Patents by Inventor Jay P. Carlson

Jay P. Carlson 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).

  • Publication number: 20220337916
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for presenting relevant programming information. A viewing action of an audiovisual event is detected on a receiving device. Data associated with the viewed audiovisual event is then retrieved. The retrieved data includes at least receiving device information and audiovisual event information. The retrieved data is then stored in a historical viewing database, and at least one scoring table is generated from the data in the historical viewing database. Programming information for a plurality of candidate audiovisual events that are available to be viewed is then organized based at least in part on the at least one scoring table and a selected time, and the organized programming information is output to a presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jay P. Carlson, Danny J. Minnick
  • Patent number: 11405692
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for presenting relevant programming information. A viewing action of an audiovisual event is detected on a receiving device. Data associated with the viewed audiovisual event is then retrieved. The retrieved data includes at least receiving device information and audiovisual event information. The retrieved data is then stored in a historical viewing database, and at least one scoring table is generated from the data in the historical viewing database. Programming information for a plurality of candidate audiovisual events that are available to be viewed is then organized based at least in part on the at least one scoring table and a selected time, and the organized programming information is output to a presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jay P. Carlson, Danny J. Minnick
  • Publication number: 20200275157
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for presenting relevant programming information. A viewing action of an audiovisual event is detected on a receiving device. Data associated with the viewed audiovisual event is then retrieved. The retrieved data includes at least receiving device information and audiovisual event information. The retrieved data is then stored in a historical viewing database, and at least one scoring table is generated from the data in the historical viewing database. Programming information for a plurality of candidate audiovisual events that are available to be viewed is then organized based at least in part on the at least one scoring table and a selected time, and the organized programming information is output to a presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jay P. Carlson, Danny J. Minnick
  • Patent number: 10674214
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for presenting relevant programming information. A viewing action of an audiovisual event is detected on a receiving device. Data associated with the viewed audiovisual event is then retrieved. The retrieved data includes at least receiving device information and audiovisual event information. The retrieved data is then stored in a historical viewing database, and at least one scoring table is generated from the data in the historical viewing database. Programming information for a plurality of candidate audiovisual events that are available to be viewed is then organized based at least in part on the at least one scoring table and a selected time, and the organized programming information is output to a presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Dish Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jay P. Carlson, Danny J. Minnick
  • Publication number: 20170064393
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for presenting relevant programming information. A viewing action of an audiovisual event is detected on a receiving device. Data associated with the viewed audiovisual event is then retrieved. The retrieved data includes at least receiving device information and audiovisual event information. The retrieved data is then stored in a historical viewing database, and at least one scoring table is generated from the data in the historical viewing database. Programming information for a plurality of candidate audiovisual events that are available to be viewed is then organized based at least in part on the at least one scoring table and a selected time, and the organized programming information is output to a presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jay P. Carlson, Danny J. Minnick
  • Patent number: 8634706
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Danny Jean Minnick, Michael Cavanaugh, Mark Templeman, John D. Hamrick, Jr., Jay P. Carlson, Yunfeng Yang, Manuel Novoa, III, Rui Ding, Seth Byerley
  • Patent number: 8457478
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Danny Jean Minnick, Michael Cavanaugh, Mark Templeman, John D. Hamrick, Jr., Jay P. Carlson, Yunfeng Yang, Manuel Novoa, III, Rui Ding, Seth Byerley
  • Publication number: 20110038615
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Dan Minnick, Michael Cavanaugh, Mark Templeman, John D. Hamrick, JR., Jay P. Carlson, Yunfeng Yang, Manuel Novoa, III, Rui Ding, Seth Byerley
  • Publication number: 20110035517
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Danny Minnick, Michael Cavanaugh, Mark Templeman, John D. Hamrick, JR., Jay P. Carlson, Yunfeng Yang, Manuel Novoa, III, Rui Ding, Seth Byerley
  • Patent number: 7826712
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics are generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from storage during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation. In this way, data may be captured to the storage device more efficiently and economically, and the time-shifted presentation operations can easily be performed in a smoother, more nuanced manner with the application of appropriate probabilistic algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Minnick, Michael Cavanaugh, Mark Templeman, John D. Hamrick, Jr., Jay P. Carlson, Yunfeng Yang, Manuel Novoa, III, Rui Ding, Seth Byerley
  • Publication number: 20080056682
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics are generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from storage during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation. In this way, data may be captured to the storage device more efficiently and economically, and the time-shifted presentation operations can easily be performed in a smoother, more nuanced manner with the application of appropriate probabilistic algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies Corp
    Inventors: Dan Minnick, Michael Cavanaugh, Mark Templeman, John D. Hamrick, Jay P. Carlson, Yunfeng Yang, Manuel Novoa, Rui Ding, Seth Byerley