Patents by Inventor David P. Russ

David P. Russ 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).

  • Viewer data collection system and method for use in a direct broadcast satellite television network
    Patent number: 8099749
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting viewership data. The inventive system (10) is adapted to receive a signal having multiple channels of program content and associated channel identification information. The system (10) is adapted to parse the program content and channel identification information from the received signal. The system (10) outputs selective channels of program content in response to user input and the parsed program content. The system (10) monitors the selected channels and provides viewership data with respect thereto. The viewership data includes channel identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Russ, Mark G. Welsh, Rao Sunkara
  • VIEWER DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE TELEVISION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20090271813
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting viewership data. The inventive system (10) is adapted to receive a signal having multiple channels of program content and associated channel identification information. The system (10) is adapted to parse the program content and channel identification information from the received signal. The system (10) outputs selective channels of program content in response to user input and the parsed program content. The system (10) monitors the selected channels and provides viewership data with respect thereto. The viewership data includes channel identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group,Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Russ, Mark G. Welsh, Rao Sunkara
  • Viewer data collection system and method for use in a direct broadcast satellite television network
    Publication number: 20040083485
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting viewership data. The inventive system (10) is adapted to receive a signal having multiple channels of program content and associated channel identification information. The system (10) is adapted to parse the program content and channel identification information from the received signal. The system (10) outputs selective channels of program content in response to user input and the parsed program content. The system (10) monitors the selected channels and provides viewership data with respect thereto. The viewership data includes channel identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: David P. Russ, Mark G. Welsh, Rao Sunkara