Patents
US 10764381 B2: Communications channels in media systems
- Granted
- 2020-09-01
- Filed
- 2016-12-23 application 15389730
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A computing device includes program instructions to select, based on indicia of interest for media content for each of a plurality of users, a first user and second user to engage in an interaction related to a media content item. The computing device further includes programming to select a topic related to the media content item for the interaction and initiate the interaction between the first and second user based on the topic.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200901.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. 816 patents | US company or organization | Not reported | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Newell | Centennial, CO | 118 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher Day | Denver, CO | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L67/535 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G10L | Speech analysis techniques or speech synthesis; speech recognition; speech or voice processing techniques; speech or audio coding or decoding | G10L25/63 | 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 |
| 2020-05-14 | Correction Conversion | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2018-02-07 | DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 53259/764 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-12-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DAY, CHRISTOPHER signed 2016-12-21 NEWELL, NICHOLAS BRANDON signed 2016-12-21 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 40758/853 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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