Patents by Inventor Martin S. Rauchwerk

Martin S. Rauchwerk 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).

  • Providing a virtual local channel in a satellite broadcast system
    Patent number: 8396413
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a receiver for providing a virtual local channel in a broadcast radio system that transmits a plurality of sets of local content corresponding to a plurality of different geographic regions is disclosed. The receiver includes a detector (e.g., 432), adapted to determine a regional identifier for the receiver. The receiver also includes a channel selector (e.g., 412), adapted to obtain a selected set of local content from among the plurality of sets of local content, based on the determined regional identifier, for inclusion in the virtual local channel. The determined regional identifier identifies the geographic region associated with the selected set of local content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Agere Systems LLC
    Inventors: Hong Jiang, Edwin A. Muth, Martin S. Rauchwerk
  • PROVIDING A VIRTUAL LOCAL CHANNEL IN A SATELLITE BROADCAST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090111395
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a receiver for providing a virtual local channel in a broadcast radio system that transmits a plurality of sets of local content corresponding to a plurality of different geographic regions is disclosed. The receiver includes a detector (e.g., 432), adapted to determine a regional identifier for the receiver. The receiver also includes a channel selector (e.g., 412), adapted to obtain a selected set of local content from among the plurality of sets of local content, based on the determined regional identifier, for inclusion in the virtual local channel. The determined regional identifier identifies the geographic region associated with the selected set of local content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: AGERE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Hong Jiang, Edwin A. Muth, Martin S. Rauchwerk