Patents by Inventor Bradley R. Swim

Bradley R. Swim 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).

  • Satellite Receiver Having Bluetooth or Other Short-Range Wireless Interface
    Publication number: 20080167031
    Abstract: A subscriber satellite broadcast receiver is provided. The receiver includes a tuner/demodulator for transforming satellite broadcast signals to a digital data stream, a decoder for decoding the digital data stream into a format suitable for display on a display device and a processor operatively coupled to the tuner/demodulator and the decoder. A short-range wireless transceiver is coupled to the processor for establishing a connection with a satellite broadcast service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Russell E. Sorber, Jerry L. Meek, Bradley R. Swim