Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Rolance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman L.L.P.
  • Method and apparatus for employing stored content at receivers to improve efficiency of broadcast system bandwidth use
    Patent number: 7555020
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to a receiver unit in a digital broadcast system for receiving a broadcast signal comprising content segments and control data, and generating an output signal using the content segments and previously stored content segments. The previously stored content segments are retrieved from a local memory device using the control data and inserted among the received content segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: XM Satellite Radio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Marko, Craig P. Wadin
  • Merchandise display
    Patent number: 6808146
    Abstract: A merchandise display, comprising a substantially planar display board having the form of a profile of a human head including a headwear portion, a head portion, and a neck portion. Merchandise is mounted to the display board. The merchandise includes a main section and a strap. The strap engages the headwear portion of the display board. The main section is suspended from the strap and covers a part of the head portion, thereby displaying the merchandise on the display board as the merchandise would appear in normal use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Inventor: Richard L. Swan