Patents by Inventor Jeff Hopper

Jeff Hopper 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).

  • System for distributing and handling electronic program guide information using CORBA-wrapped objects
    Patent number: 6671882
    Abstract: A translator for converting items of interactive program guide data to data structures that are more universal to handle with popular platforms, operating systems, tools, utilities and other hardware and software processors and resources. The invention uses C++ class objects and structures. The objects and structures are placed into a Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) “wrapper.” This allows the objects to be handled by platform-independent interfaces so that the system is easily adaptable to different hardware devices and software functionality. Aspects of the invention include the translation from custom IPG formats to CORBA-wrapped C++ objects, the storage of the objects, transmission of the objects among devices, and data entry and error handling of information represented by the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Pat Murphy, Cathy Crofts, Jason Mahan, Jeff Hopper, John Harrington, Chuck Datte