Patents by Inventor Kerstin Nowak

Kerstin Nowak 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 information exchange in an interactive communication system using tv broadcast information
    Patent number: 7966634
    Abstract: A method for information exchange, comprises the steps of producing information transmissions in a broadcast standard; sending the information live from a studio; digitizing the sent data and then transmitting the digitized data via satellite as IP multicast packets; receiving the data by a TV decoder and feeding them into a data and/or communications network; installing software on a data processing equipment, like PCs or workplace computers, in which the software, after the data processing device has been connected to the data and/or communications network, permits receiving of information transmissions and use of at least part of the functions furnished by the information transmission; dialing via a portal to access an information transmission; and using the functions furnished by the information transmission via communications connections between the data processing equipment and studio for an interactive information exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Edgar Hoppe, Henning Bloch, Melanie Knoop, Jürgen Briam, Carsten Janz, Peter Bobrowski, Clemens Goeke, Kerstin Nowak, Sandra Schurz, Heiko Thoms
  • Method and apparatus for information exchange, as well as corresponding computer program product and corresponding computer-readable storage medium
    Publication number: 20040139174
    Abstract: A method for information exchange, comprises the steps of producing information transmissions in a broadcast standard; sending the information live from a studio; digitizing the sent data and then transmitting the digitized data via satellite as IP multicast packets; receiving the data by a TV decoder and feeding them into a data and/or communications network; installing software on a data processing equipment, like PCs or workplace computers, in which the software, after the data processing device has been connected to the data and/or communications network, permits receiving of information transmissions and use of at least part of the functions furnished by the information transmission; dialing via a portal to access an information transmission; and using the functions furnished by the information transmission via communications connections between the data processing equipment and studio for an interactive information exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Edgar Hoppe, Henning Bloch, Melanie Knoop, Jurgen Briam, Carsten Janz, Peter Bobrowski, Clemens Goeke, Kerstin Nowak, Sandra Schurz, Heiko Thoms