John A Card

US Patent:

8424037, Apr 16, 2013

Filed:

Dec 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/968007

Inventors:

Kate Landow - Denver CO, US
John Anthony Card - Denver CO, US
Daniel Overbaugh - Aurora CO, US

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 43, 725 41

Abstract:

Media rich content systems and methods are operable to provide access to supplemental media rich content in response to user selection of a presented object of interest. An exemplary embodiment receives at a media device a video stream comprising at least a plurality of video frames, wherein at least one of the video frames is configured to present an object of interest; processes a supplemental media rich content trigger associated with the at least one video frame, wherein the supplemental media rich content trigger comprises information that identifies a region where the object of interest is presented in the video frame, and comprises information configured to access supplemental media rich content associated with the object of interest; receives a user selection of the object of interest presented in the at least one video frame; and presents the supplemental media rich content on a presentation device.

US Patent:

20070039032, Feb 15, 2007

Filed:

Aug 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/463214

Inventors:

Greg Goldey - Castlerock CO, US
Casey Paiz - Denver CO, US
Kerry Miller - Hermosa Beach CA, US
John Card - Lakewood CO, US
Scott Higgins - Cherry Hills Village CO, US
Hugh Selway - Cheyenne WY, US
Daniel Overbaugh - Denver CO, US

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies Corporation - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04N 7/10
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725114000, 725035000

Abstract:

The systems and methods disclosed transmit a composite channel to a receiver. The composite channel may be a static channel that contains different original channels of content in different locations on a displayed page, or may be a dynamic channel that is processed by the receiver to display a multiple different video streams on a single display device.

US Patent:

20080244636, Oct 2, 2008

Filed:

Mar 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/693065

Inventors:

John A. Card - Lakewood CO, US

Assignee:

EchoStar Satellite LLC - Englewood CO

International Classification:

G06F 3/038

US Classification:

725 25, 725 45

Abstract:

A media control system receives first product information that describes a first media product and receives second product information that describes a second media product. The media control system processes the first product information with a filter to determine if the first media product should be blocked. The media control system selects data from the first product information and modifies the filter based on the data. The media control system processes the second product information with the modified filter to determine if the second media product should be blocked and blocks the second media product based on the modified filter.

US Patent:

20110320627, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Dec 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/968002

Inventors:

Kate Landow - Denver CO, US
John Anthony Card - Denver CO, US
Daniel Overbaugh - Aurora CO, US

Assignee:

ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. - Englewood CO

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709231

Abstract:

Media rich content server systems and methods are operable to provide access to supplemental media rich content at a portable media device. An exemplary embodiment communicatively couples a portable media device to a media device that initially receives a media content stream comprising at least one supplemental media rich content trigger, wherein the supplemental media rich content trigger includes access information configured to access at least one media rich content server; receives a portion of the media content stream with the supplemental media rich content trigger at the portable media device; establishes a communication link between the portable media device and the media rich content server based upon the access information in the received supplemental media rich content trigger; receives supplemental media rich content from the media rich content server; and presents at least the received supplemental media rich content on a display of the portable media device.

US Patent:

20130227622, Aug 29, 2013

Filed:

Apr 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/863141

Inventors:

John Anthony Card - Denver CO, US
Daniel Overbaugh - Aurora CO, US

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04N 21/472

US Classification:

725 93

Abstract:

Media rich content systems and methods are operable to provide access to supplemental media rich content in response to user selection of a presented object of interest. An exemplary embodiment receives at a media device a video stream comprising at least a plurality of video frames, wherein at least one of the video frames is configured to present an object of interest; processes a supplemental media rich content trigger associated with the at least one video frame, wherein the supplemental media rich content trigger comprises information that identifies a region where the object of interest is presented in the video frame, and comprises information configured to access supplemental media rich content associated with the object of interest; receives a user selection of the object of interest presented in the at least one video frame; and presents the supplemental media rich content on a presentation device.

US Patent:

20160381422, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Aug 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/250502

Inventors:

- Englewood CO, US
John A. Card - Denver CO, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/454
H04N 21/234
H04N 21/81
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/2668

Abstract:

Presented herein is a method of blocking user-selected media content, such as, for example, audio and/or video content. In the method, at least one media content stream is presented to a user, wherein the at least one media content stream includes multiple showings of an identifiable contiguous segment of media content. One example of such a segment may be a commercial or advertisement. While presenting a current showing of the segment of media content to the user, a command is received from a user to block the segment of media content from presentation to the user. In response to receiving the command, information identifying the segment of media content is generated. The at least one media content stream is analyzed using the information to detect subsequent showings of the segment of media content. Presentation of at least one of the subsequent showings of the segment of media content is prevented when detected in the at least one media content stream.

US Patent:

20150271572, Sep 24, 2015

Filed:

Apr 3, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/678594

Inventors:

- Englewood CO, US
John Card - Denver CO, US
Daniel Overbaugh - Aurora CO, US

Assignee:

ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04N 21/81
H04N 21/61
H04N 21/242
H04N 21/235
H04N 21/222
H04N 21/41

Abstract:

Media rich content server systems and methods are operable to provide access to supplemental media rich content at a portable media device. An exemplary embodiment communicatively couples a portable media device to a media device that initially receives a media content stream comprising at least one supplemental media rich content trigger, wherein the supplemental media rich content trigger includes access information configured to access at least one media rich content server; receives a portion of the media content stream with the supplemental media rich content trigger at the portable media device; establishes a communication link between the portable media device and the media rich content server based upon the access information in the received supplemental media rich content trigger; receives supplemental media rich content from the media rich content server; and presents at least the received supplemental media rich content on a display of the portable media device.