Patents by Inventor David W. Doerner

David W. Doerner 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 for controlling use of broadcast content
    Patent number: 8661460
    Abstract: A system for controlling use of broadcast content is described. In accordance with a particular implementation, the system includes a receiver in communication with a source of broadcast content. The receiver also includes, or is coupled to, a playback device. The receiver is configured to control the use of received broadcast content through the playback device in accordance with control information embedded in the broadcast content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Donald K. Newell, David W. Doerner, Rajiv Choudhary
  • SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING USE OF BROADCAST CONTENT
    Publication number: 20130007783
    Abstract: A system for controlling use of broadcast content is described. In accordance with a particular implementation, the system includes a receiver in communication with a source of broadcast content. The receiver also includes, or is coupled to, a playback device. The receiver is configured to control the use of received broadcast content through the playback device in accordance with control information embedded in the broadcast content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald K. Newell, David W. Doerner, Rajiv Choudhary
  • System for controlling use of broadcast content
    Patent number: 8291444
    Abstract: A system for controlling use of broadcast content is described. In accordance with a particular implementation, the system includes a receiver in communication with a source of broadcast content. The receiver also includes, or is coupled to, a playback device. The receiver is configured to control the use of received broadcast content through the playback device in accordance with control information embedded in the broadcast content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Donald K. Newell, David W. Doerner, Rajiv Choudhary
  • Tailoring a broadcast schedule based on storage area and consumer information
    Publication number: 20030005438
    Abstract: An apparatus, computer readable medium, and method includes selecting and scheduling, substantially automatically, multimedia-content to be broadcast to a consumer, based on information obtained from at least one of the consumer and a storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Regis J. Crinon, David W. Doerner
  • Dynamic scaling of CPU cycle consumption in a computer system
    Patent number: 5664095
    Abstract: A method for dynamically scaling consumption of processor cycles by a task executing in a computer system, wherein a performance task determines an error measure that indicates real-time errors logged by at least one driver executing in computer system. If the error measure exceeds a predetermined threshold, then the consumption of processor cycles by a high consumption task is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Cox, Jeremy Gaylord, David W. Doerner