Patents Assigned to DISH Technologies L.L.C.
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Patent number: 12114033Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to control presentation of an erotica-related media content event. An exemplary embodiment is a media device that receives information from a user sensor that is configured to sense a physical characteristic of a user viewing the erotica-related media content event, and automatically changes presentation of the erotica-related media content event based on the received information corresponding to the sensed physical characteristic of the viewing user.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Stephen Strong
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Patent number: 12114034Abstract: A remote control system and related method for controlling a video device are presented. The remote control system contains a plurality of buttons arranged in a grid pattern that correspond to user selectable options displayed on a display screen arranged in the same grid pattern. The user selects options on the screen by pressing the corresponding button on the remote control.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Henry Gregg Martch, Luke VanDuyn
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Publication number: 20240333783Abstract: An apparatus for multi-bit rate content streaming includes a receiving module configured to capture media content, a streamlet module configured to segment the media content and generate a plurality of streamlets, and an encoding module configured to generate a set of streamlets. The system includes the apparatus, wherein the set of streamlets comprises a plurality of streamlets having identical time indices and durations, and each streamlet of the set of streamlets having a unique bit rate, and wherein the encoding module comprises a master module configured to assign an encoding job to one of a plurality of host computing modules in response to an encoding job completion bid. A method includes receiving media content, segmenting the media content and generating a plurality of streamlets, and generating a set of streamlets.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: DAVID F. BRUECK, MARK B. HURST, R. DREW MAJOR
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Patent number: 12095674Abstract: 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: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Max S. Gratton
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Patent number: 12095147Abstract: An RF antenna arrangement has the same or slightly larger footprint as the RF shield for radio chips on a printed circuit board. The apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a digital processor, a radio chip(s), a radio frequency shield, a lid, and an RF antenna arrangement(s). The lid has the same or slightly larger footprint as the RF shield, which enables the lid to fit on the RF shield. The RF antenna is formed as an integral part of the lid. The apparatus also includes an RF transmission coaxial cable(s) having a first end physically and electrically connected to the RF antenna arrangement(s) and the surface of the lid, and a second end electrically coupled to an RF connector. By forming the antenna arrangement(s) from the lid, this invention solves the space constraint problems of antenna placements for wireless device applications. Additionally, this invention is cost-effective and simple to manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Phuc H. Nguyen
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Patent number: 12058419Abstract: Systems and methods control presentation of audio-only content that is broadcast to a media device. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a channel of a broadcasted media content stream; determines whether the currently received channel is a type of channel that provides audio/visual content or a type of channel that provides audio-only content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio/visual content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio/visual content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio-only content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio-only content, wherein the at least one audio/visual content control function is different from the at least one audio-only content control function.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Gregory Greene
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Patent number: 12058418Abstract: A content selection menu is generated and provided to a user. The content selection menu includes a plurality of audiovisual (AV) programs that are provided for user selection. The AV programs may be positioned in the content selection menu in accordance with their associated score for content attributes. Upon providing the content selection to a user, the user may select a program for viewing or the user may indicate interest in a program. If the user indicates interest in a program a second content selection menu is generated based at least in part on the attributes of the program of interest.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Nicholas B. Newell
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Apparatus, systems and methods for control of sporting event presentation based on viewer engagement
Patent number: 12052444Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to present a sporting event on a display based on a determined level of viewer engagement and a determined team preference of the viewer. An exemplary embodiment presents a neutral viewpoint video content segment on the display during the first period of game play when the viewer has a neutral team preference, alternatively presents a first team alternative video content segment on the display during the first period of game play when the viewer has a preference for the first team, or alternatively presents a second team alternative video content segment on the display during the first period of game play when the viewer has a preference for the second team.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Jeremy Mickelsen -
Patent number: 12047647Abstract: A content output device identifies a set of content including both high definition content and standard definition content. The content output device determines whether an associated presentation device is capable of presenting high definition content. The content output device then filters the set of content accordingly responsive to determining whether the presentation device is capable of presenting high definition content.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Markus Wayne Jackson
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Patent number: 12041296Abstract: Systems and methods for managing media mosaics are described. One embodiment provides a media mosaic management method in a media device. The method generates a mosaic filter based on a program selected from a first media mosaic. The mosaic filter is used to identify related programs for presentation in a second, customized media mosaic.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Carlos Garcia Navarro
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Patent number: 12034737Abstract: 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 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Max S. Gratton, Timothy Robert Jezek
