公开(公告)号：US20220097888A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17035966

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Jimmy A. Pollard, JR. ,  Zachary Morrison

IPC: B65B69/00

Abstract: An opening station for facilitating box opening may include a scanning station, an edge opening station, and a conveyor assembly. The scanning station is configured to measure a length “L”, height “H”, and/or width “W” of a substantially square box having a top, a bottom, two sides, and two edge portions. The edge opening station is configured to perform perforation operations on at least one of the two edge portions. A complete box opening system may include the scanning station, edge opening station, conveyor, and at least one of a top opening station and a side opening station.

公开(公告)号：US11281449B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16854338

申请日：2020-04-21

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Eric Ray Hieb ,  Christopher William Bruhn ,  Matthew Polson

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G07C5/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/40 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: Various arrangements for updating a device utilizing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are presented. A backend system may detect a triggering event associated with a device based upon data received via a first connection. In response to detecting the first triggering event, the UAV may receive a first data set and a location associated with the device from the backend system. The UAV may deploy to the received location. A second connection between the UAV and the device can be established at the received location. The UAV may transmit the first data set to the device via the second connection at the received location.

公开(公告)号：US20220086527A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17456814

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Jason Paul Carlson ,  John Huynh ,  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, re-run, and a Joey request type.

公开(公告)号：US20220083312A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17534359

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Nicholas Newell ,  Rob Johannes Clerx

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06T13/40

Abstract: Media content event review systems and methods are operable to present member content reviews of a media content event by presenting a plurality of member avatars in a virtual world, wherein the member avatars present audio commentary about a media content event identified in a user request, and wherein the community members who generated the audio commentary about the media content event have an interpersonal relationship with the requesting user.

公开(公告)号：US20220078220A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17527458

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Kate Megan Carney Landow

IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable to adapt delivery of content composites to an endpoint media device are disclosed. A first content composite may be transmitted via a packet stream to an endpoint media device. A communication from the endpoint media device that is indicative of having output at least part of the first content composite for display may be processed. Operational data from that is indicative of operations executed by the endpoint media device or a communication device may be processed and mapped to one or more operational values correlated to a metric that corresponds to endpoint disconnection with the first content composite may be identified. A second content composite to be inserted into the packet stream to the endpoint media device may be selected. The second content composite may be transmitted via the packet stream from the content provider system to the endpoint media device.

公开(公告)号：US20220060831A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US17516425

申请日：2021-11-01

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Rima Shah ,  Nicholas Brandon Newell

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04S7/00

Abstract: Devices, systems and processes for providing an adaptive audio environment are disclosed. For an embodiment, a system may include a wearable device and a hub. The hub may include an interface module configured to communicatively couple the wearable device and the hub and a processor, configured to execute non-transient computer executable instructions for a machine learning engine configured to apply a first machine learning process to at least one data packet received from the wearable device and output an action-reaction data set and for a sounds engine configured to apply a sound adapting process to the action-reaction data set and provide audio output data to the wearable device via the interface module.

公开(公告)号：US11234041B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16828798

申请日：2020-03-24

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Alan Terry Pattison ,  Robert Sadler

IPC: H04N5/76 ,  H04N9/80 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/27 ,  H04N21/21

Abstract: A facility for transferring configuration information to a target media device is described. The facility receives in the target media device a copy of media device settings stored in a source media device distinct from the target media device in a first form in which they are used in the source media device. This copy of media device settings is received by the target media device via a route other than its visual user interface. The facility causes the received copy of media device settings to be transformed into a second form in which they can be used in the target media device. The facility then stores the media receiver settings in the second form in the target media device for use by the target media device.

公开(公告)号：US20210409808A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16910671

申请日：2020-06-24

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert F. Percival ,  John D. Barbieri ,  Emily Baker

IPC: H04N21/435 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/458 ,  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：US11200028B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US17149607

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Nicholas Newell ,  Rob Johannes Clerx

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06T13/40

Abstract: Media content event review systems and methods are operable to present member content reviews of a media content event by presenting a plurality of member avatars in a virtual world, wherein the member avatars present audio commentary about a media content event identified in a user request, and wherein the community members who generated the audio commentary about the media content event have an interpersonal relationship with the requesting user.

公开(公告)号：US11197097B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16257330

申请日：2019-01-25

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Rima Shah ,  Nicholas Brandon Newell

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04S7/00

Abstract: Devices, systems and processes for providing an adaptive audio environment are disclosed. For an embodiment, a system may include a wearable device and a hub. The hub may include an interface module configured to communicatively couple the wearable device and the hub and a processor, configured to execute non-transient computer executable instructions for a machine learning engine configured to apply a first machine learning process to at least one data packet received from the wearable device and output an action-reaction data set and for a sounds engine configured to apply a sound adapting process to the action-reaction data set and provide audio output data to the wearable device via the interface module. The audio output data may be utilized by the wearable device to provide an adaptive audio environment.