公开(公告)号：US10002138B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15135162

申请日：2016-04-21

申请人： iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.

发明人： Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn ,  David C Jellison, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  H04H20/10 ,  H04H20/24 ,  H04H60/06 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/82

CPC分类号： G06F16/1827 ,  G06F16/27 ,  G06F16/43 ,  H04H20/103 ,  H04H20/24 ,  H04H60/06 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/82

摘要： A media automation system can provide a common program to multiple different servers, for example a terrestrial broadcast radio server and a streaming radio server. Each of the different servers can receive different content blocks to be inserted during breaks in the common program. Media items from existing content blocks can be removed, and different items inserted. If a content block is under-filled, media items can be inserted without removing existing media items. When items are removed or added to a content block, the removal can be reported to a traffic and billing system for appropriate action. Content blocks can be customized by removing or inserting items based on information obtained from a cloud-based application, or some other source.

公开(公告)号：US09985720B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US13687626

申请日：2012-11-28

申请人： Curtis Ling ,  Timothy Gallagher ,  Glenn Chang

发明人： Curtis Ling ,  Timothy Gallagher ,  Glenn Chang

IPC分类号： H04H20/74 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04H20/08 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/4408 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04J4/00 ,  H04W76/04 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/16 ,  G01S19/42 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/23 ,  H04W84/12

CPC分类号： H04B7/18526 ,  G01S19/42 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/18515 ,  H04B7/18517 ,  H04B7/18523 ,  H04H20/08 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/23 ,  H04J4/00 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4343 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/4408 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6193 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/16

摘要： An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB) assembly, which is within a satellite dish assembly, may be operable to collect information received from one or more sensors that are integrated within or coupled to the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may provide data and/or services associated with the satellite dish assembly based on the collected information received from the sensor(s). The collected information may be stored locally or remotely. The sensor(s) may comprise a camera, an atmospheric sensor, a motion sensor, a directional sensor, an insolation sensor, an acoustic sensor and/or a seismic sensor. The IP LNB assembly may communicate, to at least a user, one or more alarms based on temporal or spatial changes in the collected information. The sensor(s) may perform infrared (IR), cosmic radiation, ultraviolet (UV), far infrared (FIR), terahertz (THz) radiation, millimeter wave (MMW) and/or microwave sensing.

公开(公告)号：US20180139000A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15812818

申请日：2017-11-14

申请人： First Data Corporation ,  The Western Union Company

发明人： Peter Rae ,  Nancy Loomis ,  Ken Algiene ,  Kurt L. Hansen ,  Keith W. Dively

IPC分类号： H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/27

CPC分类号： H04H60/21 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/123 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  H04H60/27

摘要： Systems and methods for accepting payments for goods and services provided by a merchant. In one embodiment a method can be implemented by obtaining digital content; offering said digital content to a wireless telephone user; receiving payment information from said user for purchase of said digital content; processing said payment information so as to confirm payment for said digital content; and then downloading said digital content to said wireless telephone of said wireless telephone user. Optionally, the transaction may be staged by the consumer, or others.

公开(公告)号：US09973733B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US13589845

申请日：2012-08-20

申请人： Takashi Kumagai ,  Izuru Tanaka

发明人： Takashi Kumagai ,  Izuru Tanaka

IPC分类号： G06F21/00 ,  H04N7/173 ,  G06Q20/08 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/27 ,  H04N21/2225 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/854 ,  H04Q11/04

CPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06Q20/085 ,  G06Q20/123 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q20/3221 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q2220/12 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B2220/20 ,  G11B2220/2525 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  G11B2220/65 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/27 ,  H04N21/2225 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6175 ,  H04N21/85403 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13097 ,  H04Q2213/13103 ,  H04Q2213/13106 ,  H04Q2213/13176 ,  H04Q2213/13204 ,  H04Q2213/13216 ,  H04Q2213/13299 ,  H04Q2213/13333 ,  H04Q2213/13376 ,  H04Q2213/13389 ,  H04Q2213/13399 ,  Y10S707/944 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99936 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： A communication system includes a terminal having a first storage section for storing a number of pieces of content information, a second storage section for storing a number of pieces of the content information, a storage control section for placing a content ID stored in the second storage section into purchase information for each terminal and stored in the second storage section, an access control section for controlling access to the content information corresponding to the content ID stored in the second storage section, and an accounting setting section for setting an amount of a fee to be imposed on the terminal in response to the purchase information.

公开(公告)号：US09853759B1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US11536563

申请日：2006-09-28

申请人： Peter Rae ,  Nancy Loomis ,  Ken Algiene ,  Keith W. Dively

发明人： Peter Rae ,  Nancy Loomis ,  Ken Algiene ,  Kurt L. Hansen ,  Keith W. Dively

IPC分类号： G06F21/00 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/27

CPC分类号： H04H60/21 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/123 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  H04H60/27

摘要： Systems and methods for accepting payments for goods and services provided by a merchant. In one embodiment a method can be implemented by obtaining digital content; offering said digital content to a wireless telephone user; receiving payment information from said user for purchase of said digital content; processing said payment information so as to confirm payment for said digital content; and then downloading said digital content to said wireless telephone of said wireless telephone user. Optionally, the transaction may be staged by the consumer, or others.

公开(公告)号：US20170317743A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15594936

申请日：2017-05-15

申请人： MaxLinear, Inc.

