公开(公告)号：US20180288365A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US16002483

申请日：2018-06-07

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory Greene ,  David Innes

IPC: H04N5/935 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/41

CPC classification number: H04N5/935 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/4341 ,  H04N21/4396 ,  H04N21/44227

Abstract: Media device systems and methods synchronize video content with audio content presented by a plurality of wireless audio headsets. In an exemplary embodiment, a first time delay corresponds to a first duration of time between communication of the audio content from the media device and presentation of the audio content by a first wireless audio headset. A second time delay corresponds to a second duration of time between communication of the audio content from the media device and presentation of the audio content by a second wireless audio headset, wherein the first time delay is greater than the second time delay. Video content communicated to a display is delayed by the first time delay. Audio content communicated to the second wireless audio headset is delayed by a time delay difference between the first time delay and the second time delay.

公开(公告)号：US10049515B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15246079

申请日：2016-08-24

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory Greene

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G07C9/00

Abstract: Various arrangements for determining and setting an authorization level for an unknown person are presented. Facial recognition may be performed on a received video stream. An authorized user may be recognized in the video feed. Additionally, an unknown person may be identified in the video feed. A provisional authorization level may be granted for the unknown person based on proximity between the unknown person and the authorized user in the received video stream.

公开(公告)号：US20180213277A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15858556

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Kate Megan Carney Landow ,  John Anthony Card, II

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/239

CPC classification number: G06F16/903 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/87 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/816

Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer program products for facilitating user access to virtual reality (VR) containers. A VR container registry may identify any type of container and optionally list requirements for accessing the container, constraints relating to when access is permitted, characteristics describing container features, lists of other containers accessible from within the container, container output formats, accepted input formats, etc. The registry may be organized in a hierarchical structure, make use of or be comparable to a domain name system, and include one or more top-level items each having one or more second-level items organized beneath. A service provider may host a VR container to facilitate user access to other VR containers, allow users to transfer between unconnected remote VR containers while staying within a VR session or without having to exit all VR sessions, and provide transformation services to ensure container and VR system compatibility.

公开(公告)号：US20180184177A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15474907

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  John Hamrick

IPC: H04N21/6543 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/443

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for hardware enforcement of hardware functionality in a client television receiver. An activation message containing an activation code for a specific hardware component within the client television receiver can be transmitted from a television service provider system to a host television receiver having an associated smart card. The smart card can decrypt the activation message, identify the client television receiver as the destination of the activation message, security check the activation message, encrypt the activation message with a local key, and transmit the activation message to a security processor on the client television receiver. The security processor can decrypt the activation message, security check the activation message to ensure it is from the smart card and has not been tampered with, and enable the hardware component within the client television receiver based on the activation code within the activation message.

公开(公告)号：US09978228B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US15414290

申请日：2017-01-24

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Daniel Wilson ,  Roopkumar Parthasarathy rao

IPC: G08B3/00 ,  G10K1/00 ,  G08B7/06 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G10K1/064

CPC classification number: G08B7/06 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B3/1016 ,  G10K1/064 ,  H04M1/0291 ,  H04N7/186

Abstract: Various doorbell monitoring devices and methods are presented herein. Such arrangements may be configured to be integrated with a previously-installed doorbell and a previously-installed chime unit. A first power source may be configured to power the doorbell monitor device separate from the previously-installed doorbell and the previously-installed chime unit. A plurality of electrical connectors may be present and may be configured to be attached with preexisting terminals of the previously-installed chime unit. An actuation sensor may be present and configured to detect an actuation of the previously-installed doorbell via the two or more electrical connectors. A communication module may also be present and configured to transmit a wireless signal indicative of the ring to a receiver device.

