公开(公告)号：US10294600B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15230155

申请日：2016-08-05

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals

IPC: D06F33/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: Discussed herein is a system for detecting an operating condition of a clothes washing machine or a clothes drying machine, which can include a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, the MEMS sensor being physically attached to the clothes washing or drying machine and a computerized controller, such as a home automation controller, can be in communication with the MEMS sensor. The computerized controller can receive signals from the MEMS sensor that indicate the state of the clothes washing or drying machine. After receiving signals indicating the state of the clothes washing or drying machine, the computerized controller can use the signals to determine the operating condition of the clothes washing or drying machine and send a notification to a user device about the clothes washing or drying machine including the operating condition of the clothes washing or drying machine.

公开(公告)号：US20190014164A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16113122

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Christofer Hardy

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/262

CPC classification number: H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04N21/251 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4622

Abstract: Systems and methods provide media content events to media devices. An exemplary system receives a request for a media content. event from a first media device; communicates the media content event to an edge server that is communicatively coupled to the first media device based on an identifier of the requesting media device; identifies a second media device based on preferred media content event characteristics associated with the second media device, wherein at least one media content event characteristic of the requested media content event corresponds to at least one of the preferred media content event characteristics of the second media device, and wherein the second media device is able to communicatively couple to the edge server; and in response to identifying the second media device, communicates an identifier of the second media device to the edge server, wherein the requested media content event is communicated to the second media device.

公开(公告)号：US10091017B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14985151

申请日：2015-12-30

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Kate Megan Carney Landow ,  Leslie Ann Harper ,  Rajiv Singh Cullen Pal ,  Marissa Brooke Mwendwa

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  G05B19/042

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory, machine-readable media that facilitate personalized home automation control based at least in part on individualized protocol. First sensor data may be received, and may be indicative of an identified individual that is sensed by a set of sensors. A particularized pattern of activity of individual may be determined. Second sensor data may be indicative of an unidentified individual. Identification rules specified by a stored protocol record may include criteria for identifying sensed individuals. The second sensor data and/or identification information from another data source may be analyzed to identify the unidentified individual. A home automation rule may be determined based on the particularized pattern, which rule may include an anticipation of an operational setting of a home automation device. The home automation device may be instructed based on the determined home automation rule.

公开(公告)号：US10063641B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15280804

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Bernard A. McCarthy, III ,  David B. Lett ,  George Horkan Smith ,  Allan Richard Bly, Jr.

IPC: H04W88/12 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W4/80

CPC classification number: H04L67/125 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2832 ,  H04L61/6081 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W24/02

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a systems and methods for finding wireless signals sufficient for installation of wireless home automation devices. Before such home automation devices are installed, or during the process of installing such home automation devices, the remote-control device of a wireless home automation hub may detect whether a suitable wireless signal is able to be received from the home automation hub or from a wireless repeater device at various locations on the customer premises and indicate that on the remote-control device. The remote control device may continue to display such an indication regarding the signal, or lack thereof, as the user moves about the customer premises with the remote control. In this manner, the user may find what locations on the customer premises are suitable for installation of home automation devices to communicate wirelessly with the home automation hub.

公开(公告)号：US10060644B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US14986483

申请日：2015-12-31

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Christopher William Bruhn ,  Frank Nafe

IPC: F24F11/00 ,  F24F11/30 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/475 ,  F24F11/52

CPC classification number: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/52 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/23238 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L65/00 ,  H04L65/4069 ,  H04L67/30 ,  H04N5/44513 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/4755

Abstract: The present technology relates to systems and methods for control of home automation activity based on user characteristics. More specifically, the present technology relates to using a home automation system to control home automation activity based on user characteristics and weighting home automation sensors based on priority. Example embodiments include receiving an input including user preferences, assigning a weight to HVAC sensors using the preferences, generating a profile using the set of preferences and the weights, transmitting the profile to an HVAC system to run the HVAC system, receiving HVAC data recorded by the HVAC sensors, updating the HVAC profile, and transmitting the updated HVAC profile to be displayed on a television display device.

公开(公告)号：US20180227640A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15943455

申请日：2018-04-02

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Jeremy Mickelsen ,  Adam Schafer

IPC: H04N21/485 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/02 ,  H04N21/422

CPC classification number: H04N21/4854 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/026 ,  G09G2320/0673 ,  G09G2320/08 ,  G09G2340/06 ,  H04N21/42221

Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to increase brightness output from a display. An exemplary embodiment detects a predefined user action of a remote control, and then increases brightness of a currently presented image that is being presented on the display in response to detecting the predefined user action so that an ambient lighting level in the vicinity of the display is increased.

公开(公告)号：US20180225483A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15426894

申请日：2017-02-07

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  Jerome A. LaPalme

IPC: G06K7/00 ,  G06K19/077

CPC classification number: G06K7/0013 ,  G06K7/0056 ,  G06K19/0772

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a card reader that provides heat dissipation for high data transfer ICCs. The card reader includes a body having a press bar that physically contacts an upper surface of the ICC when fully inserted into the card reader. The press bar includes an aperture directly overlying and aligned with the card contacts of the card reader and the contact pads of the ICC when fully inserted. The aperture allows any heat generated by the ICC to radiate to a surrounding cooling medium, such as air.

公开(公告)号：US10034035B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US14566364

申请日：2014-12-10

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Samuel Eber ,  Eric Pleiman ,  Jesus Flores Guerra

IPC: H04N5/46 ,  H04N21/43 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/274 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/237

Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided for provisioning an output device for use with a media device to produce synchronized audio and video portions of media content. An exemplary method involves a media device identifying a device type associated with the output device, obtaining synchronization settings for the device type from a server via a network, and presenting audiovisual content in accordance with the synchronization settings obtained from the server.

公开(公告)号：US20180198835A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15912283

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Mark B. Hurst

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/442

CPC classification number: H04L65/601 ,  H04L47/823 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are described to adapt segment requests placed by an autonomous media player during media streaming to compensate for fluctuations in the bandwidth consumed by the requested segments due to variances in the underlying video content. By providing predictive data about the bandwidth consumption of upcoming video segments, client devices can adapt requests for future segments accordingly. Further, predictive consumption data can be shared between players operating within shared bandwidth to assist players needing additional bandwidth for upcoming video sequences.

公开(公告)号：US10020906B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15181203

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Brett Chessher ,  Scott Fillingim

IPC: H04J3/16 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W74/06 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/12

CPC classification number: H04J3/1694 ,  H04B7/2656 ,  H04J3/1682 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/1278 ,  H04W74/06

Abstract: TDMA communications between a host device and a number of clients on a communications channel are dynamically adapted to allocate or de-allocate time slots in response to changes in the number of active clients. The system initially operates in a startup mode in which the host device transmits a startup message on the communications channel and assigns a timeslot in a TDMA cycle in response to connection requests received from each of the requesting clients. After exiting the startup mode, the system operates in a normal mode in which the host device initiates the TDMA cycle by transmitting a polling message on the communications channel that indicates a number of timeslots occurring within that particular TDMA cycle. The host changes the number of timeslots indicated in the polling message to responsively adapt duration of the TDMA cycle as the number of clients communicating via the communications channel changes.