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公开(公告)号:US20230421846A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-28
申请号:US18244759
申请日:2023-09-11
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: John Card, II
IPC: H04N21/442 , G06Q30/0242 , H04N21/25 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/658 , H04N21/81 , H04H60/33 , H04N21/2668 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/845 , H04N21/472
CPC classification number: H04N21/44222 , G06Q30/0242 , H04N21/252 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/6582 , H04N21/812 , H04H60/33 , H04N21/2668 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/251 , H04N21/8456 , H04N21/47217 , H04N21/44213 , H04N21/44204 , H04N21/466
Abstract: A method for assessing viewer interest in content and advertisements may include receiving an indication regarding a content playback mode change (e.g., a change from a skip or fast-forward mode to a pause or rewind mode) occurring during playing of a media content segment such as a television program or movie. The method then proceeds to associate the playback mode change with a sub-segment of the television program, such as an advertisement or commercial, and a level of interest of a user in the advertisement or commercial is determined based on the associated content playback mode change. An item, such as an advertisement or promotional offer can be selected to be presented to the user based on the determined level of interest of the user in the advertisement or commercial. Systems for assessing viewer interest in content and advertisements include devices and components configured to perform or enable such methods.
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公开(公告)号:US11812584B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US16896616
申请日:2020-06-09
Applicant: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
Inventor: Svitlana Trygubova
CPC classification number: H05K7/2049 , F28F3/00 , F28F9/002 , H05K5/0004
Abstract: A device for transferring heat from a device component to an environment includes a heat plate connected to a spring. A first fastener attaches the spring to the heat plate at a first location. A second fastener, such as a rivet, attaches the spring to the heat plate at each of a second and a third location. The second fastener includes a tab on and extending above the heat plate and corresponding tab slot on the spring. The spring is riveted to the heat plate at the first location and a second spring member accepts the tab at each of the second location and the third location. Ribs on a top surface of spring facilitate thermal coupling of the spring to the component when the device is assembled. One or more spring curvatures facilitate vertical deflection and horizontal extension of the spring during device assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US11770576B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-26
申请号:US18095977
申请日:2023-01-11
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Henry Gregg Martch , Luke VanDuyn
IPC: H04N21/422 , G08B6/00 , G08C17/02 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/41 , G08C23/04
CPC classification number: H04N21/42206 , G08B6/00 , G08C17/02 , H04N21/41265 , H04N21/42213 , H04N21/42218 , H04N21/42224 , H04N21/42228 , H04N21/4821 , G08C23/04 , G08C2201/30
Abstract: A remote control system and related method for controlling a video device are presented. The remote control system contains a plurality of buttons arranged in a grid pattern that correspond to user selectable options displayed on a display screen arranged in the same grid pattern. The user selects options on the screen by pressing the corresponding button on the remote control.
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公开(公告)号:US20230283321A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-07
申请号:US17867152
申请日:2022-07-18
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Arun Pulasseri Kalam
Abstract: A Wi-Fi mesh network uses a co-axial radio frequency (RF) cable to communicate between a central Wi-Fi mesh network node and one or more satellite Wi-Fi mesh network nodes instead of communicating wirelessly over the air between those nodes. In an example embodiment, the Wi-Fi signals are down-converted to a ˜500 MHz frequency range at the central Wi-Fi mesh network node and then passed through the RF cable. At the receiving end, the down-converted signal is then up-converted back from the ˜500 MHz frequency range to one of the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz or 6 GHz frequency bands, which may then be wirelessly transmitted via Wi-Fi chipset of the satellite Wi-Fi mesh network node.
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公开(公告)号:US20230281091A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-07
申请号:US18187563
申请日:2023-03-21
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: James Freed , Jeffrey Anderson
IPC: G06F11/263 , G06F11/22
CPC classification number: G06F11/263 , G06F11/2268 , G06F11/2294
Abstract: An automated test platform is disclosed for use in developing and troubleshooting customized software for multimedia content receivers. The automated test platform allows developers to script test cases that permit interaction with multiple content receivers at the same time. The test platform can be applied generally to any client-server system. The automated test platform is used to create scripts, run the scripts on multiple content receivers, and view test results. A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided that allows technicians without any programming experience to build and run complex interactive test sequences in a modular fashion. Such an automated test platform can be used to test cable and satellite television set top boxes, as well as DVD players, streaming media receivers, and game consoles.
