Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Kuczynski-Brown

Jeffrey D. Kuczynski-Brown 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data when reducing multiplexed data streams
    Patent number: 7653089
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data for a multiplexed data stream which is reduced to carry fewer services for cable-side transmission in a cable television plant or the like. More particularly, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data for a desired combination of data streams contained within an incoming high data rate multiplexed data stream, such as a high data rate Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulated multiplexed data stream, when the incoming multiplexed data stream is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur P. Jost, Erik Elstermann, Jeffrey D. Kuczynski-Brown, Richard DiColli, Jeffrey Paul Viola
  • Methods and apparatus for constructing a program association table when reducing multiplexed data streams
    Patent number: 6934303
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for creating a Program Association Table (PAT) for a reduced portion of a multiplexed data stream, when the multiplexed data stream has been reduced, for example, to carry fewer services over a cable television plant. More particularly, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for creating a PAT for a desired combination of multiplexed data stream subgroups contained within an incoming data stream, when the incoming multiplexed data stream is reduced. The invention enables a new PAT to be output which correctly corresponds to the services in a reduced data stream (e.g., for cable-side transmissions). The present invention is particularly useful when reducing high data rate satellite television data streams for cable-side transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Vince, Jeffrey Paul Viola, James R. Harris, Arthur P. Jost, Richard DiColli, Erik Elstermann, Jeffrey D. Kuczynski-Brown
  • Methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data when reducing multiplexed data streams
    Patent number: 6847659
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data for a multiplexed data stream which is reduced to carry fewer services for cable-side transmission in a cable television plant or the like. More particularly, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data for a desired combination of multiplexed data stream subgroups contained within an incoming high data rate data stream, such as a high data rate Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulated multiplexed data stream, when the incoming multiplexed data stream is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur P. Jost, Erik Elstermann, Jeffrey D. Kuczynski-Brown, Richard DiColli, Jeffrey Paul Viola
  • Methods and systems for managing and collecting impulse pay-per-view data in smart card enabled television terminals
    Publication number: 20030131349
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing and collecting impulse pay-per-view (IPPV) data in smart card enabled digital television terminals are provided. A headend controller sends security information to the terminal for use by the smart card. Authentication data based on the security information is computed by the smart card. The controller polls the terminal to retrieve the authentication data and current IPPV data from the smart card. Current IPPV data is validated by the controller based on the authentication data. Upon validation of the current IPPV data, updated IPPV data is sent from the controller to the smart card via the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Kuczynski-Brown
  • Methods and apparatus for constructing a program association table when reducing multiplexed data streams
    Publication number: 20020126702
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for creating a Program Association Table (PAT) for a reduced portion of a multiplexed data stream, when the multiplexed data stream has been reduced, for example, to carry fewer services over a cable television plant. More particularly, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for creating a PAT for a desired combination of multiplexed data stream subgroups contained within an incoming data stream, when the incoming multiplexed data stream is reduced. The invention enables a new PAT to be output which correctly corresponds to the services in a reduced data stream (e.g., for cable-side transmissions). The present invention is particularly useful when reducing high data rate satellite television data streams for cable-side transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Vince, Jeffrey Paul Viola, James R. Harris, Arthur P. Jost, Richard DiColli, Erik Elstermann, Jeffrey D. Kuczynski-Brown
  • Methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data when reducing multiplexed data streams
    Publication number: 20020126697
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data for a multiplexed data stream which is reduced to carry fewer services for cable-side transmission in a cable television plant or the like. More particularly, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data for a desired combination of multiplexed data stream subgroups contained within an incoming high data rate data stream, such as a high data rate Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulated multiplexed data stream, when the incoming multiplexed data stream is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Arthur P. Jost, Erik Elstermann, Jeffrey D. Kuczynski-Brown, Richard DiColli, Jeffrey Paul Viola