Patents by Inventor James Jay Kistler

James Jay Kistler 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).

  • Method and apparatus for voice control of a television control device
    Patent number: 7260538
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for remotely processing voice commands for controlling a television. A voice command is uttered by a user into a microphone contained in a remote control. The voice command is digitized, modulated, compressed, and wirelessly transmitted to a wireless receiver connected to a set-top box. The voice command is then transmitted to a cable head-end unit for voice and word recognition processing. Once the command function is determined, the function is transmitted back to the set-top box where the set-top box performs the command. The microphone is activated and deactivated by pressing and releasing a push-to-talk (PTT) switch. The PTT activates other functions by being turned, double-clicked and toggled up and down, left and right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Promptu Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore Calderone, Mark J. Foster, Harry William Printz, James Jay Kistler
  • Method and apparatus for voice control of a television control device
    Publication number: 20030167171
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for remotely processing voice commands for controlling a television. A voice command is uttered by a user into a microphone contained in a remote control. The voice command is digitized, modulated, compressed, and wirelessly transmitted to a wireless receiver connected to a set-top box. The voice command is then transmitted to a cable head-end unit for voice and word recognition processing. Once the command function is determined, the function is transmitted back to the set-top box where the set-top box performs the command. The microphone is activated and deactivated by pressing and releasing a push-to-talk (PTT) switch. The PTT activates other functions by being turned, double-clicked and toggled up and down, left and right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore Calderone, Mark J. Foster, Harry William Printz, James Jay Kistler
  • Optimized MPEG-2 encoding for computer-generated output
    Publication number: 20020188440
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided that significantly enhances the performance of MPEG-2 encoding for computer-output applications by easily distinguishing between situations where temporal coding is useful, and situations where it is unnecessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Mark J. Foster, James Jay Kistler