Patents by Inventor Erik J. Estermann

Erik J. Estermann 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 and Method for Implementing Location-Based Content Restrictions in a Mobile Video Broadcast Environment
    Publication number: 20070266396
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing location-based content restrictions in a mobile video broadcast is provided. The invention utilizes DVB-H KSMs to transmit the restrictions and thereby enables the restrictions to be enforced by the mobile terminal receiving a broadcast video signal. This need for enforcement is determined as a function of the received KSMs and the physical location of the receiving terminal (as sensed using one or more accepted navigation technologies (e.g., Global Positioning System (“GPS”) technology, Assisted GPS (“AGPS”) technology, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Erik J. Estermann