公开(公告)号：US20180276381A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15468568

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: G06F21/56

CPC classification number: G06F21/562 ,  G06F21/552

Abstract: A virus scanning router may manages a local network, including routing network traffic between devices on the network and routing network traffic being sent to and from such devices via an external communication system. The virus scanning router remotely scans for viruses the files stored on one or more such devices on the network. The virus scanning router may be a device trusted by the other devices on local network to facilitate the virus scanning router reading and scanning one or more files stored on such devices for viruses. The virus scanning router also takes corrective actions such as isolating the infected device or isolating an affected network zone to which the remote device belongs.

公开(公告)号：US20180184158A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15394537

申请日：2016-12-29

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: H04N21/443 ,  G06F9/44 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/30 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/72 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/6334

CPC classification number: H04N21/443 ,  G06F21/52 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/4181 ,  H04N21/4183 ,  H04N21/42623 ,  H04N21/42692 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/8173

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for providing hardware based security to software applications in a television receiver. The system can include a television receiver having a trusted hardware environment that includes a security processor and a standard environment that includes an application processor. The security processor can ensure that at least a portion of the software application executed by the application processor is secure. A portion of the software application code can be placed in an interrupt service routine memory space. During execution of the software application, the security processor can security check the portion of the software application in the interrupt service routine memory space, making it trusted code. The security processor can force the application processor to execute the trusted code by triggering an interrupt. Such forced execution can allow the security processor to not only ensure that code is trusted, but that it is executed.

公开(公告)号：US09996066B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US14952580

申请日：2015-11-25

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: G05B19/048 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/24015 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  G05B2219/2642

Abstract: Identifying errors with home HVAC systems and notifying the homeowner of the error and potential remedial steps can be useful. In some embodiments, a method is provided including receiving, at an electronic device, a temperature value and an airflow value from sensors located at a vent grate of the HVAC system. A temperature delta value can be calculated using the temperature value and an ambient temperature value. The temperature delta value can be compared with predetermined temperature delta threshold value. The airflow value can be compared with predetermined airflow threshold value. Based on comparing the temperature delta value step and/or the comparing the airflow value step, an error with the HVAC system can be identified. A notification of the error and subsequent potential remedial steps can be sent from the electronic device to the homeowner.

公开(公告)号：US09877069B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US15465162

申请日：2017-03-21

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： David Innes ,  William Michael Beals ,  David Kummer

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04N21/4623

CPC classification number: H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/26606 ,  H04N21/4181 ,  H04N21/42623 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4623 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6334

Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for reducing channel change times. A first tuner of a television receiver may tune to a decryption key transponder stream. The decryption key transponder stream may include a plurality of decryption keys for a plurality of television channels that are transmitted to the television receiver via a plurality of transponder streams. A second tuner of the television receiver may be tuned to a media transponder stream to receive a television channel. Data obtained from the decryption key transponder stream may be used for decoding the television channel.

公开(公告)号：US20170188080A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15459853

申请日：2017-03-15

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  G08C17/02

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.

公开(公告)号：US20170185810A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US14981012

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: G06K7/00 ,  G06K19/077

CPC classification number: G06K7/0056 ,  G06K7/0082 ,  G06K19/07743

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a smart card reader that includes a smart card reader body and smart card contacts. The smart card reader body is a single, contiguous piece of electrically dissipative material. As a smart card is inserted in to the smart card reader body and makes contact with portions of the smart card reader body, any electrostatic charge that has accumulated on plastic portions of the smart card is discharged through the smart card reader body itself, and to ground. As a result, damage to circuitry coupled to the smart card reader and an embedded circuit housed in the smart card is avoided.

公开(公告)号：US20170149806A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14952479

申请日：2015-11-25

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F11/07 ,  H04W12/08

CPC classification number: H04L63/1416 ,  G06F11/0709 ,  G06F11/0736 ,  G06F11/076 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L69/40 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/12 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A request is received to reestablish a connection to an end device in a network. At least one datum is identified indicating an error condition, the at least one datum including one or more of a bit error rate (BER), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value, and a foreign packet. Based on the one or more data values, user input is requested to deny the reestablish connection request. In response to the user input, the end device is prevented from reestablishing a link on the network

公开(公告)号：US20170146964A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14952580

申请日：2015-11-25

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: G05B19/048

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/24015 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  G05B2219/2642

Abstract: Identifying errors with home HVAC systems and notifying the homeowner of the error and potential remedial steps can be useful. In some embodiments, a method is provided including receiving, at an electronic device, a temperature value and an airflow value from sensors located at a vent grate of the HVAC system. A temperature delta value can be calculated using the temperature value and an ambient temperature value. The temperature delta value can be compared with predetermined temperature delta threshold value. The airflow value can be compared with predetermined airflow threshold value. Based on comparing the temperature delta value step and/or the comparing the airflow value step, an error with the HVAC system can be identified. A notification of the error and subsequent potential remedial steps can be sent from the electronic device to the homeowner.

公开(公告)号：US09635413B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14863143

申请日：2015-09-23

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： David Innes ,  William Michael Beals ,  David Kummer

IPC: H04N7/167 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/418

CPC classification number: H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/26606 ,  H04N21/4181 ,  H04N21/42623 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4623 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6334

Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for reducing channel change times. A first tuner of a television receiver may tune to a decryption key transponder stream. The decryption key transponder stream may include a plurality of decryption keys for a plurality of television channels that are transmitted to the television receiver via a plurality of transponder streams. Such keys may be buffered. A second tuner of the television receiver may be tuned to a media transponder stream to receive a television channel. A buffered decryption key may be used in decoding the television channel.

公开(公告)号：US20170094340A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15376155

申请日：2016-12-12

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/845

CPC classification number: H04N21/2747 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/2847 ,  H04L67/2852 ,  H04L67/32 ,  H04N21/23113 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/25816 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: A method for providing remote access to segments of a transmitted program is presented. The program is recorded, and then stored at a communication server. Information specifying a segment of the stored program is transferred from a communication device to the communication server. Also, a request for access to the specified segment of the stored program is transferred from another communication device to the communication server. In response to the request, the specified segment of the program is transferred from the communication server to the requesting communication device.