US 12,219,221 B2
Systems and methods to broadcast a seasonally and geographically curated instructional channel over DBS
Caroline Condon, Denver, CO (US); Brandon Halper, Aurora, CO (US); Shane Oesterle, Greenwood Village, CO (US); and Morgan Kirby, Palmer Lake, CO (US)
Assigned to DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/500,503.
Application 18/500,503 is a continuation of application No. 17/839,782, filed on Jun. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,849,194.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064384 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/6143 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/433 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memory devices having stored thereon instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
receive, by a device and over a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) channel, an instructional media file having metadata;
wherein the device is part of a gateway, and
wherein the gateway comprises a local database, at least one local processor, a router and/or modem for communicating with other gateways, and an analytics engine;
store, by the device, the instructional media file in the local database for future viewing;
determine, by the analytics engine, a time to present the instructional media file, wherein the determination is based on processing an associated profile of an end-user and the metadata; and
present, by the at least one local processor, the instructional media file.