Patents by Inventor Allan Yarborough

Allan Yarborough 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).

  • Patent number: 11800176
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Publication number: 20210289249
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Patent number: 11044512
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Publication number: 20190238922
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Patent number: 10298994
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Patent number: 9621960
    Abstract: A mobile device may be registered to participate in selection of television programming for presentation by a display device external the mobile device. An indication of selection of particular television programming for presentation by a display device may be received from the mobile device. A determination may be made, based on the indication of selection, whether a collective indication of selection tally of the particular television programming is greater than a collective indication of selection tally of other television programming. The particular television programming may be output for presentation by the display device when the particular television programming has a collective indication of selection tally greater than a collective indication of selection tally of other television programming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventors: Chris Hardy, Allan Yarborough
  • Patent number: 9473807
    Abstract: A media transfer method includes displaying, on a display device, a program guide including a plurality of items corresponding to media content; determining which of the plurality items are moveable items; displaying, on an integrated virtual environment device, an image identifying the moveable items; and transferring at least one of the moveable items to the integrated virtual environment device in response to a selection made via the integrated virtual environment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Publication number: 20150189361
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Patent number: 9002179
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Publication number: 20140359654
    Abstract: A media transfer method includes displaying, on a display device, a program guide including a plurality of items corresponding to media content; determining which of the plurality items are moveable items; displaying, on an integrated virtual environment device, an image identifying the moveable items; and transferring at least one of the moveable items to the integrated virtual environment device in response to a selection made via the integrated virtual environment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Publication number: 20140270716
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Publication number: 20140282744
    Abstract: A mobile device may be registered to participate in selection of television programming for presentation by a display device external the mobile device. An indication of selection of particular television programming for presentation by a display device may be received from the mobile device. A determination may be made, based on the indication of selection, whether a collective indication of selection tally of the particular television programming is greater than a collective indication of selection tally of other television programming. The particular television programming may be output for presentation by the display device when the particular television programming has a collective indication of selection tally greater than a collective indication of selection tally of other television programming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Hardy, Allan Yarborough
  • Publication number: 20140253415
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are described for sharing information between an integrated virtual environment (IVE) or other wearable computing device and a display system associated with an aircraft, automobile, boat, train, bus or other vehicle. As a user enters a vehicle with an IVE, the vehicle recognizes the IVE and transfers the data stream to a vehicle display. The IVE may also be disabled while it is present in the vehicle to prevent distraction to a driver or operator of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough