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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,893,212 B2 Reisman (45) Date of Patent: *Nov USOO8893.212B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,893,212 B2 Reisman (45) Date of Patent: *Nov. 18, 2014 (54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 2 1/2665 (2013.01); USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES H04N 2 1/4438 (2013.01); (71) Applicant: Convergent Media Solutions LLC, (Continued) Plano, TX (US) (58) Field of Classification Search USPC .................. 725/110, 112–113, 133, 141, 153 (72) Inventor: Richard Reisman, New York, NY (US) See application file for complete search history. (73) Assignee: setts;Media Solutions LLC, (56) References Cited (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS patent is extended or adjusted under 35 4,706,121. A 1 1/1987 Young U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 4,807,031 A 2/1989 Broughton et al. This patent is Subject to a terminal dis- (Continued) claimer. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (21) Appl. 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