Patents by Inventor Arleen Fernando

Arleen Fernando 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).

  • PID Obfuscation
    Publication number: 20090313674
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing a decoy identifier, such as an MPEG PID, for a non-encrypted component. By obscuring the true identifier, an MPEG receiver that can decode ‘clear channels’ can not locate, and therefore, can not decode and present the true component for the program to a display device. By using the disclosed methodology, computer program product and system a cable television system or other provider of individualized content can broadcast a requested component without needing to encrypt the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: ICTV, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Ludvig, Donald J. Fossgreen, Jeremy Edmonds, Gregory E. Brown, Arleen Fernando