Patents by Inventor Ayisha Mertens

Ayisha Mertens 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).

  • System and method to control distribute processing and memory resources among applications in a television terminal
    Patent number: 8621511
    Abstract: A television converter system (16) comprises a receiver (94) for receiving a transmission signal from a transmission signal source. A processor (24) in the converter is capable of executing a plurality of independently executable application programs. A first one of the plurality of programs has a focused execution state. The remaining one or more application programs have a defocused execution state. The processor generates an application program output signal from the application program that currently has the focused execution state. An output provides either the transmission signal or the application program output signal for display on a television display. An input is received, requesting a transfer of focus from the first one of the plurality of programs to a second one of the plurality of application programs. The focus is transferred from the first application program to the second one of the plurality of programs for display on the television display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Plotnick, George Edward Breen, Ayisha Mertens
  • System and method to control distribute processing and memory resources among applications in a television terminal
    Publication number: 20030227567
    Abstract: A television converter system (16) comprises a receiver (94) for receiving a transmission signal from a transmission signal source. A processor (24) in the converter is capable of executing a plurality of independently executable application programs. A first one of the plurality of programs has a focused execution state. The remaining one or more application programs have a defocused execution state. The processor generates an application program output signal from the application program that currently has the focused execution state. An output provides either the transmission signal or the application program output signal for display on a television display. An input is received, requesting a transfer of focus from the first one of the plurality of programs to a second one of the plurality of application programs. The focus is transferred from the first application program to the second one of the plurality of programs for display on the television display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce Plotnick, George Edward Breen, Ayisha Mertens