公开(公告)号：US11336945B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US17360294

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Kerry Philip Miller

IPC: H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: An embodiment for recording a channel that is communicating a program of interest identifies a selected program for recording as a program of interest based upon a characteristic of the selected program, the characteristic of the selected program corresponding to at least one characteristic associated with the program of interest, records an advance period corresponding to a period before a beginning of the program of interest, and records a following period corresponding to a period after a conclusion of the program of interest.

公开(公告)号：US11323776B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16991003

申请日：2020-08-11

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Nicholas Newell ,  Prakash Subramanian

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/374 ,  A61B5/378 ,  A61B5/00 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/8405

Abstract: Media content recommendation systems and methods are operable to recommend one or more media content events to a user based on identified changes in the user's emotional state during a life event that is experienced by the user.

公开(公告)号：US11323762B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16777753

申请日：2020-01-30

Applicant: Dish Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Stephen Strong

IPC: A61H19/00 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to control presentation of an erotica-related media content event. An exemplary embodiment is a media device that receives information from a user sensor that is configured to sense a physical characteristic of a user viewing the erotica-related media content event, and automatically changes presentation of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information corresponding to the sensed physical characteristic of the viewing user.

公开(公告)号：US11290784B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16798020

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: Dish 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

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.

公开(公告)号：US11270704B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

申请号：US17234399

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Curtis N. Daly

IPC: G10L15/26 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: Various embodiments facilitate voice control of a receiving device, such as a set-top box. In one embodiment, a voice enabled media presentation system (“VEMPS”) includes a receiving device and a remote-control device having an audio input device. The VEMPS is configured to obtain audio data via the audio input device, the audio data received from a user and representing a spoken command to control the receiving device. The VEMPS is further configured to determine the spoken command by performing speech recognition on the obtained audio data, and to control the receiving device based on the determined command. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

公开(公告)号：US11259094B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16595389

申请日：2019-10-07

Applicant: Dish Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory Greene

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/81

Abstract: Systems and methods control presentation of audio-only content that is broadcast to a media device. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a channel of a broadcasted media content stream; determines whether the currently received channel is a type of channel that provides audio/visual content or a type of channel that provides audio-only content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio/visual content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio/visual content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio-only content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio-only content, wherein the at least one audio/visual content control function is different from the at least one audio-only content control function.

公开(公告)号：US20210377589A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17444962

申请日：2021-08-12

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： EDMUND PETRUZZELLI

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04H20/63 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/462

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for delivering media content from different types of content sources to different destination devices across an outdoor/indoor interface using an outdoor hub device. An exemplary hub device includes a first input interface to receive a broadcast signal, a second input interface to receive a telecommunications signal from a telecommunications network, and an output interface. The device further includes a content stream management module coupled to the first input interface and the second input interface to multiplex broadcast and telecommunications content into a multiplexed content stream, an encapsulation module coupled to the content stream management module to encapsulate the multiplexed content stream into a packetized multiplexed content stream, and a communications interface coupled to the encapsulation module and the output interface to transmit the packetized multiplexed content stream to an indoor gateway device via the output interface.

公开(公告)号：US11184573B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16601340

申请日：2019-10-14

Applicant: Dish Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Edmund Petruzzelli ,  Marcel Guajardo

IPC: H04N5/455 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04B1/10 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04M1/72412

Abstract: Disclosed is an over-the-air (OTA) antenna meter application (“meter app”) that wirelessly connects to an OTA antenna meter (“meter”) installed with an OTA antenna and presents information that facilitates a user in installing the OTA antenna at the premises of a customer. For example, the meter app can help the user in pointing and peaking the OTA antenna for one or more broadcast channels, e.g., those selected by the customer. The meter app can store installation information of the OTA antenna for various installations, which can be used in generating a recommendation of, or predicting, installation information for installing the OTA antenna at a specified address. The predicted installation information can include broadcast channels that would be available for reception at the specified address and their signal strength, a specific location of installation on the premises, or whether a pre-amplifier and/or filter is required.

公开(公告)号：US11178469B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16107711

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major

IPC: H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided to automatically identify advertisements or other portions of a broadcast television stream before the stream is distributed via a cable, DBS, IPTV or other medium. The television broadcast is received at the data processing system, and audio content of the television broadcast is analyzed to generate an audio fingerprint of a portion of the audio content. The identified audio fingerprint are compared to audio fingerprints stored in a database to thereby identify the portion of the television broadcast based on the generated audio fingerprint. By identifying the contents of an actual broadcast prior to redistribution of the broadcast, additional actions may be taken that are unique to the identified content.

公开(公告)号：US11178460B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16371591

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang ,  William Joseph Ivanich ,  Bin Xu ,  XinHua Yang

IPC: H04N21/4725 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/858 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N21/475

Abstract: Systems and methods directed advertising via a tagged video stream are provided. Content and a tag associated with a product represented by at least a portion of the content may be received by a media device. The media device may be associated with at least one end user. The content may correspond to television programming. The content may be output by the media device for display. A user selection corresponding to the tag associated with the product represented by at least the portion of the content may be processed by the media device. The user selection may be received during display of at least the portion of the content. Responsive to the user selection, the media device may facilitate provision of information related to the product represented by at least the portion of the content to a second device and/or an account associated with the at least one end user.