Patents by Inventor Max S. Gratton
Max S. Gratton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240121129Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for configuring structures and environs based on detected users and generic or known itineraries are described. A system may include: a hub having a data store, non-transiently storing computer instructions for a hub tracker engine (THE) and for a hub response engine (HRE) and a processor; a tracker node; and a responding device. The HTE instructs operations including fine or coarse user detection, and tracking operations. The system thereby tracks the user within a structure and determines whether to respond to the user. The HRE configures the responding device as at least one of a current responding device, a next responding device, and a destination responding device. Coarse user detection may include powering-on the tracker node, establishing a tracker link with the hub, communicating a tracker data signal to the hub, and analyzing the tracker data signal for a presence of the user at a location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: DISH Wireless L.L.C.Inventors: Christopher William Krasny Ergen, Charles W. Ergen, Max S. GRATTON
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Publication number: 20230208901Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are provided to facilitate the authentication of media player devices for media streaming. Specifically, the various embodiments provide a media player device authentication technique that monitors the locations of media player devices to determine a pattern of device co-location with a primary device. The media player devices can then be selectively designated as confirmed devices based on their determined pattern of device co-location with a primary media player device. Those media player devices that are designated as confirmed devices can then be selectively enabled for media streaming. Conversely, media player devices that are not designated as confirmed devices based on a pattern of co-location can be prevented from receiving media streams even when they have the correct login information and password.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.Inventors: MAX S. GRATTON, MATTHEW H. POLSON
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Patent number: 11588869Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are provided to facilitate the authentication of media player devices for media streaming. Specifically, the various embodiments provide a media player device authentication technique that monitors the locations of media player devices to determine a pattern of device co-location with a primary device. The media player devices can then be selectively designated as confirmed devices based on their determined pattern of device co-location with a primary media player device. Those media player devices that are designated as confirmed devices can then be selectively enabled for media streaming. Conversely, media player devices that are not designated as confirmed devices based on a pattern of co-location can be prevented from receiving media streams even when they have the correct login information and password.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Sling TV L.L.C.Inventors: Max S. Gratton, Matthew H. Polson
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Publication number: 20220166815Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are provided to facilitate the authentication of media player devices for media streaming. Specifically, the various embodiments provide a media player device authentication technique that monitors the locations of media player devices to determine a pattern of device co-location with a primary device. The media player devices can then be selectively designated as confirmed devices based on their determined pattern of device co-location with a primary media player device. Those media player devices that are designated as confirmed devices can then be selectively enabled for media streaming. Conversely, media player devices that are not designated as confirmed devices based on a pattern of co-location can be prevented from receiving media streams even when they have the correct login information and password.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.Inventors: MAX S. GRATTON, MATTHEW H. POLSON
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Publication number: 20220078132Abstract: Systems, methods and devices provide efficient bandwidth allocation on a satellite, mobile telephone or other data connection by allowing nodes to share bandwidth for commonly-requested data. A transmission center, uplink or other gateway suitably recognizes when content requests from multiple different nodes are simultaneously requesting delivery of the same content. When the same content is recognized, the gateway device allocates shared bandwidth on the data transmission link for the requested content that is accessible to both the first and second nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: MAX S. GRATTON
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Patent number: 11201833Abstract: Systems, methods and devices provide efficient bandwidth allocation on a satellite, mobile telephone or other data connection by allowing nodes to share bandwidth for commonly-requested data. A transmission center, uplink or other gateway suitably recognizes when content requests from multiple different nodes are simultaneously requesting delivery of the same content. When the same content is recognized, the gateway device allocates shared bandwidth on the data transmission link for the requested content that is accessible to both the first and second nodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Max S. Gratton
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Publication number: 20210336965Abstract: Methods, systems and devices to authorize access to a simultaneous media streams are described. After a first media stream is initiated with a first client device, an authorization service receives a request to establish the simultaneous second media stream with a second client device. The service determines whether the second client device is at a geographic location where simultaneous streaming is allowed, and grants or denies access to the second simultaneous stream accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: MAX S. GRATTON, TIMOTHY ROBERT JEZEK
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Patent number: 11159837Abstract: A media content receiver device and related operating methods are presented here. An exemplary embodiment of a method of operating the receiver device is performed to maintain a value point balance on behalf of a subscriber. The method continues by receiving channel selection instructions at the receiver device. The channel selection instructions identify at least one content delivery channel. The method continues by adjusting the value point balance in accordance with channel subscription points linked to the identified at least one content delivery channel. A conditional authorization module of the receiver device is configured to authorize subscription to the at least one content delivery channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.Inventor: Max S. Gratton
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Patent number: 11146849Abstract: A provider transmits instructions to a receiver to record multiple instances of content. The instances of content are included in the same frequency band of a broadcast signal transmitted via a first communication link and encoded utilizing a common encryption. The provider determines to supplement and transmits an instruction to record a supplemental instance of content from a second content provider via a second communication link. The receiver receives the instructions and accordingly receives, decodes, and stores the multiple instances of content and the supplemental content. A recorder in communication with the receiver determines whether a content selection is a member of a content group. The group determination is based on a tag of the content selection. If the content selection is a member of the content group, the recorder presents to a display device the content selection and at least one other member of the content group.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Dish Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Henry Gregg Martch, Max S. Gratton
