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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
a processor system that is communicatively coupled to the at least one tuner, wherein the processor system is configured to receive a user request, and wherein the user request indicates that the user wishes to acquire a 3D printed object corresponding to the physical object; 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.