Patent ID: 11921485
Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A system for printing 3D objects corresponding to physical objects of interest shown in a media content event, the system comprising:
a media device, comprising:
a presentation device interface that is communicatively couplable to a display;
at least one tuner operable to receive a media content stream including a media content event,
wherein the presentation device interface communicates at least a portion of the media content stream to the display and wherein the media content event includes a trigger embedded in the media content stream and information corresponding to a visual graphic element that is included in content within the media content event to indicate that there is at least one three-dimensional (3D) printable model that is available for printing a 3D printed object that represents a physical object; and
a remote interface that receives an initial user request communicated from a remote control,
wherein the initial user request includes information to identify the physical object of interest, and wherein the initial user request communicated from the remote control in response to a user actuation of at least one controller of the remote control that is associated with selection of the presented visual graphic element;
a remote 3D model site communicatively coupled to the media device via a communication system, the remote 3D model site comprising:
a physical object identification system that identifies the physical object of interest from the information based on the received initial user request from the media device; and
a 3D printable model data storage medium that stores a plurality of 3D model data that each correspond to one of a plurality of different physical objects, wherein the remote 3D model site is operable to identify at least one 3D printable model that is stored in the 3D printable model data storage medium based on the identified physical object of interest that can be used to manufacture a printed 3D object corresponding to the identified physical object of interest; and
a communication network interface that communicates 3D printable model data to a 3D printer to initiate the manufacture of the 3D printed object that represents the physical object.