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公开(公告)号:US11381858B2
公开(公告)日:2022-07-05
申请号:US16670235
申请日:2019-10-31
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Mark Jackson , Henry Gregg Martch
IPC: H04N21/25 , H04N21/475 , H04N21/258 , H04N21/658 , H04N21/442
Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided to assist users to locate content of interest based on viewer ratings. First information enabling unique identification of a first user may be processed. Indications of ratings of television programming may be processed, the indications being received from a first media device associated with the first user. Ratings information associated with the first user may be retained in repositories, the ratings information being based on the indications. The first user may be matched to a category that represents a classification of a set of viewers and/or of a set of content based on a set of attributes. Descriptive content indicative of the first user and/or content rated by the first user may be selected and may be transmitted via the network to a second media device associated with a second user.
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公开(公告)号:US11190829B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-30
申请号:US13928305
申请日:2013-06-26
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
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:US10045063B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-07
申请号:US15433760
申请日:2017-02-15
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Henry Gregg Martch , Max Stephen Gratton
IPC: H04N7/173 , H04N21/426 , H04N21/439 , H04N21/81 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/434 , H04N21/44 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/438
CPC classification number: H04N21/42607 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/4349 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/4383 , H04N21/439 , H04N21/4394 , H04N21/44008 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/458 , H04N21/812
Abstract: Various arrangements for controlling presentation of the video mosaic are presented. A television receiver may store a front-end switching condition and a back-end switching condition. The front-end switching condition may define criteria occurring within a piece of content that triggers when focus is to switch from the piece of content to another piece of content. The back-end switching condition may define when focus is to switch to a higher-ranked piece of content. The television receiver may output to a presentation device, the video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented within a plurality of tiles. The television receiver may control focus among the plurality of tiles within the video mosaic based on the front-end switching condition and the back-end switching condition, wherein one tile from the plurality of tiles receives focus at a given time.
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公开(公告)号:US12114034B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-08
申请号:US18236683
申请日:2023-08-22
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Henry Gregg Martch , Luke VanDuyn
IPC: H04N21/422 , G08B6/00 , G08C17/02 , H04N21/41 , H04N21/482 , 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:US20230396828A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-07
申请号:US18236683
申请日:2023-08-22
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Henry Gregg Martch , Luke VanDuyn
IPC: H04N21/422 , G08B6/00 , G08C17/02 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/41
CPC classification number: H04N21/42206 , G08B6/00 , H04N21/42218 , G08C17/02 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/42213 , H04N21/42224 , H04N21/42228 , H04N21/41265 , G08C2201/30 , G08C23/04
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:US20230145059A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-11
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
CPC classification number: H04N21/42206 , G08B6/00 , H04N21/42218 , G08C17/02 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/42213 , H04N21/42224 , H04N21/42228 , H04N21/41265 , G08C2201/30 , G08C23/04
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:US20190158911A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-23
申请号:US16254613
申请日:2019-01-23
Applicant: Dish Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Henry Gregg Martch , Max S. Gratton
IPC: H04N21/433 , H04N21/84 , H04N21/472 , H04N5/782 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4147
Abstract: A provider transmits instructions to a receiver to record multiple instances of content. The instances of content are included in the same frequency band of a broadcast signal transmitted via a first communication link and encoded utilizing a common encryption. The provider determines to supplement and transmits an instruction to record a supplemental instance of content from a second content provider via a second communication link. The receiver receives the instructions and accordingly receives, decodes, and stores the multiple instances of content and the supplemental content. A recorder in communication with the receiver determines whether a content selection is a member of a content group. The group determination is based on a tag of the content selection. If the content selection is a member of the content group, the recorder presents to a display device the content selection and at least one other member of the content group.
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公开(公告)号:US10231009B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-12
申请号:US15141304
申请日:2016-04-28
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Henry Gregg Martch , Max S. Gratton
IPC: H04N21/43 , H04N5/782 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/84 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4405 , H04N21/433
Abstract: A provider transmits instructions to a receiver to record multiple instances of content. The instances of content are included in the same frequency band of a broadcast signal transmitted via a first communication link and encoded utilizing a common encryption. The provider determines to supplement and transmits an instruction to record a supplemental instance of content from a second content provider via a second communication link. The receiver receives the instructions and accordingly receives, decodes, and stores the multiple instances of content and the supplemental content. A recorder in communication with the receiver determines whether a content selection is a member of a content group. The group determination is based on a tag of the content selection. If the content selection is a member of the content group, the recorder presents to a display device the content selection and at least one other member of the content group.
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公开(公告)号:US11146849B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US16254613
申请日:2019-01-23
Applicant: Dish Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Henry Gregg Martch , Max S. Gratton
IPC: H04N21/433 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/84 , H04N5/782 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4405
Abstract: A provider transmits instructions to a receiver to record multiple instances of content. The instances of content are included in the same frequency band of a broadcast signal transmitted via a first communication link and encoded utilizing a common encryption. The provider determines to supplement and transmits an instruction to record a supplemental instance of content from a second content provider via a second communication link. The receiver receives the instructions and accordingly receives, decodes, and stores the multiple instances of content and the supplemental content. A recorder in communication with the receiver determines whether a content selection is a member of a content group. The group determination is based on a tag of the content selection. If the content selection is a member of the content group, the recorder presents to a display device the content selection and at least one other member of the content group.
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公开(公告)号:US10659837B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
申请号:US15851376
申请日:2017-12-21
Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
Inventor: Henry Gregg Martch , David A. Kummer , John T. Kennedy
IPC: H04N21/433 , H04N21/426 , H04N5/76 , H04N9/806 , H04N21/2347 , H04N21/2365 , H04N21/4408 , H04N21/438 , H04N21/458 , H04N5/913
Abstract: Content receivers may simultaneously record multiple instances of content for multiple programming channels based on content provider instructions. Systems and methods utilize the content receivers to record these multiple instances from at least a single transponder. In some instances, multiple transponders may have a common control word so that content carried on each such transponder may be simultaneously received, decoded and recorded. Further, a single demodulator may be associated with multiple tuners, so that the single demodulator processes all content received from transponders with common control words and/or other encryption mechanisms.
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