公开(公告)号：US11849187B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17886292

申请日：2022-08-11

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： Edward Galbraith ,  Robert Spencer

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/4147

CPC classification number: H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/6125

Abstract: Systems, devices, and processes are provided to facilitate the streaming of a playback of a recorded program in a video playback recording system. These systems, devices, and processes provide operating the cloud-based DVR in a recording mode for user selection of program content for recordation in a video playback file by the cloud-based DVR wherein the video playback file containing the program content is recorded by the user selection beginning with a start time associated with the DVR event file; and generating a manifest file that contains a program marker of a start time of the program content omitting any recorded commercial content at a beginning of the video playback file associated by beginning of the recording from the start time associated with the DVR event file.

公开(公告)号：US11843816B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17457958

申请日：2021-12-07

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： Dale Lynn Shepherd ,  Andrew Lynn ,  Curtis Delon Archibald

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/472

CPC classification number: H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42212 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/47217

Abstract: Apparatuses, Methods, and Systems to enable the display of media content, the apparatus includes a remote control device; a keypad with a plurality of buttons for controlling a media player device; a circular button of the plurality of buttons that is configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction; and in response to detected rotational motion either in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the media player device is configured to cause an adjustable amount of forwarding or a reverse play operation in a position of playing streamed media content on a display device; wherein the adjustable amount of forwarding or reverse play operation of streamed media content corresponds to rotational motion detected of the circular button during the playing of the streamed media content.

公开(公告)号：US11611786B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US17852808

申请日：2022-06-29

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major ,  Leo Davis ,  Howard Davis

IPC: H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/274

Abstract: A remote storage digital video recorder (RSDVR) retains multiple copies of media programs so long as the copies are expected to be useful to at least one user. Rather than assigning copies to specific users at the time the program is recorded, copies can be assigned as the users request access to the particular media programs. Copies of unassigned programs can be deleted according to a schedule to reduce disk storage and processing demands on the system. A pool of program copies that are not initially assigned to particular users can be maintained until the user makes a specific request to view the program. This “late assignment” of program copies can substantially reduce the amount of data stored by the RSDVR system without substantially impacting the viewer experience.

公开(公告)号：US20230046176A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17976433

申请日：2022-10-28

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： Seth VanSickel ,  Zachary Orner

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/475

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for displaying a program source indicator. A program may be selected within an electronic program guide. Metadata associated with the program may be received, wherein the metadata comprises a source identifier. A source identifier may be an Internet-streaming service, a broadband TV service, a satellite TV service, and/or a digital video recorder database. Based on the source identifier, a source indicator may be retrieved. A program source indicator may be a superimposed image, icon, or other visual indicator. The source indicator may then be temporarily overlaid on the program content within the electronic programming guide.

公开(公告)号：US20220385980A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17886292

申请日：2022-08-11

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： EDWARD GALBRAITH ,  ROBERT SPENCER

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/431

Abstract: Systems, devices, and processes are provided to facilitate the streaming of a playback of a recorded program in a video playback recording system. These systems, devices, and processes provide operating the cloud-based DVR in a recording mode for user selection of program content for recordation in a video playback file by the cloud-based DVR wherein the video playback file containing the program content is recorded by the user selection beginning with a start time associated with the DVR event file; and generating a manifest file that contains a program marker of a start time of the program content omitting any recorded commercial content at a beginning of the video playback file associated by beginning of the recording from the start time associated with the DVR event file.

公开(公告)号：US11490166B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US16727823

申请日：2019-12-26

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： Seth VanSickel ,  Zachary Orner

IPC: H04N7/10 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/475

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for displaying a program source indicator. A program may be selected within an electronic program guide. Metadata associated with the program may be received, wherein the metadata comprises a source identifier. A source identifier may be an Internet-streaming service, a broadband TV service, a satellite TV service, and/or a digital video recorder database. Based on the source identifier, a source indicator may be retrieved. A program source indicator may be a superimposed image, icon, or other visual indicator. The source indicator may then be temporarily overlaid on the program content within the electronic programming guide.

公开(公告)号：US11281791B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16698388

申请日：2019-11-27

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： David Learned ,  Alexander Calfo

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F16/29 ,  H04L67/52 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: Various arrangements for geographical-based streaming media management are presented. Long-term and short-term streaming media records may be received. A master streaming media record database may be maintained that combines the long-term and short-term streaming media records. A geographical identifier can be received that indicates a streaming media access location and a record characteristic. The geographical identifier, the record characteristic, and the master streaming media record database may be analyzed. In response, record indications may be output from the master streaming media record database that indicate a streaming media permission scheme required to access the streaming media source.

公开(公告)号：US20220086532A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17447138

申请日：2021-09-08

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/258

Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are provided to facilitate video streaming. The various embodiments facilitate the detection of program promotions in a video stream, where program promotions include commercial content that advertises future programs. In general, the embodiments facilitate the detection of program promotions in a video stream through the use of automated process monitors the video stream and determines that a content block is a program promotion when that content block meets a defined set of criteria. This set of criteria can include criteria such as time adjacency, timespan, audio, video and textual factors, and when the content was previously first detected. In such embodiments the ability to detect program promotions using the set of criteria facilitates the replacement of these program promotions with other, potentially more valuable, content.

公开(公告)号：US20190342607A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16514865

申请日：2019-07-17

Applicant: SLING TV L.L.C.

Inventor： R. Drew MAJOR

IPC: H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/442

Abstract: Advertisements in broadcast television programming are digitally replaced with different ads prior to viewing. Replacement can occur in time and/or place shifted content, and can be used to promote a particular advertisement that the viewer has not yet seen, thereby improving the reach of the ad without oversaturation. Data reporting by the playback devices is collected in a database of viewed ads. The information in the database can be used to refresh previously-viewed ads, to increase saturation of particular ads, to replace previously-broadcast but no longer relevant ads, or for other purposes as desired.

公开(公告)号：US20190208259A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US15856705

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： Jimshade Chaudhari ,  Joseph Puccio ,  James Burke O'Brien, IV ,  David London ,  Trent A Badger ,  James Kim

IPC: H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/482 ,  G11B27/10

CPC classification number: H04N21/4334 ,  G11B27/105 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/42209 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821

Abstract: Various arrangements for providing bimodal digital video recording are presented. A plurality of over-the-air (OTA) television programs received via an antenna input port may be recorded to a local processor-readable storage medium. Record instructions may be transmitted to a cloud-based television programming service provider server system to remotely record and store scheduled streaming television programs to storage of the cloud-based television programming service provider server system. OTA television programs received via the antenna input port and recorded to the local processor-readable storage medium may be determined. Indications of television programs stored by the cloud-based television programming service provider server system may be received. Data may be output to a display device to present the bimodal DVR interface having a unified interface that simultaneously comprises indications of the recorded OTA television programs and indications of the scheduled streaming television programming.