公开(公告)号：US10755085B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16244044

申请日：2019-01-09

Applicant: Dish Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Danny J. Minnick ,  Christopher Boyd Tirpak

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/488

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a mechanism for a computer user to seamlessly and readily access information that may be supplied by a number of different sources.

公开(公告)号：US20200059685A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：US16558611

申请日：2019-09-03

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Keith Gerhards ,  Danny J. Minnick

IPC: H04N21/4147 ,  G06F11/14 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/433

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide various techniques for backing up and restoring data and programs at television receiver devices. In some embodiments, various types of data stored locally by television receiver devices may be backed up by uploading the data to a television provider server, cloud-based storage system, and/or other remote storage locations. In the event of a device failure, or other rebuilt or reinstallation process at the television receiver, a receiver set-up process may be implemented to retrieve the receiver backup data from the backup server, and to initiate various set-up processes in which the replacement receiver may use the backup data to implement the various configuration preferences and settings on the new device, re-create the DVR timers, establish new network connections, configure the home device/appliance settings, and the like, automatically based on the receiver backup data.

公开(公告)号：US10409330B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15895866

申请日：2018-02-13

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： David A. Kummer ,  Danny J. Minnick

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: Described are devices and methods for providing an extendable screen in a portable communications device. The device may include a first display, at least one second display, and a graphics processor, coupled to each of the first and second display. The graphics processor may be configured to perform computer executable instructions for configuring the communications device to facilitate the presenting of a first graphical image on a first display configured into a portable orientation display configuration, into an expanded orientation display configuration, where the first graphical image is presented on both the first display and the at least one second display, for into a second expanded orientation display configuration where the first graphical image is presented on one of the first display and the at least one second display, while a user interface control is presented on the other of the first display and the at least one second display.

公开(公告)号：US10405042B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15068257

申请日：2016-03-11

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Keith Gerhards ,  Danny J. Minnick

IPC: H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/6587

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide various techniques for dynamically calibrating digital video recordings of television broadcasts based on analyzes of changes to time data and channel data associated with live television broadcasts. In various embodiments, television receivers may transmit sets of recording schedule data to television broadcast monitor devices, which may receive time data corresponding to live broadcast television programs from various data sources, such as satellite or cable television service providers, social media servers, user devices, and other data sources. Television broadcast monitor devices and/or television receivers may receive and analyze the live television broadcast time data and channel data, and may determine updated recording schedule data which may be used to dynamically reprogram the digital video recorders associated with one or more television receivers.