Patents by Inventor Jeff U. Longbottom

Jeff U. Longbottom 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).

  • Risk-time protection backup system
    Patent number: 7099661
    Abstract: A method of performing primary service backups for a direct broadcast system is provided. The method includes establishing play-out of a plurality of primary events via a plurality of primary devices and establishing play-out of a plurality of backup events via at least one backup device. A controller switches from a primary device of the plurality of primary devices to a backup device of the at least one backup device in response to a malfunction signal from one of the plurality of primary devices. A direct server-based broadcast system and a direct port-based broadcast system are also provided which implement the above-stated method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: The DirecTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff U. Longbottom, Chandra S. Kotaru