Patents by Inventor Douglas B. Brockhouse

Douglas B. Brockhouse 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).

  • Method and apparatus for delivery of selected electronic works and for controlling reproduction of the same
    Patent number: 6633877
    Abstract: An information distribution system, in accordance with one form of the present invention, includes a central information bank and a central transactional data base coupled to point-of-sale delivery systems. Information flows between each point-of-sale delivery system and the central information bank and central transactional data base via a communication network such as the telephone network, a satellite network, or any other network suitable for the transfer of information. The point-of-sale delivery systems may take one of many forms including a point of purchase delivery system, a point of rental delivery system, a “book bank” subsystem, a promotional delivery system, or any combination of such systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Digeo, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Saigh, Edward H. Chang, Douglas B. Brockhouse, Hsiao-Shih Chang
  • Systems and apparatus for electronic communication and storage of information
    Patent number: 5734823
    Abstract: An information distribution system, in accordance with one form of the present invention, includes a central information bank and a central transactional data base coupled to point-of-sale delivery systems. Information flows between each point-of-sale delivery system and the central information bank and central transactional data base via a communication network such as the telephone network, a satellite network, or any other network suitable for the transfer of information. The point-of-sale delivery systems may take one of many forms including a point of purchase delivery system, a point of rental delivery system, a "book bank" subsystem, a promotional delivery system, or any combination of such systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Microtome, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Saigh, Edward H. Chang, Douglas B. Brockhouse, Hsiao-Shih Chang