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公开(公告)号:US11750856B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-05
申请号:US17830033
申请日:2022-06-01
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: John Grant
IPC: H04N21/234 , H04N21/81 , H04N21/8547 , H04N21/222 , H04N21/43 , H04N21/845 , H04N21/433 , H04N21/262
CPC classification number: H04N21/23424 , H04N21/2221 , H04N21/26233 , H04N21/26241 , H04N21/4334 , H04N21/43072 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/8455 , H04N21/8547
Abstract: A computer implemented method for inserting advertisement content into a program content stream includes receiving, by a headend content server, the program content stream. The program content stream includes an advertisement insertion cue. The method further includes detecting the advertisement insertion cue in the program content stream, and the advertisement insertion cue indicates an insertion point in the program content stream for inserting an advertisement. The method further includes modifying the advertisement insertion cue to indicate an expiration date and time for playout of a first advertisement content to be inserted into the program content stream, and inserting the first advertisement content into the program content stream.
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公开(公告)号:US11677798B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US17962231
申请日:2022-10-07
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: David F. Brueck , Mark B. Hurst , R. Drew Major
IPC: H04L65/70 , H04L47/80 , H04L47/12 , G06F16/71 , G06F16/182 , H04N7/24 , H04N21/2343 , H04N21/433 , H04N21/84 , H04N21/845 , H04L65/80 , H04L65/61 , H04L65/65 , H04L65/1101 , H04L67/60 , H04L67/568 , H04L67/02 , H04L65/1069 , H04N21/2662
CPC classification number: H04L65/70 , G06F16/183 , G06F16/71 , H04L47/12 , H04L47/801 , H04L65/1069 , H04L65/1101 , H04L65/61 , H04L65/65 , H04L65/80 , H04L67/02 , H04L67/568 , H04L67/60 , H04N7/24 , H04N21/23439 , H04N21/2662 , H04N21/4331 , H04N21/84 , H04N21/8456
Abstract: An apparatus for multi-bitrate content streaming includes a receiving module configured to capture media content, a streamlet module configured to segment the media content and generate a plurality of streamlets, and an encoding module configured to generate a set of streamlets. The system includes the apparatus, wherein the set of streamlets comprises a plurality of streamlets having identical time indices and durations, and each streamlet of the set of streamlets having a unique bitrate, and wherein the encoding module comprises a master module configured to assign an encoding job to one of a plurality of host computing modules in response to an encoding job completion bid. A method includes receiving media content, segmenting the media content and generating a plurality of streamlets, and generating a set of streamlets.
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公开(公告)号:US11665252B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17537334
申请日:2021-11-29
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Jeffrey McSchooler
IPC: H04L67/50 , H04L67/306 , H04L9/40
CPC classification number: H04L67/535 , H04L63/10 , H04L67/306
Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for restricting user devices from accessing a communication network. In one implementation, multiple user devices are assigned to a user profile. At least one access parameter is designated for the user profile. An access device monitors data usage, time usage, and content usage of each of the devices associated with the user profile. In some examples, the access device may consolidate the data usage and time usage of all of the devices. If one or more of the consolidated data usage, consolidated time usage, or content usage violates the access parameter of the user profile, the access device restricts at least one of the multiple user devices from accessing the communication network.
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公开(公告)号:US11663283B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17847458
申请日:2022-06-23
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Jason Anguiano
IPC: G06F16/9537
CPC classification number: G06F16/9537
Abstract: An exemplary geographic playlist system includes a plurality of mobile devices with global positioning systems that provide geographic location information of the mobile device to a geographic location playlist device. The geographic location playlist device has a database of geographic playlist information that includes at least a unique identifier for each one of a plurality of media content events and at least one associated geographic location for each of the plurality of media content events. The geographic location playlist device determines a current geographic location of the mobile device, compares the geographic location of the mobile device with the geographic locations residing in the database, and generates user geographic playlist information that includes the identifier of media content events that has an associated geographic location that matches with the determined geographic location of the mobile device. A geographic playlist is then presented to the user of the mobile device.
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公开(公告)号:US11650667B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US17542162
申请日:2021-12-03
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Ellen Letendre
IPC: G06F3/01 , H04N21/422 , H04N21/47
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/42222 , H04N21/47
Abstract: Haptic feedback remote control systems and methods are provided. A method for providing haptic feedback to a user of a haptic feedback remote control device includes receiving, by a receiving device, an electronic command issued from the haptic feedback remote control device. The receiving device transmits a haptic feedback command to the haptic feedback remote control device. Based on the received haptic feedback command, the haptic feedback remote control activates a haptic feedback device, within the haptic feedback remote control, to provide a haptic feedback effect to a user of the haptic feedback remote control device.
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