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Patent number: 11057394Abstract: Methods, systems and devices to authorize access to a simultaneous media streams are described. After a first media stream is initiated with a first client device, an authorization service receives a request to establish the simultaneous second media stream with a second client device. The service determines whether the second client device is at a geographic location where simultaneous streaming is allowed, and grants or denies access to the second simultaneous stream accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Max S. Gratton, Timothy Robert Jezek
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Publication number: 20200228459Abstract: Systems, methods and devices provide efficient bandwidth allocation on a satellite, mobile telephone or other data connection by allowing nodes to share bandwidth for commonly-requested data. A transmission center, uplink or other gateway suitably recognizes when content requests from multiple different nodes are simultaneously requesting delivery of the same content. When the same content is recognized, the gateway device allocates shared bandwidth on the data transmission link for the requested content that is accessible to both the first and second nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: MAX S. GRATTON
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Patent number: 10601730Abstract: Systems, methods and devices provide efficient bandwidth allocation on a satellite, mobile telephone or other data connection by allowing nodes to share bandwidth for commonly-requested data. A transmission center, uplink or other gateway suitably recognizes when content requests from multiple different nodes are simultaneously requesting delivery of the same content. When the same content is recognized, the gateway device allocates shared bandwidth on the data transmission link for the requested content that is accessible to both the first and second nodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Max S. Gratton
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Publication number: 20190297090Abstract: Methods, systems and devices to authorize access to a simultaneous media streams are described. After a first media stream is initiated with a first client device, an authorization service receives a request to establish the simultaneous second media stream with a second client device. The service determines whether the second client device is at a geographic location where simultaneous streaming is allowed, and grants or denies access to the second simultaneous stream accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: MAX S. GRATTON, TIMOTHY ROBERT JEZEK
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Publication number: 20190238479Abstract: Systems, methods and devices provide efficient bandwidth allocation on a satellite, mobile telephone or other data connection by allowing nodes to share bandwidth for commonly-requested data. A transmission center, uplink or other gateway suitably recognizes when content requests from multiple different nodes are simultaneously requesting delivery of the same content. When the same content is recognized, the gateway device allocates shared bandwidth on the data transmission link for the requested content that is accessible to both the first and second nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: MAX S. GRATTON
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Patent number: 10320803Abstract: Methods, systems and devices to authorize access to a simultaneous media streams are described. After a first media stream is initiated with a first client device, an authorization service receives a request to establish the simultaneous second media stream with a second client device. The service determines whether the second client device is at a geographic location where simultaneous streaming is allowed, and grants or denies access to the second simultaneous stream accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignees: DISH TECHNOLOGIES LLC, HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Max S. Gratton, Timothy Robert Jezek
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Publication number: 20190158911Abstract: A provider transmits instructions to a receiver to record multiple instances of content. The instances of content are included in the same frequency band of a broadcast signal transmitted via a first communication link and encoded utilizing a common encryption. The provider determines to supplement and transmits an instruction to record a supplemental instance of content from a second content provider via a second communication link. The receiver receives the instructions and accordingly receives, decodes, and stores the multiple instances of content and the supplemental content. A recorder in communication with the receiver determines whether a content selection is a member of a content group. The group determination is based on a tag of the content selection. If the content selection is a member of the content group, the recorder presents to a display device the content selection and at least one other member of the content group.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Henry Gregg Martch, Max S. Gratton
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Patent number: 10270708Abstract: Systems, methods and devices provide efficient bandwidth allocation on a satellite, mobile telephone or other data connection by allowing nodes to share bandwidth for commonly-requested data. A transmission center, uplink or other gateway suitably recognizes when content requests from multiple different nodes are simultaneously requesting delivery of the same content. When the same content is recognized, the gateway device allocates shared bandwidth on the data transmission link for the requested content that is accessible to both the first and second nodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.Inventor: Max S. Gratton
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Patent number: 10231009Abstract: A provider transmits instructions to a receiver to record multiple instances of content. The instances of content are included in the same frequency band of a broadcast signal transmitted via a first communication link and encoded utilizing a common encryption. The provider determines to supplement and transmits an instruction to record a supplemental instance of content from a second content provider via a second communication link. The receiver receives the instructions and accordingly receives, decodes, and stores the multiple instances of content and the supplemental content. A recorder in communication with the receiver determines whether a content selection is a member of a content group. The group determination is based on a tag of the content selection. If the content selection is a member of the content group, the recorder presents to a display device the content selection and at least one other member of the content group.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Henry Gregg Martch, Max S. Gratton
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Publication number: 20170310606Abstract: Systems, methods and devices provide efficient bandwidth allocation on a satellite, mobile telephone or other data connection by allowing nodes to share bandwidth for commonly-requested data. A transmission center, uplink or other gateway suitably recognizes when content requests from multiple different nodes are simultaneously requesting delivery of the same content. When the same content is recognized, the gateway device allocates shared bandwidth on the data transmission link for the requested content that is accessible to both the first and second nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Max S. Gratton
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Patent number: 9716668Abstract: Systems, methods and devices provide efficient bandwidth allocation on a satellite, mobile telephone or other data connection by allowing nodes to share bandwidth for commonly-requested data. A transmission center, uplink or other gateway suitably recognizes when content requests from multiple different nodes are simultaneously requesting delivery of the same content. When the same content is recognized, the gateway device allocates shared bandwidth on the data transmission link for the requested content that is accessible to both the first and second nodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Max S. Gratton