Patents by Inventor Toufic T. Moubarak

Toufic T. Moubarak 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 limiting access to signals delivered via the internet
    Patent number: 6714759
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the reception of electronic digital signals, which could include internet signals as a function of the location of a receiver for receiving the internet signals and further as a function of the signal strength of a terrestrially broadcast television signal at the location of the internet receiver is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Decisionmark Corp.
    Inventors: Jack Perry, David J. Cechota, Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic T. Moubarak
  • Method and apparatus for limiting access to signals delivered via the internet
    Publication number: 20010011008
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the reception of electronic digital signals, which could include internet signals as a function of the location of a receiver for receiving said internet signals and further as a function of the signal strength of a terrestrially broadcast television signal at said location of the internet receiver is disclosed. In one embodiment, a GPS receiver and a radio receiver are utilized to control the reception at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Jack Perry, David J. Cechota, Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic T. Moubarak
  • Method and apparatus for limiting access to signals delivered via the internet
    Patent number: 6252547
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the reception of electronic digital signals, which could include internet signals as a function of the location of a receiver for receiving said internet signals and further as a function of the signal strength of a terrestrially broadcast television signal at said location of the internet receiver is disclosed. In one embodiment, a GPS receiver and a radio receiver are utilized to control the reception at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Decisionmark Corp.
    Inventors: Jack Perry, David J. Cechota, Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic T. Moubarak
  • Method and apparatus for limiting access to satellite communication signals
    Patent number: 6147642
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the reception of satellite signals as a function of the location of a receiver for receiving said satellite signals and further as a function of the signal strength of a terrestrially broadcast television signal at said location of the satellite receiver is disclosed. In one embodiment, a GPS receiver and a radio receiver are utilized to control the reception at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Decisionmark Corp.
    Inventors: Jack Perry, David J. Cechota, Kenneth A. Franken, Martha S. McCurry, Toufic T. Moubarak