Patents by Inventor Shounak Mitra

Shounak Mitra 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).

  • Systems and methods for configuring a remote control to control multiple devices
    Patent number: 9886846
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for using a single remote control to control a particular device among several devices by aiming the remote control at the device to identify the device to be controlled. Once the device is identified, the remote control is then configured to send remote control commands to communicate with the identified device when the buttons or other user interface elements on the remote control are selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Shounak Mitra
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A REMOTE CONTROL TO CONTROL MULTIPLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160300480
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for using a single remote control to control a particular device among several devices by aiming the remote control at the device to identify the device to be controlled. Once the device is identified, the remote control is then configured to send remote control commands to communicate with the identified device when the buttons or other user interface elements on the remote control are selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Shounak Mitra
  • Image steered microphone array
    Patent number: 9338575
    Abstract: A system includes a microphone array having a plurality of microphones. The system further includes a camera configured to capture stream video and a processing device configured to steer the microphone array based at least in part on the video acquired by the camera. A method includes receiving video captured by a camera, processing the video, and steering a microphone array using signal processing where the steering direction is defined by the processed video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Shounak Mitra, Fred Earl Starks
  • IMAGE STEERED MICROPHONE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20150237455
    Abstract: A system includes a microphone array having a plurality of microphones. The system further includes a camera configured to capture stream video and a processing device configured to steer the microphone array based at least in part on the video acquired by the camera. A method includes receiving video captured by a camera, processing the video, and steering a microphone array using signal processing where the steering direction is defined by the processed video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Shounak Mitra, Fred Earl Starks