Patents by Inventor Charles F. Stirling

Charles F. Stirling 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).

  • Secure data content delivery system for multimedia applications utilizing bandwidth efficient modulation
    Publication number: 20030223583
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for delivering multimedia content for public presentation is disclosed. An exemplary system includes a distribution entity transmitting content data to at least one user system for receiving the transmitted content data and presenting for exhibition and a network operation center for coordinating encryption of the transmitted content data at the distribution entity and decryption of the transmitted content data at the user system. The content data is transmitted using one or more bandwidth efficient modulation (BEM) techniques selected from the group comprising forward error control coding, pulse shaping, adaptive receive equalization, nonlinear predistortion and linear predistortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Charles F. Stirling, Bernard M. Gudaitis, William G. Connelly, Catherine C. Girardey