Patents by Inventor Christopher Kuhrt

Christopher Kuhrt 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: 11943505
    Abstract: System, methods, and non-transitory, machine-readable media to facilitate state-based content composite generation with respect to digitally distributed content are disclosed. Electronic communications received via interfaces may be detected. Signals of events that are specified for digital distribution from events may be detected. Data changes that are generated based on an event may be detected. A specification of criteria that apply to the data changes may be identified. A content composite may be created. An adaptable content object may be identified. The adaptable content object may be configured with a content object so that the content composite. The content composite may be output for presentation so that the endpoint media device performs an operation relating to the content composite. A signal corresponding to the operation that is indicative of activation of an interface option may be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Jesse Montgomery, Shaun Ryan
  • Patent number: 11861981
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for experience-adaptive interaction with uncertain measurable events (UMEs), such as in a sports wagering context. A back-end wagering system of a television service provider system is disposed in a television network to provide subscribers with subscription content services for live event content and UME interaction services for viewing and placing wagers on live event content with a UME book provider. Embodiments can build data spaces at least of available live event content and wagerable UMEs being provided for the live event content. Embodiments can assign a wager experience score to a subscribers based on experience level with UME interactions, and can use the built data space and the wager experience score to generate an experience-tailored set of wager offers for the subscriber. The set of wager offers can then be presented to the subscriber in an experience-tailored UME interaction interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Matthew Polson, Jesse Montgomery, Shaun Ryan, Robert Sadler, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt
  • Patent number: 11843837
    Abstract: Various arrangements for group-based content viewing are presented herein. A television service provider system may receive wager data corresponding to a live content event for multiple user accounts that are grouped together. A viewing group for the live content event may be created for the grouped user accounts. Wager data corresponding to the user accounts may be transmitted to content viewing devices for the multiple user accounts. The live content event can be output for presentation concurrently with presentation of an indication of the at least one wager on the live content event linked to each user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jesse Montgomery, Timothy Meyer, Matthew Polson, Robert Sadler, Christopher Kuhrt, Shaun Ryan, James Wilde
  • Publication number: 20230199253
    Abstract: System, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate adaptive content composite interaction with respect to digitally distributed content are disclosed. Discovery may be performed, and events specified for digital distribution may be detected. A particular endpoint identifier mapped to media devices may be detected. Events may be determined as a function of access specifications. Content objects corresponding to the events may be received from a remote system via a network. Content composites corresponding to mapping specifications may be created for each content object with selecting and configuring an adaptable content object with the content object to form a content composite to facilitate presentation of the content composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Jesse Montgomery, Shaun Ryan
  • Publication number: 20230199238
    Abstract: Various arrangements for authorizing content viewing are detailed herein. Sports wager data corresponding to a sports wager placed by a user may be provided to a television service provider system. The television service provider system can perform a lookup action to determine a content event based on the sports wager data. In response to the received sports wager data, a user account may be authorized using a rights scheme for access to a television channel on which the content event is scheduled to be broadcast. The television service provider system may deauthorized the user account for access to the television channel by removing the rights scheme such that access to the television channel on which the content event was broadcast is blocked after the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Polson, Robert Sadler, James Wilde, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Shaun Ryan, Jesse Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20230122327
    Abstract: System, methods, and non-transitory, machine-readable media to facilitate state-based content composite generation with respect to digitally distributed content are disclosed. Electronic communications received via interfaces may be detected. Signals of events that are specified for digital distribution from events may be detected. Data changes that are generated based on an event may be detected. A specification of criteria that apply to the data changes may be identified. A content composite may be created. An adaptable content object may be identified. The adaptable content object may be configured with a content object so that the content composite. The content composite may be output for presentation so that the endpoint media device performs an operation relating to the content composite. A signal corresponding to the operation that is indicative of activation of an interface option may be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Jesse Montgomery, Shaun Ryan
  • Publication number: 20230124722
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for experience-adaptive interaction with uncertain measurable events (UMEs), such as in a sports wagering context. A back-end wagering system of a television service provider system is disposed in a television network to provide subscribers with subscription content services for live event content and UME interaction services for viewing and placing wagers on live event content with a UME book provider. Embodiments can build data spaces at least of available live event content and wagerable UMEs being provided for the live event content. Embodiments can assign a wager experience score to a subscribers based on experience level with UME interactions, and can use the built data space and the wager experience score to generate an experience-tailored set of wager offers for the subscriber. The set of wager offers can then be presented to the subscriber in an experience-tailored UME interaction interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Polson, Jesse Montgomery, Shaun Ryan, Robert Sadler, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt
