Patents by Inventor Thomas Doblmaier

Thomas Doblmaier 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).

  • Session control of broadcast video services for DAA and non-DAA automation
    Patent number: 11539999
    Abstract: The system may include a headend and/or a hub that includes a processor that provides signals to consumer premises devices. The headend and/or the hub is configured with a headend configuration table defining broadcast video services for a desired distribution of broadcast video services, where configurating the headend configuration table is performed based upon data from a digital video configuration service that is independent of the broadcast video services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Poli, Steven Moscirella, Robert Mack, Roger Gahman, Thomas Doblmaier
  • SESSION CONTROL OF BROADCAST VIDEO SERVICES FOR DAA AND NON-DAA AUTOMATION
    Publication number: 20200145710
    Abstract: The system may include a headend and/or a hub that includes a processor that provides signals to consumer premises devices. The headend and/or the hub is configured with a headend configuration table defining broadcast video services for a desired distribution of broadcast video services, where configurating the headend configuration table is performed based upon data from a digital video configuration service that is independent of the broadcast video services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Poli, Steven Moscirella, Robert Mack, Roger Gahman, Thomas Doblmaier
  • Video telephony system and a method for use in the video telephony system for improving image quality
    Publication number: 20070146494
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for determining lighting conditions in a video telephony environment, and for causing one or more tasks to be performed that will lead to an improvement in image quality. These tasks include, for example, (1) informing the user of the lighting conditions, (2) suggestion to the user ways to improve the lighting conditions, and (3) automatically compensating for the lighting conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Glen Goffin, Thomas Doblmaier