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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Dish Network L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventors:

Caroline Condon, Denver, CO (US);

Micah Moore, Windsor, CO (US);

Jeffrey Mailloux, Monument, CO (US);

James Brunner, Parker, CO (US);

Morgan Kirby, Palmer Lake, CO (US);

Assignee:

DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/373 (2015.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); H04B 17/391 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/373 (2015.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04B 7/18519 (2013.01); H04B 17/3913 (2015.01);
Abstract

Systems, devices and processes are described herein to improve the reliable delivery of content in a satellite system by facilitating the prediction of likely future signal interference. Specifically, the various embodiments provide a technique whereby a likelihood of future plant growth interfering with received signal strength at a satellite dish is determined. In one embodiment, the technique analyses one or more images of a plant in the vicinity of the satellite dish and from that image generates prediction of future growth of the plant over a future time period. From this prediction of future plant growth, a likelihood of future signal interference being caused by the plant can be determined.


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