发明人： Curtis Ling ,  Brenndon Lee ,  Prithvi Thomas

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  G01S19/42 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W76/04 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/4408 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04J4/00 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04H20/08 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H04H60/23 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04W84/12

CPC分类号： H04B7/18515 ,  G01S19/42 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/18517 ,  H04B7/18523 ,  H04B7/18526 ,  H04H20/08 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/23 ,  H04J4/00 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4343 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/4408 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6193 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/16

摘要： A satellite dish assembly may comprise a reflector, feed horn, receive module, and wireless module. The reflector and feed horn may be operable to receive satellite signals. The receive module may be operable to recover content from the received satellite signals. The wireless module may be operable to communicate the content directly to a mobile device via a wireless connection between the mobile device and the system. The wireless module may be operable to communicate directly with a service provider network via a wireless connection between the satellite dish assembly and the service provider network. The communications with the service provider network may be to obtain security information for descrambling and/or decrypting the content and/or for providing billing information.

公开(公告)号：US09762311B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US15206438

申请日：2016-07-11

申请人： Maxlinear, Inc.

发明人： Curtis Ling ,  Timothy Gallagher ,  Glenn Chang

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04H20/08 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04W76/04

CPC分类号： H04B7/18526 ,  G01S19/42 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/18515 ,  H04B7/18517 ,  H04B7/18523 ,  H04H20/08 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/23 ,  H04J4/00 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4343 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/4408 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6193 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/16

摘要： A satellite reception assembly that provides satellite television and/or radio service to a customer premises may comprise a wireless interface via which it can communicate with other satellite reception assemblies. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for providing satellite content between different satellite customer premises. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for offloading traffic from other network connections.

公开(公告)号：US09674560B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US08447611

申请日：1995-05-23

申请人： John Christopher Harvey ,  James William Cuddihy

发明人： John Christopher Harvey ,  James William Cuddihy

IPC分类号： H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04N21/633 ,  H04N21/222

CPC分类号： H04N21/236 ,  G01R1/071 ,  H04H20/14 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H20/30 ,  H04H40/18 ,  H04H60/13 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/23 ,  H04H60/27 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/40 ,  H04H60/41 ,  H04H60/94 ,  H04H2201/70 ,  H04K1/00 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/46 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/084 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/24 ,  H04N21/222 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2351 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/4117 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/41415 ,  H04N21/42684 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/4353 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/4385 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/4888 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04N21/633 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8355

摘要： A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming.

公开(公告)号：US20160329954A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-10

申请号：US15211388

申请日：2016-07-15

申请人： Maxlinear, Inc.

发明人： Curtis Ling ,  Timothy Gallagher ,  Glenn Chang

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04B7/18526 ,  G01S19/42 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/18515 ,  H04B7/18517 ,  H04B7/18523 ,  H04H20/08 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/23 ,  H04J4/00 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4343 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/4408 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6193 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/16

摘要： A satellite dish assembly may comprise a broadcast receive module and a basestation module. The broadcast receive module may be operable to receive a satellite signal, recover media carried in the satellite signal, and output the media. The basestation module may be operable to accept the media output by the broadcast receive module and transmit the media in accordance with one or more wireless protocols. In being conveyed from the broadcast receive module to the basestation, the media content may not traverse any wide area network connection. The one or more wireless protocols may comprise one or more of: a cellular protocol and IEEE 802.11 protocol. The satellite dish assembly may comprise a routing module that may be operable to route data between the broadcast receive module, the basestation, and a gateway.

摘要翻译： 卫星天线组件可以包括广播接收模块和基站模块。 广播接收模块可以用于接收卫星信号，恢复在卫星信号中携带的媒体并输出媒体。 基站模块可以用于接受广播接收模块输出的媒体，并根据一个或多个无线协议发送媒体。 在从广播接收模块传送到基站时，媒体内容可能不经过任何广域网连接。 一个或多个无线协议可以包括蜂窝协议和IEEE 802.11协议中的一个或多个。 卫星天线组件可以包括可以用于在广播接收模块，基站和网关之间路由数据的路由模块。

公开(公告)号：US20160239485A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US15135162

申请日：2016-04-21

申请人： iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.

发明人： Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn ,  David C. Jellison, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/302 ,  G06F17/30023 ,  G06F17/30283 ,  H04H20/103 ,  H04H20/24 ,  H04H60/06 ,  H04H60/21 ,  H04H60/82

摘要： A media automation system can provide a common program to multiple different servers, for example a terrestrial broadcast radio server and a streaming radio server. Each of the different servers can receive different content blocks to be inserted during breaks in the common program. Media items from existing content blocks can be removed, and different items inserted. If a content block is under-filled, media items can be inserted without removing existing media items. When items are removed or added to a content block, the removal can be reported to a traffic and billing system for appropriate action. Content blocks can be customized by removing or inserting items based on information obtained from a cloud-based application, or some other source.

摘要翻译： 媒体自动化系统可以向多个不同的服务器（例如地面广播无线电服务器和流式无线电服务器）提供通用程序。 每个不同的服务器可以接收不同的内容块，以便在通用程序中断期间插入。 可以删除现有内容块中的媒体项目，并插入不同的项目。 如果内容块未完成填充，则可以插入媒体项目，而无需删除现有媒体项目。 当项目被删除或添加到内容块时，删除可以报告给流量和计费系统以进行适当的操作。 内容块可以通过基于从基于云的应用程序获取的信息或其他来源来删除或插入项目进行定制。