Patents by Inventor Frank Dethier

Frank Dethier 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).

  • Publication number: 20040155985
    Abstract: A set-top-box (STB) for receiving cable TV (CATV) transmission and connecting to the Internet. The STB comprises a first tuner arranged to receive a signal transmitted on a channel via a physical medium e.g. a cable network; and at least a first decoder (e.g. a MPEG decoder and a MAC decoder) arranged to convert a signal supplied to the decoder into a first output signal. The STB is characterized by a second tuner providing a signal to a second decoder (e.g. a MPEG decoder) arranged to convert a signal received from the second tuner to a second output signal that can co-exist with the first output signal. Thereby either two digital TV channels can be received simultaneously or a TV channel can be received while IP data from the Internet is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Frank Dethier