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Patent number: 12034888Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, devices, and methods are described for wireless communication. In one example a first wireless signal is received in a first radio frequency spectrum using a first antenna exterior to a building. The first wireless signal is associated with a first wireless protocol. The first wireless signal is converted into a first intermediate signal associated with a coaxial protocol. The first intermediate signal is transmitted to an interior of the building using a coaxial cable. The first intermediate signal is converted into a second signal associated with a second wireless protocol. The second signal is then transmitted in a second radio frequency spectrum using a second antenna interior to the building. The second signal is transmitted using the second wireless protocol.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Mark Jackson, Paul Langer
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Patent number: 12028577Abstract: Media content recommendation systems and methods are operable to recommend one or more media content events to a user based on identified changes in the user's emotional state during a life event that is experienced by the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Nicholas Newell, Prakash Subramanian
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Patent number: 12026314Abstract: Haptic feedback remote control systems and methods are provided. A method for providing haptic feedback to a user of a haptic feedback remote control device includes receiving, by a receiving device, an electronic command issued from the haptic feedback remote control device. The receiving device transmits a haptic feedback command to the haptic feedback remote control device. Based on the received haptic feedback command, the haptic feedback remote control activates a haptic feedback device, within the haptic feedback remote control, to provide a haptic feedback effect to a user of the haptic feedback remote control device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Ellen Letendre
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Patent number: 12022151Abstract: Systems and methods provide presentation control of media content. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a broadcasted media content stream; presents on a display a first presentation area, wherein the first presentation area presents a video portion of the media content; receives a user command that initiates a video presentation trick function; and presents in response to the user command a second presentation area, wherein the second presentation area presents the video portion of the media content in accordance with the video presentation trick function, and wherein the first presentation area and the second presentation area are concurrently presented on the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Gregory Greene
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Patent number: 12009878Abstract: Disclosed is an over-the-air (OTA) antenna meter application (“meter app”) that wirelessly connects to an OTA antenna meter (“meter”) installed with an OTA antenna and presents information that facilitates a user in installing the OTA antenna at the premises of a customer. For example, the meter app can help the user in pointing and peaking the OTA antenna for one or more broadcast channels, e.g., those selected by the customer. The meter app can store installation information of the OTA antenna for various installations, which can be used in generating a recommendation of, or predicting, installation information for installing the OTA antenna at a specified address. The predicted installation information can include broadcast channels that would be available for reception at the specified address and their signal strength, a specific location of installation on the premises, or whether a pre-amplifier and/or filter is required.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Edmund Petruzzelli, Marcel Guajardo
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Patent number: 12003810Abstract: Media content presentation systems and methods are operable to present media content received by a media device, wherein the media device comprises a plurality of tuner systems. An exemplary embodiment tunes the plurality of tuners to receive different broadcasting media content streams each comprising a streaming media content event; communicates the streaming media content events from the receiving tuner to a corresponding tuner buffer of the tuner system; and stores a portion of the streaming media content events into the corresponding tuner buffers. When a user selection is received for presentation of one of the streaming media content events, the selected one of the streaming media content events are presented to a user of the media device.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Gregory Greene
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Publication number: 20240179200Abstract: A system and method are provided of minimizing network bandwidth used from an external network by client peers in a local network. The method can include the operation of organizing a plurality of clients each having media streamlets and a client parent in a structure within the local network. Mapping information propagates through the structure. The mapping information represents local streamlet locations as stored by the plurality of clients. Another operation is retrieving a local streamlet from a client identified in the mapping information as having the local streamlet for the requesting client.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: MARK B. HURST, LOREN LARSEN, DAVID S. ANDERSON, LEI WANG
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Patent number: 11997355Abstract: Media content event access systems and methods are operable to indicate media content event access options. An exemplary embodiment presents a first listing that indicates a plurality of user-specified media content events of a user's watch list, receives user input corresponding to a selection of one of the user-specified media content events indicated on the first listing, presents a second listing indicating access information, wherein the second listing presents access information that informs the user of at least one access option that may be selected by the user to cause the media device to access the selected one of the plurality of user-specified media content events, and wherein the second listing presents content attribute information that informs the user of at least one attribute of the selected one of the plurality of user-specified media content events that is provided by the associated content source.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Scott Parker
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Patent number: 11989223Abstract: A computing device is programmed to receive data collected from communications of a user. The computer identifies portions of the collected data including a keyword selected from a list of media content elements or lists of keywords associated with each of the media content elements. The computer associates each portion with a media content element. The computer further determines a score for each media content element based on at least one of the number of references, words included in the portion of collected referring to the media content element, and the voice quality of the portion of collected data referring to the media content element. Based on the scores, the computer assigns media content elements to the user. The computer recommends media content items to the user based at least in part on the media content elements assigned to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Prakash Subramanian, Nicholas Brandon Newell