Patents by Inventor Gerald D. Montgomery

Gerald D. Montgomery 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).

  • Patent number: 5831679
    Abstract: Signal processors for permitting the transparent, simultaneous transmission and reception of a volume of information in the video bandwidth is disclosed. The volume of data is selected in response to receiving a signal at a transmitter site. The signal processor in the transmitter rasterizes the volume of information at the horizontal scanning rate and modulates the volume of information with a data carrier at a non-integral multiple of the horizontal scanning rate to provide a frequency interleaved combined signal. The combined signal is transmitted during the active video portion of each video line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: WavePhore, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald D Montgomery, Jay B Norrish
  • Patent number: 5666168
    Abstract: The instant application is directed to a cable facsimile machine which implements the upper vestigial chrominance sideband of a standard video signal for data transmission.Signal processors for permitting the transparent, simultaneous transmission and reception of a data signal in the video bandwidth is disclosed. The signal processor in the transmitter rasterizes the data at the horizontal scanning rate and modulates the data with a data carrier at a non-integral multiple of the horizontal scanning rate to obtain frequency interleaving. The data is transmitted during the active video portion of each video line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: WavePhore, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald D. Montgomery, Jay B. Norrish
  • Patent number: 5617148
    Abstract: A controlled element for spectrum attenuation or a controlled filter is disclosed that is used to aid in the insertion of a secondary signal into a video signal without distorting the blanking intervals or close captioned data contained in the blanking interval of the video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: WavePhore, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald D. Montgomery
  • Patent number: 5587743
    Abstract: Signal processors for permitting the transparent, simultaneous transmission and reception of a data signal in the video bandwidth is disclosed. The signal processor in the transmitter rasterizes the data at the horizontal scanning rate and modulates the data with a data carrier at a non-integral multiple of the horizontal scanning rate to obtain frequency interleaving. The data is transmitted during the active video portion of each video line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: WavePhore, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald D. Montgomery, Jay B. Norrish
  • Patent number: 5572247
    Abstract: Signal processors for permitting the transparent reception of a data signal in the video bandwidth of a cable television system is disclosed. The received signal has video and data components that are frequency interleaved in the video bandwidth in the active video intervals. The data signal is modulated with a carrier at a non-integral multiple of the horizontal scanning rate of the video signal. The receiver selects a forward channel transmitting the combined signal responsive to a control signal and extracts the data portion of the transmitted combined signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: WavePhore, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald D. Montgomery, Jay B. Norrish
  • Patent number: 5559559
    Abstract: A secondary signal is processed and injected into a primary video signal. The injection level of the secondary signal is dynamically controlled to reduce transmission errors in the secondary signal, and to minimize interference and power level limitations. The injection level of the secondary signal may be based on video analysis of the primary signal or on error information fed back from a receiver which receives the transmitted secondary signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: WavePhore, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Jungo, Gerald D. Montgomery, Christopher J. Schur
  • Patent number: 5410360
    Abstract: A secondary signal is processed and injected into a primary color video signal. The timing of the subsequent transmission of the secondary signal is controlled by timing signals. The timing signals also control the transmission of a carrier burst prior to the transmission of the secondary data signal. This carrier burst is used by a receiver to synchronize with the transmitter, reduce transmission errors and to indicate that a data transmission is to follow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: WavePhore, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald D. Montgomery
  • Patent number: 5387941
    Abstract: Signal processors for permitting the transparent, simultaneous transmission and reception of a data signal in the video bandwidth is disclosed. The signal processor in the transmitter rasterizes the data at the horizontal scanning rate and modulates the data with a data carrier at a non-integral multiple of the horizontal scanning rate to obtain frequency interleaving. The data is transmitted during the active video portion of each video line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: WavePhore, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald D. Montgomery, Jay B. Norrish