Patents by Inventor Arthur A. Richard, III
Arthur A. Richard, III 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).
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Patent number: 5802283Abstract: A public switched telephone network for providing information from a multimedia information server to any one of a plurality of subscriber premises, comprises a central office receiving multimedia information signals from a multimedia information server and orders from a prescribed subscriber. The central office includes a gateway system for conveying routing data in response to subscriber orders and a switch for routing multimedia signals from the server to the prescribed subscriber in accordance with the routing data. An interface at the central office transmits and receives audio telephone service signals, subscriber control signals and digital multimedia information signals on first, second and third signal channels. Each subscriber premises includes an interface for transmitting and receiving audio telephone service signals, subscriber control signals and digital multimedia information signals on the three signal channels.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1996Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.Inventors: John Grady, Kenneth Hand, John Modrowsky, Arthur A. Richard, III
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Patent number: 5790174Abstract: A public switched telephone network (PSTN) provides digital video signals from a video information provider to one or more of a plurality of subscriber premises. A subscriber uses either a standard telephone instrument over the PSTN or a dedicated control device over an ISDN packet network to order video programming. The request is transmitted to a designated video information provider and digital transmission connectivity is established between the video information provider and the central office serving the subscriber. Connectivity between the central office and subscriber is provided by asymmetrical digital subscriber line interface units over a local loop. The interface units frequency multiplex digital video information with voice information to the subscriber and support transmission of a reverse control channel from the subscriber to the central office for transmission on the ISDN packet data network back to the video information provider.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1996Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.Inventors: Arthur A. Richard, III, Larry A. Litteral
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Patent number: 5712906Abstract: A public switched telephone network for providing information from a multimedia information server to any one of a plurality of subscriber premises, comprises a central office receiving multimedia information signals from a multimedia information server and orders from a prescribed subscriber. The central office includes a gateway system for conveying routing data in response to subscriber orders and a switch for routing multimedia signals from the server to the prescribed subscriber in accordance with the routing data. An interface at the central office transmits and receives audio telephone service signals, subscriber control signals and digital multimedia information signals on first, second and third signal channels. Each subscriber premises includes an interface for transmitting and receiving audio telephone service signals, subscriber control signals and digital multimedia information signals on the three signal channels.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1996Date of Patent: January 27, 1998Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network ServicesInventors: John Grady, Kenneth Hand, John Modrowsky, Arthur A. Richard, III
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Patent number: 5654751Abstract: A testing jig is comprised of a circuit board which replaces and emulates the data transfer between a network interface module and a decoder engine of a settop box in a digital network. The testing jig receives the encoded video output of an encoder used in the network and converts the protocol of the encoded video directly into the protocol used for data transfer between the network interface module and the decoder engine, thus bypassing all of the elements in the network between the encoder and the settop box and facilitating the testing of the video output by an encoder or the decoding performed by a decoder engine of a settop box.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1995Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.Inventor: Arthur A. Richard, III
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Patent number: 5625404Abstract: A public switched telephone network for providing information from a multimedia information server to any one of a plurality of subscriber premises, comprises a central office receiving multimedia information signals from a multimedia information server and orders from a prescribed subscriber. The central office includes a gateway system for conveying routing data in response to subscriber orders and a switch for routing multimedia signals from the server to the prescribed subscriber in accordance with the routing data. An interface at the central office transmits and receiver audio telephone service signals, subscriber control signals and digital multimedia information signals on first, second and third signal channels. Each subscriber premises includes an interface for transmitting and receiving audio telephone service signals, subscriber control signals and digital multimedia information signals on the three signal channels.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1995Date of Patent: April 29, 1997Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network ServicesInventors: John Grady, Kenneth Hand, John Modrowsky, Arthur A. Richard, III
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Patent number: 5528281Abstract: A public switched telephone network for providing information from a multimedia information server to any one of a plurality of subscriber premises, comprises a central office receiving multimedia information signals from a multimedia information server and orders from a prescribed subscriber. The central office includes a gateway system for conveying routing data in response to subscriber orders and a switch for routing multimedia signals from the server to the prescribed subscriber in accordance with the routing data. An interface at the central office transmits and receives audio telephone service signals, subscriber control signals and digital multimedia information signals on first, second and third signal channels. Each subscriber premises includes an interface for transmitting and receiving audio telephone service signals, subscriber control signals and digital multimedia information signals on the three signal channels.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1993Date of Patent: June 18, 1996Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network ServicesInventors: John Grady, Kenneth Hand, John Modrowsky, Arthur A. Richard, III
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Patent number: 5410343Abstract: A public switched telephone network (PSTN) provides digital video signals from a video information provider or digital service bureau to one or more of a plurality of subscriber premises. Administration of orders from subscribers is carried out by a video gateway and file servers at the central office. Asymmetrical digital subscriber line interface (ADSL) units over a local loop carry the necessary signalling between the subscribers and information providers. The interface units frequency multiplex digital video information with voice information to the subscriber and support transmission of a reverse control channel from the subscriber to the central office for transmission back to the information provider. Several enhancements and special features are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1993Date of Patent: April 25, 1995Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.Inventors: Carl D. Coddington, Bernard J. Craig, Larry A. Litteral, Arthur A. Richard, III, Jeffrey B. Gold, Donald C. Klika, Jr., Daniel B. Konkle, James M. McHenry
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Patent number: 5247347Abstract: A public switched telephone network (PSTN) provides digital video signals from a video information provider to one or more of a plurality of subscriber premises. A subscriber uses either a standard telephone instrument over the PSTN or a dedicated control device over an ISDN packet network to order video programming. The request is transmitted to a designated video information provider and digital transmission connectivity is established between the video information provider and the central office serving the subscriber. Connectivity between the central office and subscriber is provided by asymmetrical digital subscriber line interface units over a local loop. The interface units frequency multiplex digital video information with voice information to the subscriber and support transmission of a reverse control channel from the subscriber to the central office for transmission on the ISDN packet data network back to the video information provider.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1991Date of Patent: September 21, 1993Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.Inventors: Larry A. Litteral, Jeffrey B. Gold, Donald C. Klika, Jr., Daniel B. Konkle, Carl D. Coddington, James M. McHenry, Arthur A. Richard, III