公开(公告)号：US20170168469A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US14970235

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Neil T. Marten ,  Christopher B. Tirpak

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  H04L12/2812 ,  H04N21/00

Abstract: In some embodiments, a home automation data storage system is provided. The home automation data storage system can include a plurality of home automation components, each component including a storage device. The system can also include a controller database for storing control data for the home automation system. The system can also include an electronic device communicatively coupled to the plurality of home automation components, the controller database, and a computing device, the electronic device having programming instructions that cause the electronic device to receive data from the computing device, store at least a portion of the data in the storage device of a component from the plurality of home automation components, and store information associating the storage device of the component and the at least a portion of the data in the controller database.

公开(公告)号：US09681193B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14498813

申请日：2014-09-26

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Brandon Richard Halper ,  Lawrence Moran

IPC: H04N7/173 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: H04N21/4781 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/6125

Abstract: Various embodiments facilitate multi-user gaming. In one embodiment, a locally controllable interactive game system is provided to support a plurality of users within a single household. The locally controllable interactive game system includes a host and a plurality of thin clients. The host and the plurality of thin clients allow respective users to play video games independently or together for multi-player video games. The host is coupled to a plurality of video game content providers by a world wide web. In one embodiment, the host consolidates video game content from the plurality of video game content providers. The plurality of thin clients is coupled to the host by a local area network. In one embodiment, each thin client obtains user video game content from the host and utilizes the user video game content to provide a video game to a respective user.

公开(公告)号：US09667905B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14948672

申请日：2015-11-23

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Brandon Halper ,  Lawrence Moran

IPC: H04N5/60 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/38

CPC classification number: H04N5/60 ,  H04N7/104 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A media switching device includes a computer including a processor programmed to actuate the media switching device to select, based on a first input received from a user, a first media content item from one or more received media content items. The processor is further programmed to transmit a first portion of the first media content item via a first wired connection to a first media display device; and transmit a second portion of the first media content item to a second media display device via a radio frequency transceiver.

公开(公告)号：US09661380B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14216235

申请日：2014-03-17

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major ,  Darren Major

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/478

CPC classification number: H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/42209 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8173

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices manage second screen media content that is associated with live or previously-recorded television programming while the programming is being viewed by a user. A control application provides an HTML5 or other application program interface (API) that allows advertisers, retailers or other third parties to access the remote control application for providing useful features.

公开(公告)号：USD785632S1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US29550327

申请日：2015-12-31

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Designer： Luke VanDuyn ,  Neil T. Marten

公开(公告)号：USD785601S1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US29547284

申请日：2015-12-02

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Designer： Luke VanDuyn

公开(公告)号：USD785599S1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US29547263

申请日：2015-12-02

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Designer： Luke VanDuyn

公开(公告)号：US09635436B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14707748

申请日：2015-05-08

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Steven Michael Casagrande

IPC: H04N5/92 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N9/87 ,  H04N9/82 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/28 ,  G11B27/32 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/434

CPC classification number: H04N21/4147 ,  G11B27/005 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/28 ,  G11B27/3027 ,  G11B27/322 ,  H04N9/8205 ,  H04N9/87 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/8113 ,  H04N21/8133 ,  H04N21/8455

Abstract: A content receiver receives an captioning element and positional information regarding segments of a content instance. The captioning element corresponds to a component of captioning data included in content that can be utilized with the positional information to locate where the segments stop and/or start. The content receiver analyzes the content based on the captioning element and the positional information and alters how the content will be presented. Such alteration may involve skipping and/or deleting segments, starting/stopping presentation of content other than at the beginning and/or end of the content, altering recording timers, and/or replacing segments with alternative segments. In some implementations, the content may be recorded as part of recording multiple content instances received via at least one broadcast from a content provider wherein the multiple content instances are all included in a same frequency band of the broadcast and are all encoded utilizing a same control word.

公开(公告)号：US09628893B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14721607

申请日：2015-05-26

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gerald Robert Stevens

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04W4/20 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L15/26

CPC classification number: H04R1/1041 ,  G06F3/165 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04R29/001 ,  H04W4/20

Abstract: A headset includes at least one earpiece, at least one speaker coupled to the at least one earpiece, at least one sensor, and control circuitry. The at least one sensor, in operation, detects whether the at least one earpiece is abutting at least one ear of a person and outputs at least one sensor signal indicating whether the at least one earpiece is abutting the at least one ear of the person. The control circuitry, in operation, receives the at least one sensor signal from the at least one sensor, and causes at least one control signal to be provided to an external device responsive to detecting at least one change in a state of the at least one sensor signal from the at least one sensor. The at least one control signal is configured to cause the external device to pause or un-pause playing of content.

公开(公告)号：US09628845B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US12619591

申请日：2009-11-16

Applicant: William Michael Beals

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4363

CPC classification number: H04N21/42204 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/43635

Abstract: A method and device for associating a remote with a component. The method and system may include receiving a control command from the remote. Upon receiving the control command, an identification signal may be transmitted to a display. The identification signal may include information for identifying the component. The remote may be associated with the component based on the identification signal.