Patents by Inventor Alan T. Pattison

Alan T. Pattison 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).

  • Acquiring network configuration data for a television receiver
    Patent number: 9848232
    Abstract: Various arrangements for acquiring network configuration data are presented. In response to a television receiver being booted, the television receiver may determine if it can communicate with a service provider's server. If so, the television receiver may request network configuration data from the television programming broadcast network configuration server via a network interface. The television receiver may receive the network configuration data from the television programming broadcast network configuration server via the network interface. Based on the network configuration data, the television receiver may process television programming data received via the tuner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bhavesh Patel, Alan T. Pattison
  • ACQUIRING NETWORK CONFIGURATION DATA FOR A TELEVISION RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20150215670
    Abstract: Various arrangements for acquiring network configuration data are presented. In response to a television receiver being booted, the television receiver may determine if it can communicate with a service provider's server. If so, the television receiver may request network configuration data from the television programming broadcast network configuration server via a network interface. The television receiver may receive the network configuration data from the television programming broadcast network configuration server via the network interface. Based on the network configuration data, the television receiver may process television programming data received via the tuner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bhavesh Patel, Alan T. Pattison