公开(公告)号：US11729449B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17498604

申请日：2021-10-11

Applicant: DISH NETWORK L.L.C. ,  DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited

Inventor： Jayaprakash Ramaraj ,  Girish Reddivari ,  Shailesh Deshmukh ,  Edward Galbraith ,  James Davis ,  Satheesh Haryhara Iyer

IPC: H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/84

CPC classification number: H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: A technique is described for generating a unified list (e.g., a list ribbon) of programs from a variety and disparate channels, the list for display on an over-the-top (OTT) client device. As an example, the unified list can be generated from OTT live channels and from over-the-air OTA and/or Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) live channels. Further, the unified list can include OTT recordings on the cloud and OTA/ATSC recordings on the local hard drive connected to an OTA local DVR. Thus, the OTT device Client obtains the list from the DVR backend, instead of going to the local OTA client box for the local recordings.

公开(公告)号：US11700425B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17489647

申请日：2021-09-29

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Priyanka Pothineni

IPC: H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/45

CPC classification number: H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4753

Abstract: A system for locking a remote-control device blocks a remote-control device from sending signals related to user input until a code to unlock the remote-control device is received. The system for locking a remote-control device receives an indication that the remote-control device should be locked and locks the remote-control device. The system for locking a remote-control device receives user input and determines whether the user input included a predetermined code. Based on a determination that the user input included the predetermined code, the system for locking a remote-control device unlocks the remote-control device.

公开(公告)号：US11700317B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US16730984

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Bob Haupt ,  Kevin Johnston

IPC: H04L67/568 ,  G06F16/28 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/02 ,  G06F11/14

CPC classification number: H04L67/568 ,  G06F11/1479 ,  G06F16/284 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: Electronic communications between a client device and a server device are improved by providing a middleware component that incorporates electronic data read and/or written to a database in a hybrid data structure. The hybrid structure is further designed to allow for “NULL” or other pre-defined data values when one or more data fields are unavailable or erroneous. The client device, in turn, can be configured to check for the pre-defined data values in certain fields and to gracefully process such values. The hybrid structure with pre-defined error values therefore provides for very efficient data transmittal and processing, while retaining the ability to handle errors or other unusual situations relating to the data.

公开(公告)号：US20230199236A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17558266

申请日：2021-12-21

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Blake McGill

IPC: H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/4784 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L9/08

CPC classification number: H04N21/2396 ,  H04N21/4784 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04L9/3236 ,  H04L9/0825 ,  H04L2209/38

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for controlling access to multimedia content. In an access control system, each device operates as a gateway or node in the access control network and is linked to the other devices in the access control network. Each device in the network has a hash value that identifies the device and the type of media content or content providers the device can access. When a device requests to access media content, nodes in the access control system can compare the hash value of the user device to hash values in an allocation table to determine whether the user is authorized access the media content. In some implementations, a device connected to the access control network can verify or validate the hash value of the requesting device by comparing the hash value to hash values in an allocation table stored on a blockchain.

公开(公告)号：US20230189008A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US17547450

申请日：2021-12-10

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Henry Gregg Martch

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04B17/345 ,  H04B7/185

CPC classification number: H04W16/14 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04B17/345

Abstract: Various arrangements for coordinating shared spectrum usage between fixed communication systems and flexible communication systems are provided. A network interference management system can detect signal interference events at satellite receivers configured to receive data from satellites utilizing predefined frequency bands. The network interference management system can determine a plurality of characteristics for the satellite receivers including a geographic location where the satellite receiver is located and an alignment for the satellite receiver. Based on the plurality of characteristics, an interference source can be identified and an indication of the signal interference event can be transmitted to the interference source by the network interference management system to cause the interference source to modify one or more operations.

公开(公告)号：US20230188789A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US17550890

申请日：2021-12-14

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang

IPC: H04N21/458 ,  H04N19/40 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/433

CPC classification number: H04N21/458 ,  H04N19/40 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/440218 ,  H04N21/433

Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient processing and presentation of advertisement based on content re-encoding are provided. An example method includes receiving, by a receiving device, the program content stream and determining, by the receiving device, encoding information of the program content stream. The example method also includes determining timing for presenting a target advertisement, responsive to determining the timing for presenting the target advertisement, initiating re-encoding of content of the target advertisement to generate re-encoded advertisement content based on the encoding information, and enabling playback of the re-encoded advertisement content in accordance with the timing for presenting the target advertisement.

公开(公告)号：US20230171736A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18103997

申请日：2023-01-31

Applicant: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.

Inventor： Ryan Richard Carey

IPC: H04W68/02 ,  G06V40/16 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04W4/021

CPC classification number: H04W68/02 ,  G06V40/166 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04W4/021

Abstract: A facility for selectively suppressing notifications on a portable device is described. The facility accesses data characterizing the condition of the portable device. The facility infers from the accessed data that that the portable device is being carried by a person who is viewing content being played by a media player device. In response to this inference, the facility determines whether notifications should be suppressed on the portable device. If the facility determines that notifications should be suppressed on the portable device, it causes a wireless communication to be transmitted to the portable device instructing the portable device to suppress notifications.

公开(公告)号：US20230164404A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US17535002

申请日：2021-11-24

Applicant: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.

Inventor： Jesus FLORES GUERRA

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4722

CPC classification number: H04N21/8186 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4722

Abstract: A method for ordering one or more physical items having a relationship with a content program. The method includes storing and/or transmitting the content program and metadata identifying the items to a receiver and providing an offer to order the items to a content consumer in a visual and/or audio manner. The method further includes receiving an order request for any or all of the items in response to the offer. The order request is initiated by a signal that is sent to and received by the receiver. The method further includes transmitting the order request to an external server accessible to a vendor of the items. Also included is a system having processors to execute such functions, and a storage medium having instructions to execute such functions.

公开(公告)号：US20230156110A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US18153289

申请日：2023-01-11

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Svitlana Trygubova

IPC: H04M1/60 ,  G10L15/00 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/48 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04M1/72454

CPC classification number: H04M1/6091 ,  G10L15/00 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/48 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04M1/6075 ,  H04M1/72454 ,  H04M2250/74 ,  H04M1/72484

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are directed an application program configured to run on a user's mobile device can allow voice-activated call pick-up to the user, without the user having to use his or her hands for picking up the call. For example, the application program can initially be trained to a user's voice command. When an incoming call is received at the mobile device, the user can pick up the call by issuing a voice command. In some embodiments, the application program can determine whether to allow voice-activated pick-up of calls based on data collected from multiple sensors associated with the vehicle, the mobile device, or a remote source.

公开(公告)号：US20230136189A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17515413

申请日：2021-10-30

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Luke VanDuyn ,  Caroline Elizabeth Condon ,  Levi Boscardin

IPC: H04L12/927 ,  H04L12/46

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are described for facilitating gateway prioritization. A system includes a gateway, a first node, and a second node coupled by an internal link. The gateway instantiates an allocator which allocates a link characteristic of the internal link based on a first resource request by the first node and in view of a second resource request by the second node. The requests identify a link characteristic for the internal link. The allocator allocates the link characteristic between the first node and the second node based on a ranking of the first node and the second node. The first link characteristic may be an internal link bandwidth. An ISP server is coupled by an external link to the gateway. The external link includes an external link characteristic which the first resource request identifies and the allocator allocates in view thereof.