公开(公告)号：US11178460B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16371591

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Yunfeng Yang ,  William Joseph Ivanich ,  Bin Xu ,  XinHua Yang

IPC: H04N21/4725 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/858 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N21/475

Abstract: Systems and methods directed advertising via a tagged video stream are provided. Content and a tag associated with a product represented by at least a portion of the content may be received by a media device. The media device may be associated with at least one end user. The content may correspond to television programming. The content may be output by the media device for display. A user selection corresponding to the tag associated with the product represented by at least the portion of the content may be processed by the media device. The user selection may be received during display of at least the portion of the content. Responsive to the user selection, the media device may facilitate provision of information related to the product represented by at least the portion of the content to a second device and/or an account associated with the at least one end user.

公开(公告)号：US11176966B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16001047

申请日：2018-06-06

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Nicholas Brandon Newell ,  Swapnil Anil Tilaye ,  Carlos Garcia Navarro

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/854 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/00

Abstract: Various embodiments facilitate the creation and presentation of a virtual experience. In one embodiment, the virtual experience is assembled from user model data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a user, user movement data corresponding to at least one movement characteristic of the user, user voice data corresponding to at least one vocal characteristic of the user, environment data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a location, and event data corresponding to a captured event at the location. The virtual experience is a virtual recreation of the captured event at the location, with the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user inserted into the captured event.

公开(公告)号：US11159832B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US16821518

申请日：2020-03-17

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Joseph Ekstrom ,  Jeremy Pfeifer

IPC: H04N21/2347 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Video content is processed for delivery using an automated process that allows for convenient packaging of encrypted or digital rights management (DRM) protected content in a manner such that the packaged content can be efficiently stored in a content delivery network (CDN) or other content source for subsequent re-use by other media clients without re-packaging, and without excessive storage of unused content data.

公开(公告)号：US20210329328A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17360294

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Kerry Philip Miller

IPC: H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: An embodiment for recording a channel that is communicating a program of interest identifies a selected program for recording as a program of interest based upon a characteristic of the selected program, the characteristic of the selected program corresponding to at least one characteristic associated with the program of interest,; records an advance period corresponding to a period before a beginning of the program of interest, and records a following period corresponding to a period after a conclusion of the program of interest.

公开(公告)号：US20210287528A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17338224

申请日：2021-06-03

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory H. Greene

IPC: G08C17/02

Abstract: A receiving device may assign a remote-control device of the receiving device to a special mode by storing an association of an identifier unique to the remote-control device with the particular special mode. The receiving device may receive a command from the remote-control device and determine that there has been a special mode assigned to the remote-control device based on the stored association of the identifier unique to the remote-control device with the particular special mode. The receiving device will then interpret the command received from the remote-control device according to how commands are to be processed in the special mode. The receiving device having the remote-control device assigned to the special mode may cause the receiving device to execute a different command or process than it would have normally performed when receiving such a command from a remote-control device that is not assigned to the special mode.

公开(公告)号：US11109081B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US15929603

申请日：2020-05-12

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert Drew Major

IPC: H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/61 ,  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 assisted streaming of media content over a network involves detecting, by a media player at a client device coupled to the network, a first condition with respect to streaming the media content, and in response to the first condition, requesting, by the media player, a first portion of the media content from a first content delivery source on the network. After requesting the first portion of the media content, the method further comprises detecting, by the media player, a second condition with respect to streaming the media content, and in response to detecting the second condition, requesting, by the media player, a subsequent portion of the media content from a second content delivery source on the network. The first content delivery source transmits the media content using a modified transport layer protocol.

公开(公告)号：US11055985B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US15291702

申请日：2016-10-12

Applicant: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory H. Greene

IPC: G08C17/02

Abstract: A receiving device may assign a remote-control device of the receiving device to a special mode by storing an association of an identifier unique to the remote-control device with the particular special mode. The receiving device may receive a command from the remote-control device and determine that there has been a special mode assigned to the remote-control device based on the stored association of the identifier unique to the remote-control device with the particular special mode. The receiving device will then interpret the command received from the remote-control device according to how commands are to be processed in the special mode. The receiving device having the remote-control device assigned to the special mode may cause the receiving device to execute a different command or process than it would have normally performed when receiving such a command from a remote-control device that is not assigned to the special mode.

公开(公告)号：US20210195280A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US17166663

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory Greene

IPC: H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/45 ,  G06T7/20 ,  H04N21/44 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to record a media content event at a media device. An exemplary embodiment grabs a series of subsequently received image frames from the media content event that is being recorded after a monitored real time reaches a closing credits monitor time, wherein the closing credits monitor time is a recording end time less a predefined duration. The embodiment then analyzes each of the image frames to identify an occurrence of text presented in the analyzed image frame, determines that the identified text corresponds to closing credits of the media content event if the at least one attribute of the identified text matches a corresponding predefined closing credits attribute, and initiates an end of the recording of the media content event in response to determining that the identified text corresponds to the closing credits of the media content event.

公开(公告)号：US11044516B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16410840

申请日：2019-05-13

Applicant: Dish Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Carlos Garcia Navarro

IPC: H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/232 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/278 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/2187

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing media mosaics are described. One embodiment provides a media mosaic management method in a media device. The method generates a mosaic filter based on a program selected from a first media mosaic. The mosaic filter is used to identify related programs for presentation in a second, customized media mosaic.

公开(公告)号：US11044224B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16514074

申请日：2019-07-17

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Christopher Boyd Tirpak

IPC: H04L29/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/20

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for determining network characteristics are provided. The network characteristics may be used to facilitate changes to how content is delivered over a network, such as to avoid network congestion, to provide improved throughput, or to provide a good (or better) user experience, such as when streaming media. For example, the network characteristics may be determined, in part, by tracking domain name resolution requests by using specially formulated domain names that require resolution at an authoritative name server.