Patents by Inventor Robert Sadler

Robert Sadler 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: 11924498
    Abstract: A facility for transferring configuration information to a target media device is described. The facility receives in the target media device a copy of media device settings stored in a source media device distinct from the target media device in a first form in which they are used in the source media device. This copy of media device settings is received by the target media device via a route other than its visual user interface. The facility causes the received copy of media device settings to be transformed into a second form in which they can be used in the target media device. The facility then stores the media receiver settings in the second form in the target media device for use by the target media device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alan Terry Pattison, Robert Sadler
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11689175
    Abstract: A multicomponent network may be added to a transmission line in a high-frequency circuit to transform a first impedance of a downstream circuit element to second impedance that better matches the impedance of an upstream circuit element. The multicomponent network may be added at a distance more than one-quarter wavelength from the downstream circuit element, and can tighten a frequency response of the impedance-transforming circuit to maintain low Q values and low VSWR values over a broad range of frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, David Runton
  • 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: 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: 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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: 20220360244
    Abstract: A multicomponent network may be added to a transmission line in a high-frequency circuit to transform a first impedance of a downstream circuit element to second impedance that better matches the impedance of an upstream circuit element. The multicomponent network may be added at a distance more than one-quarter wavelength from the downstream circuit element, and can tighten a frequency response of the impedance-transforming circuit to maintain low Q values and low VSWR values over a broad range of frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, David Runton
  • Patent number: 11437972
    Abstract: A multicomponent network may be added to a transmission line in a high-frequency circuit to transform a first impedance of a downstream circuit element to second impedance that better matches the impedance of an upstream circuit element. The multicomponent network may be added at a distance more than one-quarter wavelength from the downstream circuit element, and can tighten a frequency response of the impedance-transforming circuit to maintain low Q values and low VSWR values over a broad range of frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, David Runton
  • Publication number: 20220116675
    Abstract: A facility for transferring configuration information to a target media device is described. The facility receives in the target media device a copy of media device settings stored in a source media device distinct from the target media device in a first form in which they are used in the source media device. This copy of media device settings is received by the target media device via a route other than its visual user interface. The facility causes the received copy of media device settings to be transformed into a second form in which they can be used in the target media device. The facility then stores the media receiver settings in the second form in the target media device for use by the target media device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Alan Terry Pattison, Robert Sadler
  • Patent number: 11234041
    Abstract: A facility for transferring configuration information to a target media device is described. The facility receives in the target media device a copy of media device settings stored in a source media device distinct from the target media device in a first form in which they are used in the source media device. This copy of media device settings is received by the target media device via a route other than its visual user interface. The facility causes the received copy of media device settings to be transformed into a second form in which they can be used in the target media device. The facility then stores the media receiver settings in the second form in the target media device for use by the target media device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alan Terry Pattison, Robert Sadler
  • Publication number: 20210306696
    Abstract: A facility for transferring configuration information to a target media device is described. The facility receives in the target media device a copy of media device settings stored in a source media device distinct from the target media device in a first form in which they are used in the source media device. This copy of media device settings is received by the target media device via a route other than its visual user interface. The facility causes the received copy of media device settings to be transformed into a second form in which they can be used in the target media device. The facility then stores the media receiver settings in the second form in the target media device for use by the target media device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Alan Terry Pattison, Robert Sadler
  • Publication number: 20210050838
    Abstract: A multicomponent network may be added to a transmission line in a high-frequency circuit to transform a first impedance of a downstream circuit element to second impedance that better matches the impedance of an upstream circuit element. The multicomponent network may be added at a distance more than one-quarter wavelength from the downstream circuit element, and can tighten a frequency response of the impedance-transforming circuit to maintain low Q values and low VSWR values over a broad range of frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Sadler, David Runton