Patents by Inventor Joesph Cowart

Joesph Cowart 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).

  • Dual mode set-top box that optimizes the delivery and user selection of audio or video programming over data networks
    Publication number: 20050091693
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a dual mode set-top box 10 that displays streamed video and/or plays streamed audio where both data streams are received from a media delivery network. The set-top box comprises a processor 100 that executes an operating system, communications functions, media streaming functions, and media decoding functions. The set-top box includes both a wired 1110 and a wireless 1108 connection to the media delivery network. The set-top box also includes an internal video display 118 and one or more external video outputs 120 that display streamed video received from the media delivery network. Further, the set-top box includes an internal audio device 131 and one or more external audio outputs 124 125 126 that play streamed audio received from the media delivery network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: ROCHELLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Gilbert Amine, Joesph Cowart, John Wright