Patents
US 12483740 B2: Systems and methods for selective content distribution
- Granted
- 2025-11-25
- Filed
- 2022-12-21 application 18086205
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A content selector switch selects, based on a received request for content from a particular remote control device, a multicast network on which to provide the requested particular content. Each multicast network channel of the plurality of multicast network channels is mapped to a respective video channel and each remote control device in the facility (e.g., hotel) is mapped to a respective video channel that the TV controlled by the remote control device stays tuned to. The content selector switch performs the selection by identifying which remote control device in the facility sent the request and selecting the multicast network channel that is mapped to the RF video channel the identified remote control device is mapped to. The content selector switch then provides the specific content on the selected multicast network channel to a multicast-to-channel output device that provides the content on the RF video channel for the TV tuned to that RF video channel to display.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251125.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua D. Wade | Castle Rock, CO | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Edward W. Neipris | Wrentham, MA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Russell Whitney | New Village, MA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason Anthony Madruga | Castle Rock, CO | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Max S. Gratton | Parker, CO | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N21/266 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GRATTON, MAX STEPHEN signed 2022-12-19 MADRUGA, JASON A. signed 2022-12-19 NEIPRIS, EDWARD signed 2022-12-19 WADE, JOSHUA D. signed 2022-12-19 WHITNEY, RUSSELL signed 2022-12-19 | DISH NETWORK L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 62174/669 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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