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Charles Edward Ergen, Cheseaux CH
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| 20110016490 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONTENT IN REAL-TIME - Systems and methods are disclosed to facilitate the reception, processing, outputting, and communication of content from one or more sources. Content is stored on a digital video recorder and a content storage server. The digital video recorder exchanges metadata with the content storage server that indicates the specific content stored on the digital video recorder. A communication device may request access to the content stored on the content storage server. The content storage server determines if the communication device is associated with a digital video recorder that is storing the requested content. If the communication device is associated with a digital video recorder storing the requested content, the content storage server sends the requested content stored on the content storage server to the communication device. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110016503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONTENT IN REAL-TIME - Systems and methods are disclosed to facilitate the reception, processing, outputting, and communication of content from one or more sources. Content is stored on a digital video recorder device and a content storage server. The digital video recorder device exchanges metadata with the content storage server that indicates the specific content stored on the digital video recorder device. A communication device may request access to the content stored on the content storage server. The content storage server determines if the communication device is associated with a digital video recorder device that is storing the requested content. If the communication device is associated with a digital video recorder device storing the requested content, the content storage server sends the requested content stored on the content storage server to the communication device. | 01-20-2011 |
Charles W. Ergen, Englewood, CO US
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| 20090233593 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for remotely controlling an entertainment device using a mobile communication device. A user utilizes a mobile communication device to input information that requests manipulation of playback of content outputted for presentation by an entertainment device. The mobile communication device transmits the user input to the entertainment device, and responsive to receiving the user input, the mobile communication device manipulates playback of the video content. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110083147 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIMPLIFIED REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION OF COMPONENTS - A remote control and method of programming a remote control for controlling components in an entertainment system are disclosed. The remote control may operate in multiple modes including a limited mode that prevents the remote control from sending predetermined commands to one or more components, even when instructed to do so by the user. In addition, the remote control may issue one or more commands to each component in response to a single user input. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110090055 | PROGRAMMING OF REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONAL MODES - A remote control and method of programming a remote control for controlling components in an entertainment system are disclosed. The remote control may operate in multiple modes including a limited mode that prevents the remote control from sending predetermined commands to one or more components, even when instructed to do so by the user. In addition, the remote control may issue one or more commands to each component in response to a single user input. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110090408 | REMOTE CONTROL MACRO INSTRUCTION OPERATION - A remote control and method of programming a remote control for controlling components in an entertainment system are disclosed. The remote control may operate in multiple modes including a limited mode that prevents the remote control from sending predetermined commands to one or more components, even when instructed to do so by the user. In addition, the remote control may issue one or more commands to each component in response to a single user input. | 04-21-2011 |
Charles W. Ergen, Littleton, CO US
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| 20090172724 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON A LOCATION OF A PRESENTATION DEVICE - Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for presenting advertisements in association with broadcast video content on a presentation device in a non-residential location. The advertisements are identified based on characteristics of the non-residential location, such as goods or services offered at the non-residential location. The advertisements may be presented simultaneously with the broadcast video content, or may be used as substitute content to replace interstitials within the broadcast video content. | 07-02-2009 |
Mustafa Ergen US
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| 20110140969 | Method And System For Hybrid Positioning Using Partial Distance Information - The present invention provides a method and system for positioning one or more anchor nodes or one or more non-anchor nodes in one or more communication networks. A non-anchor node may be in communication with two or more anchor nodes. The method comprises determining two or more distance measurements, corresponding to raw distances of the non-anchor node from the two or more anchor nodes, at predetermined intervals of time. An estimated distance is then calculated between the two or more anchor nodes based on the two or more distance measurements. Estimated distances between a plurality of anchor nodes in the one or more communication networks is calculated in a similar manner. A partial distance matrix is then populated using the estimated distance between the plurality of anchor nodes. A plurality of geographic coordinates of the plurality of anchor nodes is reconstructed based on the partial distance matrix. The plurality of geographic coordinates is reconstructed based on one or more of a geometric build-up algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm and a multidimensional scaling algorithm. | 06-16-2011 |