Patents by Inventor Klaus Miethe

Klaus Miethe 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).

  • Terminal device and method for using different services offered via a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 7793327
    Abstract: A terminal device for using different services offered via a telecommunications network includes at lest one receiving device for image and sound information, at least one transmitting device for data which is used to select the received image and sound information, an input unit, a decoder for the image and sound information, and outputs for audio and video signals. A server for such terminal devices includes devices for connection to a telecommunications network, devices for carrying out authorization checks using the respective data received from a terminal device, and devices for receiving and processing service requests of the terminal devices. The services used may include television programs, such as pay TV and interactive television, and Internet applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Klaus Miethe, Jens Johann, Wolfgang Oberndorfer, Joerg Schwenk
  • Terminal device and method for using different services offered via a telecommunications network
    Publication number: 20030008681
    Abstract: A terminal device for using different services offered via a telecommunications network includes at lest one receiving device for image and sound information, at least one transmitting device for data which is used to select the received image and sound information, an input unit, a decoder for the image and sound information, and outputs for audio and video signals. A server for such terminal devices includes devices for connection to a telecommunications network, devices for carrying out authorization checks using the respective data received from a terminal device, and devices for receiving and processing service requests of the terminal devices. The services used may include television programs, such as pay TV and interactive television, and Internet applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Klaus Miethe, Jens Johann, Wolfgang Oberndorfer, Joerg Schwenk