公开(公告)号：US10820023B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US15857269

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  Alistair Chatwin

IPC: H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N19/517

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards remotely generating encoding metadata at a remote content distributor for use by a local user computing device. The remote content distributor receives and encodes content. During or after the encoding process, the remote content distributor generates encoding metadata that indicates how the content was encoded by the remote content distributor. The remote content distributor provides the encoding metadata to the user computer device. The user computing device receives the content and the encoding metadata and encodes the content based on the encoding metadata. The user computing device can then provide the encoded content to another computing device for decoding and presentation to a user.

公开(公告)号：US10375441B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15857262

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Alistair Chatwin ,  William Michael Beals

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/4402

Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward locally generating a replacement spot beam signal to be combined with other orbital television signals, where the replacement spot beam signal is generated from locally received over-the-air television signals. Over-the-air television signals are received at a user's premises via an over-the-air antenna and orbital signals are received at the user's premises via a satellite antenna. The orbital signals include a spot beam signal and other orbital signals. The spot beam signal is specifically generated for the geographical area associated with the over-the-air television signals. One or more available local channels are extracted from the over-the-air television signals and are converted into the replacement spot beam signal that is a satellite-compatible signal. The replacement spot beam, instead of the original spot beam signal, is then combined with the other orbital signals and provided to a content receiver.

公开(公告)号：US11800161B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17381918

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  Alistair Chatwin

IPC: H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N19/517

CPC classification number: H04N21/2353 ,  H04N21/2335 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6193 ,  H04N19/517

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards remotely generating encoding metadata at a remote content distributor for use by a local user computing device. The remote content distributor receives and encodes content. During or after the encoding process, the remote content distributor generates encoding metadata that indicates how the content was encoded by the remote content distributor. The remote content distributor provides the encoding metadata to the user computer device. The user computing device receives the content and the encoding metadata and encodes the content based on the encoding metadata. The user computing device can then provide the encoded content to another computing device for decoding and presentation to a user.

公开(公告)号：US20190208235A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US15857269

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  Alistair Chatwin

IPC: H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/61

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards remotely generating encoding metadata at a remote content distributor for use by a local user computing device. The remote content distributor receives and encodes content. During or after the encoding process, the remote content distributor generates encoding metadata that indicates how the content was encoded by the remote content distributor. The remote content distributor provides the encoding metadata to the user computer device. The user computing device receives the content and the encoding metadata and encodes the content based on the encoding metadata. The user computing device can then provide the encoded content to another computing device for decoding and presentation to a user.

公开(公告)号：US20210352340A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17381918

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  Alistair Chatwin

IPC: H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/233

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards remotely generating encoding metadata at a remote content distributor for use by a local user computing device. The remote content distributor receives and encodes content. During or after the encoding process, the remote content distributor generates encoding metadata that indicates how the content was encoded by the remote content distributor. The remote content distributor provides the encoding metadata to the user computer device. The user computing device receives the content and the encoding metadata and encodes the content based on the encoding metadata. The user computing device can then provide the encoded content to another computing device for decoding and presentation to a user.

公开(公告)号：US11082726B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US17030133

申请日：2020-09-23

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  Alistair Chatwin

IPC: H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N19/517

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards remotely generating encoding metadata at a remote content distributor for use by a local user computing device. The remote content distributor receives and encodes content. During or after the encoding process, the remote content distributor generates encoding metadata that indicates how the content was encoded by the remote content distributor. The remote content distributor provides the encoding metadata to the user computer device. The user computing device receives the content and the encoding metadata and encodes the content based on the encoding metadata. The user computing device can then provide the encoded content to another computing device for decoding and presentation to a user.

公开(公告)号：US20160099928A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-07

申请号：US14875581

申请日：2015-10-05

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Alistair Chatwin ,  Vivek Khemka

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: H04L63/08 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  H04L63/10 ,  H04L65/1073 ,  H04L65/602

Abstract: Systems and methods of managing network connections are disclosed. The method includes receiving a communication from a media device that requests permission to allow a connection between the media device and a client device, processing the communication by querying at least one database with the identifying information for the client device, if a unique identifier for the client device is received from the database, comparing the unique identifier for the client device with a unique identifier for the media device, in the event that the unique identifier for the client device matches the unique identifier for the media device, returning a result to the media device that allows the connection between the media device and the client device, and in the event that the unique identifier for the client device does not match the unique identifier for the media device, returning a result to the media device that does not allow the connection between the media device and the client device.

Abstract translation: 公开了管理网络连接的系统和方法。 该方法包括从媒体设备接收请求允许媒体设备和客户机设备之间的连接的通信，通过使用客户端设备的识别信息查询至少一个数据库来处理通信， 如果客户端设备的唯一标识符与媒体设备的唯一标识符匹配，则将客户端设备的唯一标识符与媒体设备的唯一标识符进行比较，从而从客户端设备接收客户端设备， 媒体设备，其允许媒体设备和客户端设备之间的连接，并且在客户端设备的唯一标识符与媒体设备的唯一标识符不匹配的情况下，将结果返回给不允许媒体设备的媒体设备 媒体设备与客户端设备之间的连接。

公开(公告)号：US11070873B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16508129

申请日：2019-07-10

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Alistair Chatwin ,  William Michael Beals

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/4402

Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward locally generating a replacement spot beam signal to be combined with other orbital television signals, where the replacement spot beam signal is generated from locally received over-the-air television signals. Over-the-air television signals are received at a user's premises via an over-the-air antenna and orbital signals are received at the user's premises via a satellite antenna. The orbital signals include a spot beam signal and other orbital signals. The spot beam signal is specifically generated for the geographical area associated with the over-the-air television signals. One or more available local channels are extracted from the over-the-air television signals and are converted into the replacement spot beam signal that is a satellite-compatible signal. The replacement spot beam, instead of the original spot beam signal, is then combined with the other orbital signals and provided to a content receiver.

公开(公告)号：US20210006843A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US17030133

申请日：2020-09-23

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： William Michael Beals ,  Alistair Chatwin

IPC: H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/233

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards remotely generating encoding metadata at a remote content distributor for use by a local user computing device. The remote content distributor receives and encodes content. During or after the encoding process, the remote content distributor generates encoding metadata that indicates how the content was encoded by the remote content distributor. The remote content distributor provides the encoding metadata to the user computer device. The user computing device receives the content and the encoding metadata and encodes the content based on the encoding metadata. The user computing device can then provide the encoded content to another computing device for decoding and presentation to a user.

公开(公告)号：US20190335232A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16508129

申请日：2019-07-10

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Alistair Chatwin ,  William Michael Beals

IPC: H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/438

Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward locally generating a replacement spot beam signal to be combined with other orbital television signals, where the replacement spot beam signal is generated from locally received over-the-air television signals. Over-the-air television signals are received at a user's premises via an over-the-air antenna and orbital signals are received at the user's premises via a satellite antenna. The orbital signals include a spot beam signal and other orbital signals. The spot beam signal is specifically generated for the geographical area associated with the over-the-air television signals. One or more available local channels are extracted from the over-the-air television signals and are converted into the replacement spot beam signal that is a satellite-compatible signal. The replacement spot beam, instead of the original spot beam signal, is then combined with the other orbital signals and provided to a content receiver.