Patents by Inventor H. Vincent Monslow

H. Vincent Monslow 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).

  • Television broadcast system for selective transmission of viewer-chosen programs at viewer-requested times
    Patent number: 4995078
    Abstract: A television broadcast system using land lines is provided for real-time transmission of a viewer-chosen program at a viewer requested time to the requesting viewer's television receiver. The preferred method includes the steps of providing a collection of stored programs, communicating the requesting viewer's choice of a program chosen from the collection and a requested time for viewing the chosen program, selecting the chosen program from a collection, transmitting the chosen program at the requested time for viewing on the requesting viewer's receiver, and preventing intelligible viewing of the chosen program on other receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Inventors: H. Vincent Monslow, Steven R. Dickey
  • Television broadcast system for selective transmission of viewer-chosen programs at viewer-requested times
    Patent number: 4890320
    Abstract: A televsion broadcast system using land lines is provided for real-time transmission of a viewer-chosen program at a viewer requested time to the requesting viewer's television receiver. The preferred method includes the steps of providing a collection of stored programs, communicating the requesting veiwer's choice of the program chosen from the collection and a requested time for viewing the chosen program, selecting the chosen program from a collection, transmitting the chosen program at the requested time for viewing on the requesting viewer's receiver, and preventing intelligible viewing of the chosen program on other receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Inventors: H. Vincent Monslow, Steven R. Dickey