Patents by Inventor Bohdand Prus

Bohdand Prus 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).

  • Settop cable television control device and method including bootloader software and code version table for maintaining and updating settop receiver operating system software
    Patent number: 7774820
    Abstract: A cable television settop receiver and method includes a software component and a frequency acquisition method for determining the ability of the operating system/control program in the settop receiver to operate the settop receiver. The software component, referred to as a “bootloader”, executes on the processor contained in the settop receiver and determines the capability and version of the settop receiver operating system/control program. If the bootloader determines that the operating system/control program should be updated, the bootloader initiates a download sequence, the performance of which allows the proper operating system/control program to be downloaded to the settop receiver. The download occurs after receipt, by the settop receiver, of a code version table (CVT). The CVT includes information that the settop receiver uses to determine which frequency to tune to receive the replacement operating system/control program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Inventors: Bohdand Prus, David B. Lett
  • Settop cable television control device and method including bootloader software and code version table for maintaining and updating settop receiver operating system software
    Publication number: 20050144651
    Abstract: A cable television settop receiver and method includes a software component and a frequency acquisition method for determining the ability of the operating system/control program in the settop receiver to operate the settop receiver. The software component, referred to as a “bootloader”, executes on the processor contained in the settop receiver and determines the capability and version of the settop receiver operating system/control program. If the bootloader determines that the operating system/control program should be updated, the bootloader initiates a download sequence, the performance of which allows the proper operating system/control program to be downloaded to the settop receiver. The download occurs after receipt, by the settop receiver, of a code version table (CVT). The CVT includes information that the settop receiver uses to determine which frequency to tune to receive the replacement operating system/control program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Bohdand Prus, David Lett