Netflix was granted a patent for live-broadcast viewer interactions.

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  "company": {
    "name": "Netflix",
    "domain": "netflix.com"
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        "label": "Pictorial communication, e.g. television"
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        "label": "Pictorial communication, e.g. television"
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    "detail": "In October 2026 Netflix patented technology for responding to live events during streamed broadcasts, enabling coordinated actions in viewers’ media players.",
    "summary": "Netflix was granted a patent for live-broadcast viewer interactions.",
    "event_at": "2026-10-27",
    "inventors": [
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    "grant_date": "2026-10-27",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12777234",
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      "label": "Pictorial communication, e.g. television"
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    "patent_title": "Systems and methods for triggering actions on a client media player based on live events during a live media broadcast",
    "patent_number": "US12777234",
    "uspto_assignee": "NETFLIX, INC.",
    "patent_abstract": "The disclosed computer-implemented methods and systems trigger actions by a client media player in response to determining that a live event has occurred during a live media broadcast. For example, the disclosed methods and systems determine that a live event has occurred during a live media broadcast and can generate instructions for various actions that the client media player should take in response to the live event. In one or more implementations, the disclosed methods and systems communicate these tailored instructions via the same dedicated communication channel that carries media content requests and responses. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A system that detects an event during a live broadcast and sends instructions telling each viewer’s player what to do next.",
    "technologies_mentioned": [
      "live streaming",
      "media players",
      "event-triggered actions",
      "broadcast technology"
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/d4c8d58d-1255-5263-8218-d44573b40ad6 \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"netflix.com","limit":20}'