SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE GUARANTEED ADVERTISEMENT IMPRESSIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20210377597A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US16886455

    申请日:2020-05-28

    Inventor: Danny J. Minnick

    Abstract: A computerized system for guaranteed advertisement impressions recognizes an identifier of a media content segment (e.g., an advertisement) to be played before playing of a recorded program as a result of selection of or initiation of playing a recorded program. In some embodiments, the system recognizes an identifier of a media content segment at or during initiation of playing the of the media content segment, or during playback of a media content stream including a recorded program. In in response to the recognition of the identifier, the system ignores (or disables the remote control sending), for a predetermined time period, all commands to skip or fast forward through all or part of the media content segment.

    NETWORKED USAGE TRACKING FOR DOCKLESS PERSONAL TRANSPORT VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20210375140A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17350249

    申请日:2021-06-17

    Inventor: Chris Bruhn

    Abstract: Novel techniques are described for usage tracking for shared dockless personal transport vehicles (PTVs) over one or more communications networks. Features encourage desired interactions between consumers and PTVs, such as by encouraging consumers to park the PTVs in a desirable condition and in desirable locations. For example, embodiments obtain location data from at least one sensor (e.g., a camera of a smart phone) indicating a parked location of a PTV of a fleet of shared PTVs. A set of parked location attributes is computed in accordance with the obtained location data, and an arbitration determination is computed indicating whether the set of parked location attributes meets a stored set of acceptance criteria. In accordance with a favorable computed arbitration determination, embodiments can output lock control data for a vehicle lock of the PTV (e.g., to lock the PTV in its parked location).

    Media delivery notification data analysis and dashboard display

    公开(公告)号:US11190841B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US16840004

    申请日:2020-04-03

    Inventor: Joshua Hartmann

    Abstract: A facility for generating analytical information based on individual reports of multiple scheduled presentations of interstitial media assets is provided. Data files are received that each include multiple status reports regarding multiple scheduled presentations of multiple media assets by a plurality of distinct media receiver devices in multiple distinct geographical areas. Analytical information is generated regarding the multiple scheduled media presentations by the distinct media receiver devices, the analytical information including aggregated success rates for one or more subsets of the scheduled media presentations. At least some of the analytical information is presented as a dashboard display comprising a plurality of distinct panels of related information on a communicatively coupled display device.

    Mitigating Wind Damage to Wind Exposed Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20210367318A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US17393627

    申请日:2021-08-04

    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, system, and method for mitigating wind damage to satellite antennas and for reducing the amount of ballast required to secure the satellite antennas. The device, system, and method include a mast on which an antenna may be affixed, a pivot gear capable of rotating between two or more positions, and a tension force or retention force on the pivot gear. A load force applied to the antenna creates a risk of damage proportional to the load force. The antenna system is capable of transitioning from a first orientation into a second orientation when the load force exceeds tension force or retention force, or the sum thereof, such that the antenna system experiences a reduced load force and therefore a reduced risk of damage. The device, system, and method also reduce the amount of ballast required to secure a non-penetrating antenna installation against tipping or sliding.

    PLATOONING OF COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES IN AUTOMATED VEHICLES NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20210334136A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-28

    申请号:US17367969

    申请日:2021-07-06

    Inventor: Jeff McSchooler

    Abstract: Novel techniques are described for platooning of computational resources in automated vehicle networks. An on-board computational processor of an automated vehicle typically performs a large number of computational tasks, and some of those computational tasks can be computationally intensive. Some such tasks, referred to as platoonable tasks herein, are well-suited for parallel processing by multiple processors. Embodiments can detect one or more on-board computational processors in one or more automated vehicles that are likely, during the time window in which the platoonable task will be executed, to have available computational resources and to be traveling along respective paths that are close enough to each other to allow for ad hoc network communications to be established between the processors. In response to detecting such cases, embodiments can schedule and instruct shared execution of the platoonable tasks by the multiple processors via the ad hoc network.

    Antenna Packaging Systems
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210320407A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17357688

    申请日:2021-06-24

    Abstract: An antenna includes a folding mechanism for configuring the antenna into at least one of a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the antenna is configured for operational use. When in the second configuration, the antenna is configured for shipping in a package. A locking apparatus secures the antenna in either configuration. The folding mechanism and the locking mechanism configure the antenna into the first configuration. A method for preparing for shipment an antenna having a reflector with a width, a height, and depth, a backing structure coupled to the reflector, a first swivel plate, coupled to the backing structure, a feed arm bracket coupled to the first swivel plate, and a feed arm coupled to the feed arm bracket. The first swivel plate facilitates yaw rotations of the feed arm bracket, relative to the backing structure.

    MEDIA DELIVERY NOTIFICATION DATA ANALYSIS AND DASHBOARD DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20210314662A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US16840004

    申请日:2020-04-03

    Inventor: Joshua Hartmann

    Abstract: A facility for generating analytical information based on individual reports of multiple scheduled presentations of interstitial media assets is provided. Data files are received that each include multiple status reports regarding multiple scheduled presentations of multiple media assets by a plurality of distinct media receiver devices in multiple distinct geographical areas. Analytical information is generated regarding the multiple scheduled media presentations by the distinct media receiver devices, the analytical information including aggregated success rates for one or more subsets of the scheduled media presentations. At least some of the analytical information is presented as a dashboard display comprising a plurality of distinct panels of related information on a communicatively coupled display device.

    MEDIA DELIVERY NOTIFICATION DATA INGESTION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20210314646A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US16839999

    申请日:2020-04-03

    Inventor: Joshua Hartmann

    Abstract: A facility for generating analytical information based on individual reports of multiple scheduled presentations of interstitial media assets is provided. Data files are received that each include multiple status reports regarding multiple scheduled presentations of multiple media assets by a plurality of distinct media receivers in multiple disparate locations. Based at least in part on the data files, multiple database entries are generated for at least one database containing information regarding the multiple scheduled presentations and the plurality of distinct media receivers. Analytical information is generated regarding the multiple scheduled media presentations based on the generated database entries, including an aggregated success rate for one or more subsets of the scheduled media presentations. At least some of the generated first analytical information is displayed on a user client device coupled to the multichannel media distribution computing system.

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