Patents
US 10136190 B2: Apparatus, systems and methods for song play using a media device having a buffer
- Granted
- 2018-11-20
- Filed
- 2015-05-20 application 14717083
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems and methods control presentation of audio-only content that is broadcast to a media device. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a channel of a broadcasted media content stream; determines whether the currently received channel is a type of channel that provides audio/visual content or a type of channel that provides audio-only content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio/visual content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio/visual content; controls presentation of the received media content using at least one audio-only content control function in response to determining that the currently received channel is the type of channel that provides audio-only content, wherein the at least one audio/visual content control function is different from the at least one audio-only content control function.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181120.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Greene | Littleton, CO | 58 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N21/482 | 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 |
| 2015-05-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GREENE, GREGORY signed 2015-05-19 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC ENGLEWOOD, CO | 35683/135 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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