Patents
US 10063404 B2: Apparatus, systems and methods for monitoring the transmission of media content events
- Granted
- 2018-08-28
- Filed
- 2015-07-20 application 14803572
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems and methods are operable for monitoring the transmission of media content events. An exemplary embodiment receives a media content stream at a media device from a media content transmission device at a first transmission rate, wherein the media content stream comprises at least one media content event selected for presentation on a media presentation device; stores at least a portion of the media content stream in a media device buffer; calculates a buffer metric; transmitting the buffer metric to the media content transmission device; and receives the media content stream from the media content transmission device at a second transmission rate based on the transmitted buffer metric.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180828.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. 816 patents | US company or organization | Englewood, CO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Holley | Atlanta, GA | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen Strong | Dunwoody, GA | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Frederick Tuck | Dunwoody, GA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jon Richardson | Chamblee, GA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L65/80 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N21/23805 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | DISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION signed 2021-11-26 DISH NETWORK L.L.C. signed 2021-11-26 DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2021-11-26 | U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT ST. PAUL, MN | 58295/293 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-02 | Correction Conversion | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2018-02-07 | DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 49671/857 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-02-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RICHARDSON, JON signed 2011-05-25 STRONG, STEPHEN signed 2011-05-25 TUCK, FREDERICK signed 2011-05-25 HOLLEY, ERIC signed 2011-05-31 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 37843/913 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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