Patents Assigned to EchoStar Technologies
  • Publication number: 20090089855
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for communication between a plurality of client devices of a broadcast system. The communication may be, for example, a recommendation of a program that is communicated from one subscriber to another subscriber or subscribers via their client devices. The communication also may be a comment regarding a program, for example, recently viewed at the client device of the one subscriber. In general, the communication may be a message from one subscriber to another subscriber or subscribers. Further, the communication may be configured to perform a function on one or more other client devices. Such a function may include, but is not limited to, setting a timer to record a program, ordering or purchasing a program or service, cancelling an ordered/purchased program or service, setting or altering user preferences, controlling access to channels, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies
    Inventors: David Christopher St. John-Larkin, David A. Kummer, John Anthony Card, II