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Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Caroline Condon, Englewood, CO (US);

Luke Vanduyn, Englewood, CO (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes monitoring, by a gateway device comprising a processor, connected devices that are connected to the gateway device, wherein each connected device comprises a transceiver configured to communicate with the gateway device; determining, by the gateway device, whether a first connected device of the connected devices increases an audio level in a target location greater than a predefined threshold; and in response to the gateway device determining that the first connected device audio level at the target location is greater than the predefined threshold, the gateway device reduces audio of the first connected device.


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