公开(公告)号：US10310498B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15184555

申请日：2016-06-16

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Edmund Petruzzelli

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04B1/02 ,  H04B1/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D45/00 ,  F41H11/02 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Various systems and methods for disabling UAVs are presented. An interrogation system may transmit an identifier request message to a UAV. The interrogation system may receive, in response to the identifier request message, a response message that indicates a UAV identifier. The interrogation system may access one or more UAV identifier databases that relate UAV identifiers with airspace definitions. The interrogation system may retrieve from the one or more UAV identifier database systems an airspace definition corresponding to the UAV identifier. The interrogation system may determine that the UAV is to be disabled based on: a location of the UAV, a restricted airspace definition, and the airspace definition corresponding to the UAV identifier. The interrogation system may then transmit a disablement instruction message to the UAV based on the location of the UAV and the airspace definition corresponding to the UAV identifier.

公开(公告)号：US09900635B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15466295

申请日：2017-03-22

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Henry Gregg Martch ,  Edmund Petruzzelli

IPC: H04N17/00 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: H04N21/2402 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N17/04 ,  H04N17/045 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6193 ,  H04N21/6543

Abstract: Various arrangements for monitoring and utilizing solar conjunction events are presented. An occurrence of a solar conjunction event caused by the sun being substantially aligned with the satellite antenna through which a television receiver receives signals from one or more satellites may be monitored. A prediction of a future solar conjunction event based on the monitored occurrence of the solar conjunction event may then be calculated. A second occurrence of the solar conjunction event may be monitored. It may be determined that the second occurrence of the solar conjunction event does not match the calculated prediction of the future solar conjunction event within a threshold range. One or more features of the television receiver may be disabled in response to determining that the second occurrence of the solar conjunction event does not match the calculated prediction of the future solar conjunction event within the threshold range.

公开(公告)号：US20170364065A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15184555

申请日：2016-06-16

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Edmund Petruzzelli

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  H04B1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04B1/06

CPC classification number: G05D1/0011 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D2045/0055 ,  F41H11/02 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0082 ,  H04B1/02 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: Various systems and methods for disabling UAVs are presented. An interrogation system may transmit an identifier request message to a UAV. The interrogation system may receive, in response to the identifier request message, a response message that indicates a UAV identifier. The interrogation system may access one or more UAV identifier databases that relate UAV identifiers with airspace definitions. The interrogation system may retrieve from the one or more UAV identifier database systems an airspace definition corresponding to the UAV identifier. The interrogation system may determine that the UAV is to be disabled based on: a location of the UAV, a restricted airspace definition, and the airspace definition corresponding to the UAV identifier. The interrogation system may then transmit a disablement instruction message to the UAV based on the location of the UAV and the airspace definition corresponding to the UAV identifier.

公开(公告)号：US09503714B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-22

申请号：US14584057

申请日：2014-12-29

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Henry Gregg Martch ,  Edmund Petruzzelli

IPC: H04N5/50 ,  H04N17/04 ,  H04N17/00

CPC classification number: H04N21/2402 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N17/04 ,  H04N17/045 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6193 ,  H04N21/6543

Abstract: Various arrangements for monitoring the signal strength of a programming stream are presented. A tuner in a receiver may be allocated to monitor disruptions and changes to the signal strength of programming streams. Based on the characteristics of the signal strength and changes to additional data such as weather information, a cause of the disruption may be determined. The cause of the disruption may be communicated to a user. Characteristics of the disruption may be unique or localized to specific geographic locations. Based at least in part on the geographic location of a receiver characteristics of disruptions may be used to identify television receivers associated with account packing.

Abstract translation: 提出了用于监视编程流的信号强度的各种布置。 可以分配接收机中的调谐器来监视编程流的信号强度的中断和变化。 基于信号强度的特性和诸如天气信息等附加数据的变化，可以确定干扰的原因。 中断的原因可以传达给用户。 中断的特征可能是独特的或本地化到特定的地理位置。 至少部分地基于接收器的地理位置，中断的特征可以用于识别与帐户打包相关联的电视接收机。