropriate accessory device via the network in a manner synchronous with playing the content on the TV based on (1) a length of time the network will take to deliver the at least one non-TV experience trigger to the at least one appropriate accessory device based on the characterization of the network and (2) a length of time that the at least one appropriate accessory device will take to execute the at least one non-TV experience trigger, to thereby extend playback of the content beyond the TV.