公开(公告)号：US20250039512A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18915033

申请日：2024-10-14

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

Inventor： Vinay Tiwari ,  Amith Kumar Ullur Raghavendra ,  Vignesh Narayanaswamy ,  Christine Michelle Chu ,  Faizel Rehiman Kalleri ,  Madhukar Pulluru ,  Yongjoon Oh

IPC: H04N21/4782 ,  G06F16/957 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that utilize machine learning techniques to dynamically adjust the placement of secondary content that is displayed across numerous user devices over time are described. The user devices may comprise electronic computing devices, such as a mobile phones and digital televisions. The secondary content may be displayed within open slots of webpages or display screens in response to being selected for display during a real-time bidding process for the open slots. In some cases, in response to a bid request for an open slot within a webpage or display screen, a computer-implemented bid generation system for determining the selection and placement of secondary content may identify the secondary content to be displayed within the open slot, determine a bid amount for the identified secondary content, and transmit a bid response that includes the bid amount and the identified secondary content.

公开(公告)号：US20240298155A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18496585

申请日：2023-10-27

Applicant: Sling Media L.L.C.

Inventor： Vikal Kumar Jain

IPC: H04W4/50 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04W4/50 ,  H04L9/3215 ,  H04L9/3271 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W8/245 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L2209/80

Abstract: Various arrangements for configuring wireless network access for a first wireless device using a previously-configured second wireless device are presented. The first wireless device may output a temporary wireless network hotspot and advertise an identifier. A second wireless device may search for and identify the first wireless device based on the advertised identifier. The second wireless device may connect with the temporary wireless network hotspot and provide wireless network credentials for a wireless network for which the second wireless device has previously been granted access. The first wireless device may then establish a network connection with the wireless network based on the wireless network credentials transmitted by the second wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US11729442B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US15922711

申请日：2018-03-15

Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.

Inventor： Yashaswini Harish ,  Ramgopal Madduluri

IPC: H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N19/40 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/613

CPC classification number: H04N21/2365 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/613 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N19/40 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/440218 ,  H04N21/44245 ,  H04N21/4622

Abstract: A place shifting device and a method for operating the same are provided. The place shifting device, for example, may include, but is not limited to, a communication system configured to receive a plurality of sources of media, a multiplexed channel transcoder configured to multiplex video from at least two of the plurality of sources of media into a single channel, and a processor communicatively coupled to the communication system and the multiplexed channel transcoder, the processor configured to determine the at least two of the plurality of sources of media, transcode, via the multiplexed channel transcoder, the determined video from the at least two of the plurality of sources of media into the signal channel, and transmit, via the communication system, the single channel to a remote electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11695722B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US16706764

申请日：2019-12-08

Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.

Inventor： Ramgopal Madduluri ,  Maxim Litinov

IPC: H04L51/222 ,  G06F16/27 ,  H04L65/403 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  G10L15/26

CPC classification number: H04L51/222 ,  G06F16/27 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/403

Abstract: Devices, systems and processes for providing geo-located and content-to-comment synchronized user circles are described. For at least one embodiment, a system for facilitating a geo-location based user circle may include a hub configured to facilitate a sharing of comments between a first user and a second user via a user circle. The first user and the second user may be selected for participation in the user circle based upon a circleID associated each of a first user device and a second user device. A first user device, communicatively coupled to the hub, may be configured to facilitate a capture of the comments provided by the first user. A second user device, communicatively coupled to the hub, may be configured to facilitate a presentation of the comments to the second user. And, a second device geoID may be used to indicate a location of the second user device.

公开(公告)号：US11632409B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US16912108

申请日：2020-06-25

Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.

Inventor： Erik Holley

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L65/612 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/6587

Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are provided to facilitate the streaming of video content in a video streaming system. Specifically, the various embodiments provide an improved user interface for a video streaming system. In general, this user interface displays indications of program content of past time slots along with current and future time slots in a way that give the user an intuitive understanding of the percentage of remaining time in the current program. Thus, a user can immediately ascertain the percentage of the current program that has already been streamed relative to the percentage of the current program remaining. This information allows a user to more quickly decide if they would like to start viewing a program that has already been streaming for some period of time.

公开(公告)号：US11520861B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US17233978

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.

Inventor： Andrey Abramov

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F21/10

Abstract: A multi-device digital rights management server is provided. The server may include, but is not limited to, a processor communicatively coupled to a communications system and a memory, the processor configured to receive, from the communications system, a request to transfer digital content from a first user device to a second user device, update, upon receipt of the request, digital rights management data stored in the memory to enable both the first user device and the second user device to consume the digital content, receive, from the communications system, notice that one of the first user device and the second user device is consuming the digital content, update, upon receipt of the notice, the digital rights management data to disable the other of the first user device and the second user device from consuming the digital content.

公开(公告)号：US20220180685A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17677872

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: Sling Media L.L.C.

Inventor： Mudit Mathur

IPC: G07C9/00 ,  G07C9/38

Abstract: Techniques are described for keyless entry to a structure (e.g., hotel room) utilizing a set-back box. Registrants (e.g., hotel guest) may scan a barcode from their mobile device to check-in to the structure. Upon scanning the barcode or by other means, a mobile device identifier (e.g., a Bluetooth low-energy address (BLE)) is registered and associated with the checked-in structure. Receiving the registered mobile device identifier, the backend server pushes such to the set-back box associated with (e.g., resides in) the checked-in structure. The set-back box is enabled (e.g., BLE enabled) to actively scan addresses of nearby mobile devices. When the registered mobile device identifier is detected within a predetermined signal strength range (e.g., by using received signal strength indicator (RSSI) levels), the set-back box transmits a command to a smart lock (e.g., via BLE or Wifi or other radio) or to a lock controlling backend processor, to open the lock.

公开(公告)号：US20220137789A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17647747

申请日：2022-01-12

Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.

Inventor： Ilya Asnis

IPC: G06F3/04815 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N13/398 ,  H04N13/356 ,  H04N21/482 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: A three-dimensional graphical user interface system comprises a media component configured to produce a signal comprising media content (e.g., a movie or television show being viewed by a user) and a three-dimensional graphical user interface (e.g., an interactive program guide). A display device communicatively coupled to the media component is configured to simultaneously display the three-dimensional graphical user interface and a media content image corresponding to the media content.

公开(公告)号：US11265690B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16569998

申请日：2019-09-13

Applicant: Sling Media L.L.C.

Inventor： Vikal Kumar Jain

IPC: H04W4/50 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: Various arrangements for configuring wireless network access for a first wireless device using a previously-configured second wireless device are presented. The first wireless device may output a temporary wireless network hotspot and advertise an identifier. A second wireless device may search for and identify the based on the advertised identifier. The second wireless device may connect with the temporary wireless network hotspot and provide wireless network credentials for a wireless network for which the second wireless device has previously been granted access. The may then establish a network connection with the wireless network based on the wireless network credentials transmitted by the second wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US20210037290A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：US16706686

申请日：2019-12-07

Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.

Inventor： Ramgopal Madduluri

IPC: H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/482 ,  G10L15/26

Abstract: Devices, systems and processes for facilitating a user circle are described. For at least one system, a hub may be configured to facilitate a sharing of comments between a first user and at least one second user via a user circle. A first user device, communicatively coupled to the hub, may be configured to facilitate a capture of first user comments provided by a first user. A second user device, communicatively coupled to the hub, may be configured to facilitate a presentation of the first user comments to a second user. And, the first user device and the second user device may be configured for participation in the user circle.