公开(公告)号：US20160099787A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-07

申请号：US14508821

申请日：2014-10-07

申请人： EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

发明人： Robert J.V. Jackson

IPC分类号： H04H60/37 ,  H04H20/10 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04H60/56

CPC分类号： H04H60/375 ,  H04H20/10 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4542 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： Obscuring systems and methods are operable to obscure an intervening content segment that a user does not wish to view and/or listen to if that particular intervening content segment is again received at a later time. An exemplary embodiment includes at least a content segment obscuring system that samples the decoded stream of information corresponding to an initial portion of the intervening content segment, determines a vector signature of the sampled initial portion of the intervening content segment, wherein the vector signature corresponds to at least one location and an orientation of a vector in a multi-dimensional vector space, and compares the vector signature with a plurality of predefined reference vector signatures. In response to the vector signature substantially corresponding to at least one of the plurality of predefined reference vector signatures, the intervening content segment is obscured with replacement content.

摘要翻译： 模糊系统和方法可操作地掩盖用户不希望在稍后时间再次接收到特定的中间内容片段时观看和/或收听的中间内容片段。 一个示例性实施例至少包括内容段遮蔽系统，其对与解码内容段的初始部分相对应的解码的信息流进行采样，确定中间内容段的采样初始部分的向量签名，其中向量签名对应于 在多维向量空间中的向量的至少一个位置和取向，并且将矢量签名与多个预定义的参考矢量签名进行比较。 响应于基本上对应于多个预定参考矢量签名中的至少一个的矢量签名，所述中间内容片段被替换内容遮蔽。

公开(公告)号：US08824989B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-02

申请号：US13725295

申请日：2012-12-21

申请人： Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

发明人： Robert J.V. Jackson ,  Tianhua Zhang ,  Moutaz Elkaissi ,  Hao Nguyen ,  Jorge Sotelo ,  Wendell Blackman ,  Greg Goldey

IPC分类号： H04B17/00

CPC分类号： H04B17/0075 ,  H04B17/373 ,  H04L41/147 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N21/25808 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/6118 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： Implementations are directed to predicting signal degradation at receivers used to display a programming service. The receivers capture signal strength data that is then transmitted to a processing location, which may be associated with a provider of the programming service. A signal degradation detector at the provider operates to predict whether or not a future unacceptable signal quality will occur within a time interval. The prediction may be based on a test quantity calculated from signals captured at the receiver and based on a figure of merit for the geographic locale in which the receiver is located. A maintenance call may be initiated for those receivers that have such a poor signal quality.

摘要翻译： 实现的目的是预测用于显示节目服务的接收机处的信号劣化。 接收器捕获信号强度数据，然后发送到处理位置，处理位置可以与编程服务的提供者相关联。 提供者处的信号劣化检测器操作以预测在一段时间间隔内是否将发生未来不可接受的信号质量。 预测可以基于从在接收机处捕获的信号计算的测试数量，并且基于接收机所处的地理区域的品质因数。 对于信号质量差的接收机，可以启动维护呼叫。

公开(公告)号：US20130109336A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13725295

申请日：2012-12-21

申请人： Echostar Technologies L.L.C.

发明人： Robert J.V. Jackson ,  Tianhua Zhang ,  Moutaz Elkaissi ,  Hao Nguyen ,  Jorge Sotelo ,  Wendell Blackman ,  Greg Goldey

IPC分类号： H04B17/00

CPC分类号： H04B17/0075 ,  H04B17/373 ,  H04L41/147 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N21/25808 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/6118 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： Implementations are directed to predicting signal degradation at receivers used to display a programming service. The receivers capture signal strength data that is then transmitted to a processing location, which may be associated with a provider of the programming service. A signal degradation detector at the provider operates to predict whether or not a future unacceptable signal quality will occur within a time interval. The prediction may be based on a test quantity calculated from signals captured at the receiver and based on a figure of merit for the geographic locale in which the receiver is located. A maintenance call may be initiated for those receivers that have such a poor signal quality.

摘要翻译： 实现的目的是预测用于显示节目服务的接收机处的信号劣化。 接收器捕获信号强度数据，然后发送到处理位置，处理位置可以与编程服务的提供者相关联。 提供者处的信号劣化检测器操作以预测在一段时间间隔内是否将发生未来不可接受的信号质量。 预测可以基于从在接收机处捕获的信号计算的测试数量，并且基于接收机所处的地理区域的品质因数。 对于信号质量差的接收机，可以启动维护呼叫。