Patents
US 12464183 B2: Methods and systems for accessing media content from multiple sources
- Granted
- 2025-11-04
- Filed
- 2024-06-11 application 18739875
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for searching for media content across multiple sources. A multi-source content system can connect various media content sources (e.g., internet streaming platforms, local or cloud storage, OTA networks, cable network, satellite network, public library databases, etc.) to a gateway. When a user searches for media content, the gateway can detect the search and perform a query across the various media content sources to locate the media content. The multi-source content system can prioritize the search results according to free content, local storage devices, gateway content services or bandwidth management metrics, and present the search results to the user. The multi-source content system can aggregate multiple media content sources and devices connected to a gateway to retrieve media content.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251104.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISH Network L.L.C. 561 patents | US company or organization | Englewood, CO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjiv Topiwalla | Parker, CO | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Neil Marten | Lakewood, CO | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Luke VanDuyn | Conifer, CO | 81 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ross Drennan | Monument, CO | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Caroline Condon | Denver, CO | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N21/2665 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DRENNAN, ROSS signed 2021-12-03 CONDON, CAROLINE signed 2021-12-07 VANDUYN, LUKE signed 2021-12-07 MARTEN, NEIL signed 2021-12-08 TOPIWALLA, SANJIV signed 2021-12-08 | DISH NETWORK L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 67703/838 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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