公开(公告)号：US20230024837A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17959033

申请日：2022-10-03

Applicant: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major ,  Christopher Boyd Tirpak ,  Steven Michael Casagrande

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/44

Abstract: Various systems, devices and methods automatically identify advertisements or other portions of television or other media content prior to broadcast using automated content analysis. Information about identified content may be used for any number of different purposes, including advertisement identification; advertisement replacement; second screen browsing or augmentation of identified content; tracking of times or places that ads or other content are viewed; and many others.

公开(公告)号：US11166060B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US17128827

申请日：2020-12-21

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major

IPC: H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04B1/16 ,  H04L25/03 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/237 ,  H04N21/278

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for streaming media content over a network are provided. One exemplary method of streaming media content over a network involves transmitting one or more portions of the media content to a client device via a delivery route between a content delivery source and the network, determining a performance metric associated with the transmitting of the one or more portions via the delivery route, and dynamically adjusting the delivery route between the content delivery source and the network based at least in part on the performance metric.

公开(公告)号：US10951856B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16806821

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Roger Lynch ,  John Paul ,  Robert Drew Major ,  David Kummer

IPC: H04N5/91 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N5/765

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for capturing, transcoding, and caching off-air programming at a location local to the consumer. According to certain embodiments, a device is provided that receives off-air (e.g., broadcast) and/or cable (e.g., ClearQAM) programming via one or more antennas and caches the programming in various streams having various bit rates for later viewing using, for example, Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) streaming. Such a device can be incorporated in a larger system that can stream content via a data communication network (e.g., the Internet) and the device in a seamless manner. The device also can be controlled by a remote system via the data communication network, and further can be configured to stream content to a remote device via the data communication network.

公开(公告)号：US10757156B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16291343

申请日：2019-03-04

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major ,  Mark B. Hurst

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/2662 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04L12/825 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: An apparatus for adaptive-rate shifting of streaming content includes an agent controller module configured to simultaneously request at least portions of a plurality of streamlets. The agent controller module is further configured to continuously monitor streamlet requests and subsequent responses, and accordingly request higher or lower quality streamlets. A staging module is configured to stage the streamlets and arrange the streamlets for playback on a content player. A system includes a data communications network, a content server coupled to the data communications network and having a content module configured to process content and generate a plurality of high and low quality streams, and the apparatus. A method includes simultaneously requesting at least portions of a plurality of streamlets, continuously monitoring streamlet requests and subsequent responses, and accordingly requesting higher or lower quality streamlets, and staging the streamlets and arranging the streamlets for playback on a content player.

公开(公告)号：US20190335137A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16426972

申请日：2019-05-30

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Roger Lynch ,  John Paul ,  Robert Drew Major ,  David Kummer

IPC: H04N5/91 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/426

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for capturing, transcoding, and caching off-air programming at a location local to the consumer. According to certain embodiments, a device is provided that receives off-air (e.g., broadcast) and/or cable (e.g., ClearQAM) programming via one or more antennas and caches the programming in various streams having various bit rates for later viewing using, for example, Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) streaming. Such a device can be incorporated in a larger system that can stream content via a data communication network (e.g., the Internet) and the device in a seamless manner. The device also can be controlled by a remote system via the data communication network, and further can be configured to stream content to a remote device via the data communication network.

公开(公告)号：US20190199768A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16291343

申请日：2019-03-04

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major ,  Mark B. Hurst

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04L12/825 ,  H04N21/2662 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04N21/643

Abstract: An apparatus for adaptive-rate shifting of streaming content includes an agent controller module configured to simultaneously request at least portions of a plurality of streamlets. The agent controller module is further configured to continuously monitor streamlet requests and subsequent responses, and accordingly request higher or lower quality streamlets. A staging module is configured to stage the streamlets and arrange the streamlets for playback on a content player. A system includes a data communications network, a content server coupled to the data communications network and having a content module configured to process content and generate a plurality of high and low quality streams, and the apparatus. A method includes simultaneously requesting at least portions of a plurality of streamlets, continuously monitoring streamlet requests and subsequent responses, and accordingly requesting higher or lower quality streamlets, and staging the streamlets and arranging the streamlets for playback on a content player.

公开(公告)号：US20220159349A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17196760

申请日：2021-03-09

Applicant: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major ,  Mark B. Hurst

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/431 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/658

Abstract: A method for operating a programming receiver is provided. The method displays, by the programming receiver, a sequence of recorded video content comprising a video presentation and a plurality of segments of interstitial content; receives, at the programming receiver, a command to skip one of the plurality of segments of interstitial content; and presents a screen comprising a picture advertisement for the one of the plurality of segments of interstitial content, the screen requesting confirmation to skip the one of the plurality of segments of interstitial content in the sequence.

公开(公告)号：US20200304750A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16806821

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Roger Lynch ,  John Paul ,  Robert Drew Major ,  David Kummer

IPC: H04N5/91 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/442

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for capturing, transcoding, and caching off-air programming at a location local to the consumer. According to certain embodiments, a device is provided that receives off-air (e.g., broadcast) and/or cable (e.g., ClearQAM) programming via one or more antennas and caches the programming in various streams having various bit rates for later viewing using, for example, Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) streaming. Such a device can be incorporated in a larger system that can stream content via a data communication network (e.g., the Internet) and the device in a seamless manner. The device also can be controlled by a remote system via the data communication network, and further can be configured to stream content to a remote device via the data communication network.

公开(公告)号：US10356358B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15624377

申请日：2017-06-15

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Roger Lynch ,  John Paul ,  Robert Drew Major ,  David Kummer

IPC: H04N5/91 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for capturing, transcoding, and caching off-air programming at a location local to the consumer. According to certain embodiments, a device is provided that receives off-air (e.g., broadcast) and/or cable (e.g. ClearQAM) programming via one or more antennas and caches the programming in various streams having various bit rates for later viewing using, for example, Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) streaming. Such a device can be incorporated in a larger system that can stream content via a data communication network (e.g., the Internet) and the device in a seamless manner. The device also can be controlled by a remote system via the data communication network, and further can be configured to stream content to a remote device via the data communication network.