公开(公告)号：US20210385536A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US16897053

申请日：2020-06-09

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang

IPC: H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Improved technical functionality is provided to dynamically select and seamlessly play advertisements immediately before playing of a recorded program upon selection of the recorded program for playing, or upon other detected events and conditions associated with the set-top-box (STB) or user. In some embodiments, this is performed by using metadata which may be delivered to and stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) prior to recording the program, providing a technical solution to enable opportunities for additional advertisement impressions. Playing of the advertisement may also or instead occur upon the recorded program finishing playing. Thus, the technical solution provides the additional opportunity for the content creator and/or the satellite television or cable service provider to sell advertising spots in addition to those already sold for breaks within the recorded program.

公开(公告)号：US20210377610A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US16886412

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang ,  John S. Todd ,  Denise Carlson-Todd

IPC: H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/44

Abstract: Improved technical functionality is provided to dynamically select and seamlessly play advertisements immediately before playing of a recorded program upon selection of the recorded program for playing, or upon other detected events and conditions associated with the set-top-box (STB) or user. In some embodiments, this is performed by using metadata which may be delivered to and stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) prior to recording the program, providing a technical solution to enable opportunities for additional advertisement impressions. Playing of the advertisement may also or instead occur upon the recorded program finishing playing. Thus, the technical solution provides the additional opportunity for the content creator and/or the satellite television or cable service provider to sell advertising spots in addition to those already sold for breaks within the recorded program.

公开(公告)号：US12200292B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18091190

申请日：2022-12-29

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang ,  John D Barbieri

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  H04N5/45

Abstract: According to principles of the disclosure, audio/video programs are dynamically and concurrently displayed to a user in a first window and a second window (“picture-in-picture display”) based on the user's identified demographic characteristics. At least one of the audio/video programs is previously transmitted and saved to a memory of a set-top box and is loaded for display on demand. By storing a plurality of content with relevance to the user locally, the system may rapidly respond to breaks in an audio/video program the user is watching by initiating picture-in-picture display. The audio/video programs displayed in the first window and second window may be advertisements or any other audio/video program suitable for display.

公开(公告)号：US11818431B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17550890

申请日：2021-12-14

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang

IPC: H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N19/40

CPC classification number: H04N21/458 ,  H04N19/40 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/440218 ,  H04N21/812

Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient processing and presentation of advertisement based on content re-encoding are provided. An example method includes receiving, by a receiving device, the program content stream and determining, by the receiving device, encoding information of the program content stream. The example method also includes determining timing for presenting a target advertisement, responsive to determining the timing for presenting the target advertisement, initiating re-encoding of content of the target advertisement to generate re-encoded advertisement content based on the encoding information, and enabling playback of the re-encoded advertisement content in accordance with the timing for presenting the target advertisement.

公开(公告)号：US11606599B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US16898128

申请日：2020-06-10

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Danny J. Minnick ,  Robert F. Percival ,  John D. Barbieri ,  Mark Templeman ,  John S. Todd ,  Yunfeng Yang ,  Gowtham Ram Ramkumar

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/4147

Abstract: Improved technical functionality is provided to dynamically select and seamlessly play advertisements immediately before playing of a recorded program upon selection of the recorded program for playing, or upon other detected events and conditions associated with the set-top-box (STB) or user. In some embodiments, this is performed by using metadata which may be delivered to and stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) prior to recording the program, providing a technical solution to enable opportunities for additional advertisement impressions. Playing of the advertisement may also or instead occur upon the recorded program finishing playing. Thus, the technical solution provides the additional opportunity for the content creator and/or the satellite television or cable service provider to sell advertising spots in addition to those already sold for breaks within the recorded program.

公开(公告)号：US11595724B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US16886412

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang ,  John S. Todd ,  Denise Carlson-Todd

IPC: H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4147

Abstract: Improved technical functionality is provided to dynamically select and seamlessly play advertisements immediately before playing of a recorded program upon selection of the recorded program for playing, or upon other detected events and conditions associated with the set-top-box (STB) or user. In some embodiments, this is performed by using metadata which may be delivered to and stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) prior to recording the program, providing a technical solution to enable opportunities for additional advertisement impressions. Playing of the advertisement may also or instead occur upon the recorded program finishing playing. Thus, the technical solution provides the additional opportunity for the content creator and/or the satellite television or cable service provider to sell advertising spots in addition to those already sold for breaks within the recorded program.

公开(公告)号：US20220060774A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US17517218

申请日：2021-11-02

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang ,  Seth Byerley ,  Jason Paul Carlson ,  John Huynh ,  Gowtham Ram Ramkumar ,  Mark John Sokald

IPC: H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/278 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: Systems, devices, and process described facilitate use of a first user device communicatively coupled to a local area network (LAN) The first user device may include a first hardware processor configured to execute first, non-transient, computer instructions for facilitating a first seamless DVR engine configured to identify a first content. A second user device is also coupled to the LAN. The second user device may include a second hardware processor configured to execute second, non-transient, computer instructions for facilitating a second seamless DVR configured to identify a second content. Each of the seamless DVR engines may be configured to generate a common universal directory identifying the first content and the second content as being available for use by each of the first user device and the second user device. User devices may independently populate the common universal directory. The universal directory may identify a distinct status for the content.

公开(公告)号：US11218770B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16886190

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Jason Paul Carlson ,  John Huynh ,  Yunfeng Yang ,  Seth Byerley ,  Gowtham Ram Ramkumar ,  Mark John Sokald

IPC: H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/426

Abstract: Devices, systems, and processes are described for seamless use of timers across multiple user devices on a LAN. A system may include a first user device, communicatively coupled to the LAN, having at least one first tuner and a first hardware processor configured for facilitating a first timer manager. A second user device communicatively coupled to the LAN may include at least one second tuner and a second hardware processor configured for facilitating a second timer manager. Each of the first timer manager and the second timer manager may be configured to populate a universal timer schedule that identifies at least one of a future availability and a future use for each of the at least one first tuner and the at least one second tuner. The universal timer schedule is populated based upon a request type, such as an auto-tune, PPV, original content, rerun, and a Joey request type.

公开(公告)号：US20210377608A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US16886190

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Jason Paul Carlson ,  John Huynh ,  Yunfeng Yang ,  Seth Byerley ,  Gowtham Ram Ramkumar ,  Mark John Sokald

IPC: H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/472

Abstract: Devices, systems, and processes are described for seamless use of timers across multiple user devices on a LAN. A system may include a first user device, communicatively coupled to the LAN, having at least one first tuner and a first hardware processor configured for facilitating a first timer manager. A second user device communicatively coupled to the LAN may include at least one second tuner and a second hardware processor configured for facilitating a second timer manager. Each of the first timer manager and the second timer manager may be configured to populate a universal timer schedule that identifies at least one of a future availability and a future use for each of the at least one first tuner and the at least one second tuner. The universal timer schedule is populated based upon a request type, such as an auto-tune, PPV, original content, re-run, and a Joey request type.