Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Bronfin

Kenneth A. Bronfin 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).

  • Arrangement for and method of processing data, especially for identifying and verifying airing of television broadcast programs
    Patent number: 5200822
    Abstract: Data are added invisibly to the active video component of a television signal by a modulated carrier. The data, upon recovery, may be used for numerous purposes, including network signaling, data transmission, program identification, remote machine control, broadcast verification, and signal quality detection and measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Bronfin, Stephen M. Mahrer, W. Robin Wilson, Francis A. Davenport