Patents by Inventor James L. Swisher

James L. Swisher 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: 20040083493
    Abstract: Transmitting caller identification data to residential equipment within a digital transport stream is provided. Telephony signals that include caller identification data are received and the caller identification data is extracted from the telephony signals. The caller identification data in is then embedded the digital transport stream. The digital transport stream, including the caller identification data, is transmitted to residential equipment. The residential equipment extracts the data from the digital stream and presents the caller ID data to a subscriber overlaid on video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: NEXT LEVEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: James L. Swisher, Steven Sheppard, William Weeks, Douglas A. Penna, Thomas R. Eames, Charles A. Eldering
  • Publication number: 20030192053
    Abstract: A residential gateway (RG) for distributing video, data and telephony services to multiple devices within a residence is disclosed. The RG receives signals from a telecommunications network, converts the signals to formats compatible with the multiple devices, and transmits the appropriate signals to the appropriate devices. Wireless remote control devices associated with remotely located televisions (TVs) transmit channel select commands as wireless signals to the RG. The wireless signals are received by a Remote Antennae Package (RAP) that transmits the wireless signal over cable. A Remote Antennae Module (RAM) receives the wireless signal and extracts the channel select command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: NEXT LEVEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Sheppard, James L. Swisher, Charles Eldering, Thomas Eames
  • Patent number: 6385253
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses the reception of a Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) signal from a twisted wire pair drop cable and an amplification circuit for compensating losses encountered while the signal is traversing the transmission medium. The amplification circuit receives a control signal from a microcontroller for providing selective gain to the signal based on the loop length or the power of the received signal. The amplification circuit incudes at least one resonator circuit which can be selectively switched in and out of the amplification circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Next Level Communications
    Inventor: James L. Swisher