Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Penna

Douglas A. Penna 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).

  • Transmitting caller ID within a digital stream
    Publication number: 20040083493
    Abstract: Transmitting caller identification data to residential equipment within a digital transport stream is provided. Telephony signals that include caller identification data are received and the caller identification data is extracted from the telephony signals. The caller identification data in is then embedded the digital transport stream. The digital transport stream, including the caller identification data, is transmitted to residential equipment. The residential equipment extracts the data from the digital stream and presents the caller ID data to a subscriber overlaid on video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: NEXT LEVEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: James L. Swisher, Steven Sheppard, William Weeks, Douglas A. Penna, Thomas R. Eames, Charles A. Eldering