Patents by Inventor Douglas Semon

Douglas Semon 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).

  • Technique for effectively utilizing limited bandwidth of a communications network to deliver programming content
    Patent number: 8799972
    Abstract: To effectively utilize the bandwidth of a cable TV network, which is limited, analog TV program material is digitized and compressed before its transmission over the network. The resulting signals consume only part of the analog TV band traditionally needed for transmission of the analog TV program material. The newly available bandwidth in the analog TV band may be utilized for other cable TV services, e.g., video-on-demand (VOD) services. A reception gateway is employed at a user location to frequency-translate any VOD signals, transmitted through the analog TV band, to another frequency band, thereby avoiding disturbing the normal operation of a set-top terminal in receiving the analog TV program material through the analog TV band at the user location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: William Helms, Michael T. Hayashi, Paul D. Brooks, Douglas Semon
  • TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING LIMITED BANDWIDTH OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING CONTENT
    Publication number: 20100245669
    Abstract: To effectively utilize the bandwidth of a cable TV network, which is limited, analog TV program material is digitized and compressed before its transmission over the network. The resulting signals consume only part of the analog TV band traditionally needed for transmission of the analog TV program material. The newly available bandwidth in the analog TV band may be utilized for other cable TV services, e.g., video-on-demand (VOD) services. A reception gateway is employed at a user location to frequency-translate any VOD signals, transmitted through the analog TV band, to another frequency band, thereby avoiding disturbing the normal operation of a set-top terminal in receiving the analog TV program material through the analog TV band at the user location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: William Helms, Michael T. Hayashi, Paul D. Brooks, Douglas Semon
  • Technique for effectively utilizing limited bandwidth of a communications network to deliver programming content
    Patent number: 7774818
    Abstract: To effectively utilize the bandwidth of a cable TV network, which is limited, analog TV program material is digitized and compressed before its transmission over the network. The resulting signals consume only part of the analog TV band traditionally needed for transmission of the analog TV program material. The newly available bandwidth in the analog TV band may be utilized for other cable TV services, e.g., video-on-demand (VOD) services. A reception gateway is employed at a user location to frequency-translate any VOD signals, transmitted through the analog TV band, to another frequency band, thereby avoiding disturbing the normal operation of a set-top terminal in receiving the analog TV program material through the analog TV band at the user location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable, Inc.
    Inventors: William Helms, Michael T. Hayashi, Paul D. Brooks, Douglas Semon
  • Technique for effectively utilizing limited bandwidth of a communications network to deliver programming content
    Publication number: 20050125841
    Abstract: To effectively utilize the bandwidth of a cable TV network, which is limited, analog TV program material is digitized and compressed before its transmission over the network. The resulting signals consume only part of the analog TV band traditionally needed for transmission of the analog TV program material. The newly available bandwidth in the analog TV band may be utilized for other cable TV services, e.g., video-on-demand (VOD) services. A reception gateway is employed at a user location to frequency-translate any VOD signals, transmitted through the analog TV band, to another frequency band, thereby avoiding disturbing the normal operation of a set-top terminal in receiving the analog TV program material through the analog TV band at the user location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: William Helms, Michael Hayashi, Paul Brooks, Douglas Semon