Patents by Inventor John O. Bumgarner

John O. Bumgarner 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).

  • Satellite system and method for remote control of a satellite signal receiver
    Patent number: 5603077
    Abstract: A satellite broadcast system using an airwave message signal to remotely control a signal receiver. The system includes a system manager to issue a message, a message service to broadcast the message in the airwave message signal, and a signal receiver to select a satellite and a channel of a downlink signal from the satellite carrying a desired program. The program may include audio/video, text, pictures, software, or data. In the preferred embodiment, the message service is a pager service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Chaparral Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Muckle, Gregory D. Gudorf, John O. Bumgarner