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

Claim 12:
13. The media device of claim 1, wherein the 3D printer is one of a local 3D printer and a remote 3D printer, wherein the media device further comprises a printer interface that is communicatively coupled to the processor system and that communicatively couples the media device directly to the local 3D printer, wherein the communication network interface communicatively couples the remote 3D printer to the media device via a communication system, and wherein the processor system is further configured to:
receive a user selection that selects one of the local 3D printer and the remote 3D printer to be used to print the 3D printed object that represents the physical object;
communicate, via the printer interface, the 3D printable model data to the local 3D printer when the user selection selects the local 3D printer; and
communicate, via the communication network interface, the 3D printable model data to the remote 3D printer when the user selection selects the remote 3D printer, wherein the selected local 3D printer or the remote 3D printer that receives the 3D printable model data initiates the manufacture of the 3D printed object in response to receiving the 3D printable model data.