Timothy D Heckathorn

20100131975, May 27, 2010

Nov 21, 2008

12/276192

Kate Megan Carney Landow - Denver CO, US
David J. Fernandes - Englewood CO, US
Daniel Overbaugh - Aurora CO, US
Michael R. Short - Castle Rock CO, US
Timothy Heckathorn - Larkspur CO, US

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. - Englewood CO

H04N 7/10

725 34

The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing supplemental content during a broadcast. The supplemental content is provided by the operation of a interactive application resident on a receiver. The interactive application is initiated through a trigger that is received during a otherwise standard broadcast. The trigger includes an interactive prompt that is to be displayed during a particular portion of the broadcast. The prompt including a means for enabling receipt of a user input. The user input may be a request for further information.

20100115545, May 6, 2010

Nov 6, 2009

12/613779

Daniel Overbaugh - Aurora CO, US
Casey Paiz - Denver CO, US
Taun Crum - Parker CO, US
Timothy Heckathorn - Larkspur CO, US
Kate Megan Carney Landow - Denver CO, US

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. - Englewood CO

H04N 7/16
H04N 7/025
H04N 5/91

725 28, 725 32, 386 83, 386E05003

Systems and methods may provide for setting a timer via an interactive trigger. The interactive trigger may be combined with a video stream and detected when the video stream is to be displayed. Based on the detection, a selectable display object associated with the interactive trigger may be displayed with the display of the video stream. Selection of the selectable display object may enable a timer to be set based on the interactive trigger. The timer enabled by the interactive trigger may be a recording timer, an auto-tune timer or a reminder timer.

20150201252, Jul 16, 2015

Mar 27, 2015

14/670851

- Englewood CO, US
David J. Fernandes - Englewood CO, US
Daniel Overbaugh - Aurora CO, US
Michael R. Short - Castle Rock CO, US
Timothy Heckathorn - Larkspur CO, US

H04N 21/8545
H04N 21/858
H04N 21/239
H04N 21/435
H04N 21/2665
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/235

The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing supplemental content during a broadcast. The supplemental content is provided by the operation of an interactive application resident on a receiver. The interactive application is initiated through a trigger that is received during an otherwise standard broadcast. The trigger includes an interactive prompt that is to be displayed during a particular portion of the broadcast. The prompt including a means for enabling receipt of a user input. The user input may be a request for further information.

20150089545, Mar 26, 2015

Dec 4, 2014

14/559985

- Englewood CO, US
Casey Paiz - Denver CO, US
Taun Crum - Parker CO, US
Timothy Heckathorn - Larkspur CO, US
Kate Megan Carney Landow - Denver CO, US

H04N 21/472
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/458

725 58

Systems and methods may provide for setting a timer via an interactive trigger. The interactive trigger may be combined with a video stream and detected when the video stream is to be displayed. Based on the detection, a selectable display object associated with the interactive trigger may be displayed with the display of the video stream. Selection of the selectable display object may enable a timer to be set based on the interactive trigger. The timer enabled by the interactive trigger may be a recording timer, an auto-tune timer or a reminder timer.