Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Paul Viola

Jeffrey Paul Viola 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 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
  • Front panel for modular processing system
    Patent number: D479718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Herrmann, Doris Schneider, Keith Sibley, Paul Ocepek, Jeffrey Paul Viola, Ron DiUbaldi