Patent ID: 9451337
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for media synchronization, comprising: transmitting, to a set-top box by an electronic device, a request to receive synchronization data corresponding to a specific television channel to which the set-top box is tuned, the synchronization data including a first field containing a first uniform resource locator (URL) string that addresses displayable content, a second field containing a second URL string that addresses an application for use in presenting the displayable content for display, a third field identifying an organization that is a source of the synchronization data, and a fourth field specifying an identifier of the application that pertains to the source of the synchronization data, each of the set-top box and the electronic device being connected to a network; determining whether the organization identified by the third field included in the synchronization data corresponds to a particular organization that is the source of the synchronization data; in the event the organization identified by the third field of the synchronization data does not correspond to the particular organization: in the event the organization identified by the third field of the synchronization data corresponds to the particular organization: blocking one or more of (1) the retrieving of the displayable content addressed by the first URL string, and (2) the retrieving of the application addressed by the second URL string, thereby disallowing the display of the displayable content on the electronic device.