Patents by Inventor Hutchinson Daniel Mark

Hutchinson Daniel Mark 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).

  • System and method for combined home network communications and broadcast reception in a settop box
    Patent number: 8463228
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for demodulating different type of signals having at least a portion of overlapping frequency ranges is provided. The method and apparatus receives at least one a broadcast signal and a home networking signal, wherein the frequency range of the broadcast signal overlaps the frequency range of the home networking signal. The system further determines if the received signal is a broadcast signal or a home networking signal and provides the respective signal to a demodulator for demodulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: David Glen White, Alexander Sarapin, Hutchinson Daniel Mark
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINED HOME NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCAST RECEPTION IN A SETTOP BOX
    Publication number: 20110281543
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for demodulating different type of signals having at least a portion of overlapping frequency ranges is provided. The method and apparatus receives at least one a broadcast signal and a home networking signal, wherein the frequency range of the broadcast signal overlaps the frequency range of the home networking signal. The system further determines if the received signal is a broadcast signal or a home networking signal and provides the respective signal to a demodulator for demodulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: David Glen White, Alexander Sarapin, Hutchinson Daniel Mark