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Charles W. Ergen
Also filed as: ERGEN CHARLES W · ERGEN CHARLES WILLIAM
13 granted patents·6 pending applications·100 citations·filing 1996–2024
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19 records- 0194US7814510B1Methods and apparatus for simplified remote control operation of componentsERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 12, 2010·24 cites·24 claims
- 0287US12184439B2Smart hotelDISH WIRELESS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 31, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 0387US8051442B2Methods and apparatus for presenting advertisements based on a location of a presentation deviceDISH NETWORK LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 1, 2011·10 cites·19 claims
- 0482US8152642B2Apparatus and methods for authenticating a user of an entertainment device using a mobile communication deviceERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 10, 2012·9 cites·23 claims
- 0575US12341623B2Smart hotelDISH WIRELESS LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 24, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 0674US9183885B2User-initiated control of an audio/video stream to skip interstitial content between program segmentsECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 0773US9210355B2Apparatus and methods for controlling an entertainment device using a mobile communication deviceERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 8, 2015·3 cites·18 claims
- 0870US8613017B2Programming of remote control operational modesERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 17, 2013·1 cites·19 claims
- 0969US5729241ADirect broadcast satellite antenna coverFiled 1996·Granted Mar 17, 1998·50 cites·20 claims
- 1062US2024211947A1Methods and systems for identity verification in cryptographic transactionsDISH WIRELESS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1161US2025203459A1Probe-as-a-service for a cellular networkDISH WIRELESS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1261US2025203412A1Probe-as-a-service in a slice for a cellular networkDISH WIRELESS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1355US8773246B2Remote control macro instruction operationERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 8, 2014·0 cites·18 claims
- 1454US8758138B2Apparatus and methods for authenticating a user of an entertainment device using a mobile communication deviceERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 24, 2014·0 cites·23 claims
- 1553US9232255B2Methods and apparatus for simplified remote control operation of componentsERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 5, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 1653US8639287B2Apparatus and methods for controlling an entertainment device using a mobile communication deviceERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 28, 2014·0 cites·22 claims
- 1749US2012011543A1Methods and apparatus for presenting multiple region displaysERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 1848US2016037223A1User-initiated control of an audio/video stream to skip interstitial content between program segmentsECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 1946US2015302890A1Pausing and resuming media playECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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