Patents by Inventor James M. Hobza

James M. Hobza 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).

  • Receiver access interface to service components in television channel
    Patent number: 4908859
    Abstract: A receiver interface system for enabling an operator to access different types of services in a like manner, wherein the services contain different combinations of service components received by a receiver in different portions of one or more different frequency channels, such as television channels. The system includes a plurality of separate interface channels for carrying different types of services containing different combinations of the service components; switching means for selecting a said service, wherein the switching means is coupled to the interface channels for accessing the respective interface channels in a like manner; and a decoder coupled to the receiver and the interface channels for accessing the components of said selected service received by the receiver in different portions of one or more different frequency channels to provide said selected service on the interface channel carrying the selected service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignees: M/A-COM Government Systems, Inc., Cable/Home Communication Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Bennett, James M. Hobza, Ron D. Katznelson, Gordon K. Walker