公开(公告)号：US10382807B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15655266

申请日：2017-07-20

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Kranti Kilaru ,  David A. Kummer ,  Henry Gregg Martch ,  Jason Anguiano ,  S. Craig Hemenway

IPC: H04H60/32 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/45

Abstract: Measuring and tracking user interaction with a television receiver, such as a set top box or cable box. The television receiver may create and display a matrix code that includes temporal information, user identification information, geographic information, and/or a user selection. The matrix code may be captured by a matrix reading device and transmitted to a monitoring entity. Optionally, the matrix reading device may decode the matrix code and transmit associated data to the monitoring entity. The monitoring entity may use the code or data to track and distinguish between user interactions at different points in time.

公开(公告)号：US10015550B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US14852787

申请日：2015-09-14

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Keith Gerhards ,  Dan J. Minnick ,  Kranti Kilaru

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/858 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N7/08

CPC classification number: H04N21/47214 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/6181 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/8586

Abstract: A method for presenting a matrix code may include receiving, at a content receiver, a signal carrying identifying data relating to a remotely accessible program, generating, at a content receiver, a matrix code from the identifying data relating to the remotely accessible program, transmitting the matrix code as part of a content presentation to a presentation device for display, and receiving the remotely accessible program in response to a user capture of the matrix code. A method for remotely controlling a set top box and a method for setting a recording time on a set top box are also described. A method of preparing a program guide may include gathering program information, generating matrix codes for each program including program data, and associating the matrix codes with respective programs.

公开(公告)号：US10257565B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15662135

申请日：2017-07-27

Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Nicholas B. Newell ,  David A. Kummer ,  Kranti Kilaru ,  William N. Moran ,  Jason Anguiano

IPC: H04N7/167 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/4623 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/61

Abstract: One embodiment takes the form of a method and apparatus for creating a customer-specific encryption key for encrypting digital information. The encryption key may be based on a customer number and may be associated with several devices such that the devices may encrypt and decrypt the digital information. Because each device may have the same encryption key, the encrypted data may be encrypted by a first device, transferred from the first device to a second device and decrypted and read by the second device. Thus, encrypted digital information may be shared between devices that generate a customer-specific encryption key from a common customer number. In one embodiment, the customer-specific encryption key may be utilized by a set-top box of a television system to encrypt and decrypt a digitally recorded television program.