公开(公告)号：US20170332072A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15665676

申请日：2017-08-01

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Andrey L. Abramov

IPC: H04N17/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06K9/60 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06K9/03

CPC classification number: H04N17/002 ,  G06K9/036 ,  G06K9/60 ,  G06T7/0002 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/30168 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N5/23222 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N19/154

Abstract: A mobile electronic device and a related method of processing video information are presented herein. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the method of processing video information captures video data with a source device, and determines that a segment of video content conveyed by the video data does not satisfy predetermined video quality criteria. In response to the determination, the method initiates corrective action to disregard the segment of video content.

公开(公告)号：US09820087B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US15409051

申请日：2017-01-18

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： David Innes ,  Henry Gregg Martch

IPC: H04B1/38 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04W4/00 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L21/10 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G10L21/038 ,  G10L21/02

CPC classification number: H04W4/80 ,  G06F3/165 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F17/289 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L21/0205 ,  G10L21/038 ,  G10L21/10 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/6156

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for allowing a user with a Smartphone to pair the Smartphone with another Bluetooth device to receive audio that is played to the user over headphones or through speakers on the Smartphone. Further, an audio processing module is used to modify the audio presented to the user, extract closed captioning text to be displayed to the user, find information relevant to the audio to be displayed to the user, and pause audio content sent to the Smartphone when phone calls or other Smartphone interruptions occur.

公开(公告)号：US09817438B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US15041927

申请日：2016-02-11

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Luke VanDuyn ,  Neil T. Marten

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04B1/3888

CPC classification number: G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1635 ,  H04B1/385

Abstract: Various embodiments of two-way communication devices and tracker devices are presented. Such a device may include a processing unit, comprising: a housing, one or more processors; a microphone, a speaker; and a first electrical connector for receiving power, wherein the one or more processors, the microphone, and the speaker are housed by the housing. Such a device may include a wristband that includes one or more integrated power sources that are permanently housed within the wristband. The one or more integrated power sources may have a second electrical connector to supply power to the processing unit when the processing unit is removably coupled with the wristband. The device may include a plurality of magnets to removably couple the processing unit with the wristband.

公开(公告)号：US20170311048A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15649367

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: Echostar Technologies LLC

Inventor： Robert Drew Major ,  Mark B. Hurst ,  Herrick Muhlestein

IPC: H04N21/647 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/845

CPC classification number: H04N21/64738 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: Various systems, methods and devices adaptively manage the multicast delivery of multiple media programs. Each of the media programs is encoded into multiple media streams, each stream having a different bitrate, frame rate, resolution or other encoding parameter. A computer receives feedback about the delivery of the multiple streams and automatically adapts the number of streams available for at least one of the multiple media programs in response to the received feedback. This allows resources to be applied to those multicast streams having the greatest user demand.

公开(公告)号：US09800937B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US15015528

申请日：2016-02-04

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Nicholas Newell ,  Ryan Gorsuch

IPC: H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N9/79

CPC classification number: H04N21/47214 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/435

Abstract: Program recording systems and methods are operable to adjust recording times of a program of interest in response to an occurrence of an interrupting program that alters the scheduled recording times of the program of interest. An exemplary embodiment receives an unscheduled program flag (UPF) corresponding to an occurrence of an unscheduled program; adjusts at least one of a scheduled recording start time associated with the program of interest to an updated record start time and a scheduled recording end time associated with the program of interest to an updated record end time in response to receiving the UPF; and records the program of interest based upon at least one of the updated record start time and the updated record end time.

公开(公告)号：US09781473B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US15251483

申请日：2016-08-30

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Neal Margulis

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N5/38 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W84/12

CPC classification number: H04N21/43615 ,  H04L1/0041 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04N5/38 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N7/106 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/440218 ,  H04N21/440227 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N2005/4433 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A method for effectively implementing a multi-room television system includes a digital base station that processes and combines various program sources to produce a processed stream. A communications processor then responsively transmits the processed stream as a local composite output stream to various wired and wireless display devices for flexible viewing at variable remote locations. The transmission path performance is used to determine the video encoding process, and special attention is taken to assure that all users have low-latency interactive capabilities.

公开(公告)号：US09781468B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US14835290

申请日：2015-08-25

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Morgan Kirby

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F3/038 ,  H04N5/44 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC classification number: H04N21/4312 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F2203/04803 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/42218 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N2005/443 ,  H04N2005/4439

Abstract: Methods and systems, such as television receivers, are disclosed for receiving data from remote controls for manipulation of graphical user interfaces. Aspects include providing a seamless transition between absolute and relative navigational schemes to allow for users to more efficiently make use of touch and position sensitive remote controls. Further, aspects include dynamically scaling the touch and position sensitive remote controls outputs to match various grid sizes that may be included in the graphical user interface.

公开(公告)号：US09781464B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US15131868

申请日：2016-04-18

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Mark Templeman

IPC: H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N9/87 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N9/797 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/76 ,  G11B27/28 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/475 ,  G11B27/026 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/83 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N7/20

CPC classification number: H04N21/4147 ,  G11B27/026 ,  G11B27/28 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N7/20 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N9/797 ,  H04N9/87 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4302 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4583 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/83 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: Arrangements detailed may cause a television channel received via the tuner to be recorded for a period of time to create a channel-specific file. The channel-specific file may include multiple television programs. User input that requests playback of a first television program of the plurality of television programs from the channel-specific file may be received. A front-end adjustment time period for playback of the first television program may be determined. A start time from which playback commences in the channel-specific file may be at least partially based on the front-end adjustment time period and a scheduled start time of the television program.

公开(公告)号：US09769522B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-19

申请号：US14107132

申请日：2013-12-16

Applicant: Echostar Technologies, L.L.C.

Inventor： Jon Richardson

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/45

CPC classification number: H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/4104 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/4524

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing user accommodations are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive audiovisual content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to perform one or more locating functions to locate one or more users of the electronic device, and determine a level of interaction for the one or more users based at least in part on the location. The one or more processors may further be caused to perform at least one accommodation function based at least in part on the determined level of interaction for the one or more users or location of the one or more users.

公开(公告)号：US09762972B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US14803346

申请日：2015-07-20

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.

Inventor： Carlos Garcia Navarro

IPC: H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/40 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/482

CPC classification number: H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/40 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/43622 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/44231 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/4583 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for selectively obscuring a rendering of a media stream. In one implementation, the method includes receiving a request to render the media stream. The media stream is accessed through a first media source. A content identifier is identified for an event within the requested media stream. Based upon the content identifier, it may be discovered that the event is accessible through at least one second media source. The rendering of the requested media stream may then be obscured and a notification provided to a user that the event within the requested media stream is accessible through at least one second media source.