Scott P Higgins

US Patent:

8451379, May 28, 2013

Filed:

Jul 7, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/831995

Inventors:

Greg Goldey - Castlerock CO, US
Casey Manuel Paiz - Denver CO, US
Kerry Phillip Langloys Miller - Hermosa Beach CA, US
John Card, II - Lakewood CO, US
David Christopher St. John-Larkin - Denver CO, US
Scott Higgins - Cherry Hills Village CO, US
Hugh Aaron Selway - Cheyenne WY, US
Daniel Mark Overbaugh - Denver CO, US

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04N 9/74

US Classification:

348584, 348564, 348555

Abstract:

The systems and methods disclosed transmit a composite channel to a receiver. The composite channel may be a static channel that contains different original channels of content in different locations on a displayed page, or may be a dynamic channel that is processed by the receiver to display a multiple different video streams on a single display device.

US Patent:

8601502, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Nov 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/936537

Inventors:

Scott Sanders Higgins - Cherry Hills Village CO, US
Michael Louis Goldstein - Denver CO, US

Assignee:

DISH Network L.L.C. - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04H 60/33
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/01

US Classification:

725 9, 725 13, 725 16, 715201, 715751

Abstract:

Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for providing user generated content relating to a subject, and collecting polling data relating to the subject, on multiple disparate communication devices. User generated content is received from one or more disparate communication devices and provided for presentation on at least one of the communication devices. Polling data is also received from at least one of the end-users of the communication devices viewing the user generated content, and tabulated to generate poll results displayable on the communication devices.

US Patent:

20070039032, Feb 15, 2007

Filed:

Aug 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/463214

Inventors:

Greg Goldey - Castlerock CO, US
Casey Paiz - Denver CO, US
Kerry Miller - Hermosa Beach CA, US
John Card - Lakewood CO, US
Scott Higgins - Cherry Hills Village CO, US
Hugh Selway - Cheyenne WY, US
Daniel Overbaugh - Denver CO, US

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies Corporation - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04N 7/10
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725114000, 725035000

Abstract:

The systems and methods disclosed transmit a composite channel to a receiver. The composite channel may be a static channel that contains different original channels of content in different locations on a displayed page, or may be a dynamic channel that is processed by the receiver to display a multiple different video streams on a single display device.

US Patent:

20090169178, Jul 2, 2009

Filed:

Dec 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/966676

Inventors:

Scott Sanders Higgins - Cherry Hills Village CO, US
Michael Louis Goldstein - Denver CO, US

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies Corporation - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04N 7/26

US Classification:

386124

Abstract:

Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for presenting different types of content regarding a subject to a user. The different types of content may include user generated content, media content, advertisements, polls and poll results. The content may also include candidate content if the subject is an election. The different types of content may be transmitted to a digital video recorder (DVR) and saved for subsequent presentation to a user. A user may participate in a poll, and the user's responses to the poll may be utilized to determine which portions of the content are presented to the user.

US Patent:

20100295995, Nov 25, 2010

Filed:

Jul 7, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/831994

Inventors:

Greg Goldey - Castlerock CO, US
Casey Manuel Paiz - Denver CO, US
Kerry Philip Langloys Miller - Hermosa Beach CA, US
John Card, II - Lakewood CO, US
David Christopher St. John-Larkin - Denver CO, US
Scott Higgins - Cherry Hills Village CO, US
Hugh Aaron Selway - Cheyenne WY, US
Daniel Mark Overbaugh - Denver CO, US

Assignee:

ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. - Englewood CO

International Classification:

H04N 9/74

US Classification:

348584, 348E05112, 348E09055

Abstract:

The systems and methods disclosed transmit a composite channel to a receiver. The composite channel may be a static channel that contains different original channels of content in different locations on a displayed page, or may be a dynamic channel that is processed by the receiver to display a multiple different video streams on a single display device.