公开(公告)号：US20180038029A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15230155

申请日：2016-08-05

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: D06F33/02 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: D06F33/02 ,  D06F2202/12 ,  D06F2210/00 ,  D06F2212/02 ,  D06F2216/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/2803

Abstract: Discussed herein is a system for detecting an operating condition of a clothes washing machine or a clothes drying machine, which can include a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, the MEMS sensor being physically attached to the clothes washing or drying machine and a computerized controller, such as a home automation controller, can be in communication with the MEMS sensor. The computerized controller can receive signals from the MEMS sensor that indicate the state of the clothes washing or drying machine. After receiving signals indicating the state of the clothes washing or drying machine, the computerized controller can use the signals to determine the operating condition of the clothes washing or drying machine and send a notification to a user device about the clothes washing or drying machine including the operating condition of the clothes washing or drying machine.

公开(公告)号：US20170195715A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15465162

申请日：2017-03-21

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： David Innes ,  William Michael Beals ,  David Kummer

IPC: H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/4623 ,  H04N21/426

CPC classification number: H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/26606 ,  H04N21/4181 ,  H04N21/42623 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4623 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6334

Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for reducing channel change times. A first tuner of a television receiver may tune to a decryption key transponder stream. The decryption key transponder stream may include a plurality of decryption keys for a plurality of television channels that are transmitted to the television receiver via a plurality of transponder streams. A second tuner of the television receiver may be tuned to a media transponder stream to receive a television channel. Data obtained from the decryption key transponder stream may be used for decoding the television channel.

公开(公告)号：US09521446B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-13

申请号：US14542110

申请日：2014-11-14

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/643

CPC classification number: H04N21/2747 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/2847 ,  H04L67/2852 ,  H04L67/32 ,  H04N21/23113 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/25816 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: A method for providing remote access to segments of a transmitted program is presented. The program is recorded, and then stored at a communication server. Information specifying a segment of the stored program is transferred from a communication device to the communication server. Also, a request for access to the specified segment of the stored program is transferred from another communication device to the communication server. In response to the request, the specified segment of the program is transferred from the communication server to the requesting communication device.

Abstract translation: 提出了一种用于提供远程访问传输程序的段的方法。 记录程序，然后存储在通信服务器。 指定存储节目的片段的信息从通信设备传送到通信服务器。 此外，访问存储的程序的指定段的请求从另一通信设备传送到通信服务器。 响应于该请求，程序的指定段从通信服务器传送到请求通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US20160323652A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US15208842

申请日：2016-07-13

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/4425

CPC classification number: H04N21/6143 ,  H04B7/18517 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4425 ,  H04N21/6193 ,  H04N21/631

Abstract: A media device may be configured for receiving data from one or more satellites. The media device may include one or more processors and one or more storage devices. A first tuner of a media device may tune to a first data stream that came from a first satellite transponder. A second tuner of the media device may tune to a second data stream that came from a second satellite transponder. The first data stream and the second data stream may be derived from source data based at least in part on a data distribution scheme. The data distribution scheme may include distributing at least portions of the source data with the first data stream and the second data stream. The first data stream and/or the second data stream may be processed to store and/or output for presentation content.

公开(公告)号：US10294600B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15230155

申请日：2016-08-05

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: D06F33/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: Discussed herein is a system for detecting an operating condition of a clothes washing machine or a clothes drying machine, which can include a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, the MEMS sensor being physically attached to the clothes washing or drying machine and a computerized controller, such as a home automation controller, can be in communication with the MEMS sensor. The computerized controller can receive signals from the MEMS sensor that indicate the state of the clothes washing or drying machine. After receiving signals indicating the state of the clothes washing or drying machine, the computerized controller can use the signals to determine the operating condition of the clothes washing or drying machine and send a notification to a user device about the clothes washing or drying machine including the operating condition of the clothes washing or drying machine.

公开(公告)号：US20180225483A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15426894

申请日：2017-02-07

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  Jerome A. LaPalme

IPC: G06K7/00 ,  G06K19/077

CPC classification number: G06K7/0013 ,  G06K7/0056 ,  G06K19/0772

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a card reader that provides heat dissipation for high data transfer ICCs. The card reader includes a body having a press bar that physically contacts an upper surface of the ICC when fully inserted into the card reader. The press bar includes an aperture directly overlying and aligned with the card contacts of the card reader and the contact pads of the ICC when fully inserted. The aperture allows any heat generated by the ICC to radiate to a surrounding cooling medium, such as air.

公开(公告)号：US20180184176A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15474903

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 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/235

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for hardware enforcement of hardware functionality in a television receiver. An activation message containing an activation code for a specific hardware component within the television receiver can be transmitted from a television service provider system to a television receiver having an associated smart card. The smart card can decrypt the activation message, security check the activation message, confirm the activation message is intended for the television receiver, encrypt the activation message with a local key, and transmit the activation message to a security processor on the 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 television receiver based on the activation code within the activation message.

公开(公告)号：US20180157865A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15370927

申请日：2016-12-06

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: G06F21/64 ,  G06F9/445 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for providing a targeted and secure software image or other data to a television receiver. The data item can be provided to the smart card through a television service provider distribution system in blocks of data that are small enough to be processed by the smart card. For each block of data, the smart card can decrypt the block of data with a global network key, generate a partial hash representing the block of data, update a full hash with the partial hash, encrypt the block of data with a dynamically generated item key, and transmit the encrypted block of data to the television receiver. Once complete, the smart card can security check the software image including an integrity check using the full hash. If the security check passes, the smart card can transmit the dynamically generated item key to the television receiver.

公开(公告)号：US20180115801A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15840811

申请日：2017-12-13

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： David Innes ,  William Michael Beals ,  David Kummer

IPC: H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/4623 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/254

CPC classification number: H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/26606 ,  H04N21/4181 ,  H04N21/42623 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4623 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6334

Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for reducing channel change times. A first tuner of a television receiver may tune to a decryption key transponder stream. The decryption key transponder stream may include a plurality of decryption keys for a plurality of television channels that are transmitted to the television receiver via a plurality of transponder streams. A second tuner of the television receiver may be tuned to a media transponder stream to receive a television channel. Data obtained from the decryption key transponder stream may be used for decoding the television channel.

公开(公告)号：US09946857B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14710331

申请日：2015-05-12

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: G06F21/31 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F21/32

CPC classification number: G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/32 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L12/2818 ,  H04L12/2825 ,  H04L12/2827 ,  H04L63/101

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining access to a home automation system may include receiving a command from a user to perform a home automation function, and determining a privilege for the user, which may be based on the location of the user. The methods may include comparing the command and the user privilege to an authorization list, where the authorization list defines system access to perform home automation functions based at least on individual commands and associated privileges. The methods may also include determining whether to allow the user access to the home automation system to perform the commanded home automation function.