  • Publication number: 20230118189
    Abstract: System, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate adaptive content composite generation with respect to digitally distributed content are disclosed. Observation data corresponding to detected media device operations associated with media devices in a particular geolocation may be processed and mapped to events. An identifier of a particular event may be selected based on the observation data, and a content composite corresponding to the particular event may be created. An adaptable content object may be identified based on the observation data and may be configured with a content object. The content composite may be output for presentation so that the endpoint media device performs operations relating to the content composite. Signals corresponding to the operations triggered by the content composite and indicative interface options may be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Jesse Montgomery, Shaun Ryan
  • Patent number: 11616998
    Abstract: Various arrangements for authorizing content viewing are detailed herein. Sports wager data corresponding to a sports wager placed by a user may be provided to a television service provider system. The television service provider system can perform a lookup action to determine a content event based on the sports wager data. In response to the received sports wager data, a user account may be authorized using a rights scheme for access to a television channel on which the content event is scheduled to be broadcast. The television service provider system may deauthorized the user account for access to the television channel by removing the rights scheme such that access to the television channel on which the content event was broadcast is blocked after the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Matthew Polson, Robert Sadler, James Wilde, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Shaun Ryan, Jesse Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11589114
    Abstract: System, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate adaptive content composite interaction with respect to digitally distributed content are disclosed. Discovery may be performed, and events specified for digital distribution may be detected. A particular endpoint identifier mapped to media devices may be detected. Events may be determined as a function of access specifications. Content objects corresponding to the events may be received from a remote system via a network. Content composites corresponding to mapping specifications may be created for each content object with selecting and configuring an adaptable content object with the content object to form a content composite to facilitate presentation of the content composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Jesse Montgomery, Shaun Ryan
  • Patent number: 11589126
    Abstract: A television receiver may present live television programming along with a sports gaming interface that indicates various betting options that are selectable by a television viewer via a remote control. The television receiver may receive a selection of a betting option presented in the sports gaming interface. A request may then be sent to a mobile device of the television viewer. The television receiver may in response to the selection, transmit a bet identifier of the selected betting option and an account identifier to the television service provider system. After a user has funded the bet and completed the transaction via a mobile device, the sports gaming interface may indicate the active bet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jesse Montgomery, Christopher Bennett, Shaun Ryan, Kumar Kothari, James Wilde, Christopher Kuhrt
  • Publication number: 20220417574
    Abstract: Various arrangements for authorizing content viewing are detailed herein. Sports wager data corresponding to a sports wager placed by a user may be provided to a television service provider system. The television service provider system can perform a lookup action to determine a content event based on the sports wager data. In response to the received sports wager data, a user account may be authorized using a rights scheme for access to a television channel on which the content event is scheduled to be broadcast. The television service provider system may deauthorized the user account for access to the television channel by removing the rights scheme such that access to the television channel on which the content event was broadcast is blocked after the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Polson, Robert Sadler, James Wilde, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Shaun Ryan, Jesse Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20220377427
    Abstract: Various arrangements for group-based content viewing are presented herein. A television service provider system may receive wager data corresponding to a live content event for multiple user accounts that are grouped together. A viewing group for the live content event may be created for the grouped user accounts. Wager data corresponding to the user accounts may be transmitted to content viewing devices for the multiple user accounts. The live content event can be output for presentation concurrently with presentation of an indication of the at least one wager on the live content event linked to each user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jesse Montgomery, Timothy Meyer, Matthew Polson, Robert Sadler, Christopher Kuhrt, Shaun Ryan, James Wilde
  • Publication number: 20220103905
    Abstract: A television receiver may present live television programming along with a sports gaming interface that indicates various betting options that are selectable by a television viewer via a remote control. The television receiver may receive a selection of a betting option presented in the sports gaming interface. A request may then be sent to a mobile device of the television viewer. The television receiver may in response to the selection, transmit a bet identifier of the selected betting option and an account identifier to the television service provider system. After a user has funded the bet and completed the transaction via a mobile device, the sports gaming interface may indicate the active bet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Jesse Montgomery, Christopher Bennett, Shaun Ryan, Kumar Kothari, James Wilde, Christopher Kuhrt