公开(公告)号：US20180139512A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15351129

申请日：2016-11-14

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Lawrence Moran ,  Brandon Halper

IPC: H04N21/6587 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: H04N21/4147 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1605 ,  G06F1/1607 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1688 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F1/182 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  H04H20/62 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/41422 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6587

Abstract: Media content presentation systems and methods are operable to control content presentation on a touch-sensitive display of a multi-media table that is communicatively coupled to a media device that is operable to access the media content. An exemplary embodiment receives, at the multi-media table from the media device, a media content event; presents the media content event on a portion of the touch-sensitive display of the multi-media table; detects a gesture-based touch movement made by a user on the touch-sensitive display; determines an intended user command based on the detected gesture-based touch movement; generates a media device command when the intended user command is configured to control presentation of the media content event; and communicates the generated media device command from the multi-media table to the media device, wherein the media device controls the media content event in accordance with the received media device command.

公开(公告)号：US09973807B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15462376

申请日：2017-03-17

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory Greene

IPC: H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/422

CPC classification number: H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4347 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4858

Abstract: Media device systems and methods are operable to generate mosaic video formats that are each configured to generate corresponding mosaic videos that present video content in video tiles. An exemplary embodiment receives a selection of one of a plurality of mosaic video templates, receives a specification of a video mosaic name, and generates a mosaic video format. The generated mosaic video format is identified by the specified video mosaic name, and comprises the video tile location information and video size information for each of the video tiles defined by the selected mosaic video template.

公开(公告)号：US09973261B1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15392629

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Chris Hardy ,  Paul Bellotti

IPC: H04Q7/20 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W4/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G01S5/04 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04W84/00

CPC classification number: H04B7/18504 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  G01S5/04 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  H04B7/18523 ,  H04N7/181 ,  H04N7/188 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W84/005

Abstract: Drone-based wireless communications systems are provided, as are methods carried-out by such wireless communications systems. In one embodiment, the wireless communications system includes a Satellite Signal Transformation (SST) unit and a plurality of aerial network drones, which can be deployed over a designated geographical area to form a multi-drone network thereover. During operation, the SST unit transmits a network source signal, which contains content extracted from a satellite signal. The multi-drone network receives the network source signal, disseminates drone relay signals containing the content through the multi-drone network, and broadcastings user device signals containing the content over the designated geographical area. In embodiments, the multi-drone network may broadcast multiple different types of user device signals for reception by various different types of user devices located within the designated geographical area, such as an area containing communication infrastructure disabled by a natural disaster, a hostile attack, or other catastrophic event.

公开(公告)号：US09967612B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US15289372

申请日：2016-10-10

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory Greene

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/45 ,  G06T7/20 ,  H04N21/44 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: H04N21/4334 ,  G06K9/00456 ,  G06K9/00744 ,  G06T7/20 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/45

Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to record a media content event at a media device. An exemplary embodiment grabs a series of subsequently received image frames from the media content event that is being recorded after a monitored real time reaches a closing credits monitor time, wherein the closing credits monitor time is a recording end time less a predefined duration. The embodiment then analyzes each of the image frames to identify an occurrence of text presented in the analyzed image frame, determines that the identified text corresponds to closing credits of the media content event if the at least one attribute of the identified text matches a corresponding predefined closing credits attribute, and initiates an end of the recording of the media content event in response to determining that the identified text corresponds to the closing credits of the media content event.

公开(公告)号：US20180121452A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15858478

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Jason Anguiano

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F16/9537

Abstract: An exemplary geographic playlist system includes a plurality of mobile devices with global positioning systems that provide geographic location information of the mobile device to a geographic location playlist device. The geographic location playlist device has a database of geographic playlist information that includes at least a unique identifier for each one of a plurality of media content events and at least one associated geographic location for each of the plurality of media content events. The geographic location playlist device determines a current geographic location of the mobile device, compares the geographic location of the mobile device with the geographic locations residing in the database, and generates user geographic playlist information that includes the identifier of media content events that has an associated geographic location that matches with the determined geographic location of the mobile device. A geographic playlist is then presented to the user of the mobile device.