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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Dish Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Geraint Jenkin, Pen coed, GB;
Marcus C. Liassides, Merthyr Tydfil, GB;
Christopher G. Hooks, Cardiff, GB;
David F. Evans, Cardiff, GB;
Jayne L. Gilmour, Chepstow, GB;
Assignee:
DISH Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/4143 (2011.01); H04N 21/418 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01); H04N 21/64 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04L 65/1059 (2022.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/2181 (2013.01); H04N 21/25833 (2013.01); H04N 21/4113 (2013.01); H04N 21/4143 (2013.01); H04N 21/4181 (2013.01); H04N 21/42607 (2013.01); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01); H04N 21/443 (2013.01); H04N 21/4433 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04N 21/6112 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/631 (2013.01); H04N 21/632 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01); H04N 21/8166 (2013.01); H04L 65/1059 (2013.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.05); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
A virtual set-top box (vSTB) for executing a middleware component on an electronic device emulating hardware capabilities of the physical STB, including providing management components to create an STB execution environment to process streaming video media content received over a connection for presenting the content on a display of the electronic device.