Patents by Inventor Joe Derham

Joe Derham 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).

  • Set top terminal performing service group number autodiscovery during initialization or boot-up process
    Patent number: 8499327
    Abstract: A set top terminal is provided that includes a receiver having at least one tuner for receiving programming content over a content delivery system and a processor operatively associated with the receiver. The set top terminal also includes a switched digital video (SDV) application module operatively associated with the processor. The SDV application module is configured to perform an autodiscovery process by tuning to prescribed autodiscovery frequencies received by the tuner while the SDV application module is being initialized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Joe Derham, Don Ahrens, Scott Sellers
  • SET TOP TERMINAL PERFORMING SERVICE GROUP NUMBER AUTODISCOVERY DURING INITIALIZATION OR BOOT-UP PROCESS
    Publication number: 20090158380
    Abstract: A set top terminal is provided that includes a receiver having at least one tuner for receiving programming content over a content delivery system and a processor operatively associated with the receiver. The set top terminal also includes a switched digital video (SDV) application module operatively associated with the processor. The SDV application module is configured to perform an autodiscovery process by tuning to prescribed autodiscovery frequencies received by the tuner while the SDV application module is being initialized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joe Derham, Don Ahrens, Scott Sellers