Patents by Inventor Chris Sordo

Chris Sordo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Programming interface for configuring a television settop terminal
    Publication number: 20060064583
    Abstract: A software interface (26) is provided to enable television settop middleware (14) and operating system (OS) software (16) to control and interact with core settop system software (20) in a subscriber television terminal to facilitate the provision of desirable digital television services, including authentication and authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Jack Birnbaum, Chris Sordo, Stephen Allinson, Kenneth Miller
  • Programming interface for configuring a television settop terminal
    Publication number: 20060020974
    Abstract: A software interface (26) is provided to enable television settop middleware (14) and operating system (OS) software (16) to control and interact with core settop system software (20) in a subscriber television terminal to facilitate the provision of desirable digital television services, including service acquisition (e.g., acquisition of a pay-per-view movie), system information management, settop configuration and control, return path for polling, download capability, and non-volatile memory management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Jack Birnbaum, Chris Sordo, Stephen Allinson, Kenneth Miller