Patents
US 9998794 B1: Apparatus, systems and methods for provision of contextual content
- Granted
- 2018-06-12
- Filed
- 2017-02-28 application 15445091
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment provides clarifying supplemental information to a user who has become confused about a currently presenting media content event.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180612.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Newell | Centennial, CO | 118 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Swapnil Tilaye | Louisville, CO | 47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N21/4722 | 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 |
| 2018-08-07 | Correction Conversion | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2018-02-01 | DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 46737/610 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-01-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NEWELL, NICHOLAS signed 2017-03-02 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 44685/608 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-03-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NEWELL, NICHOLAS signed 2017-03-02 TILAYE, SWAPNIL signed 2017-03-02 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 41538/939 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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