Patents by Inventor James Allen Strothmann

James Allen Strothmann 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).

  • Communications system for remote control systems
    Patent number: 6424285
    Abstract: A communications system for transmitting and receiving remote control messages in an electronic remote control system. The present communications system uses a remote control message protocol which is particularly suitable for transmitting RF remote control messages with IR remote control messages in a time multiplexed fashion, wherein the RF remote control messages are transmitted during the pause intervals between IR remote control message transmission intervals. The present remote control message protocol includes a start sequence, comprising a MARK pulse and a SPACE of about equal duration, followed by a plurality of data fields. Each data field ends with an End of Field marker and the remote control message ends with an End of Message marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Kelly Perdue, James Allen Strothmann, Michael Anthony Pugel