Patents by Inventor Robert Denton Silfvast

Robert Denton Silfvast 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).

  • Publication number: 20120331515
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for programming content reconstruction in a content delivery system are described. In one embodiment, a method to repair programming content at a receiver controller includes receiving a programming content on the receiver controller from a broadcast transmission; identifying, if present, a portion of the programming content received on the receiver controller that is corrupted; determining in a broadband network, other servers and receiver controllers connected to the broadband network that have an uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content; sending a request to one of the other servers and receiver controllers for the uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content and receiving the uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content from the one of the other servers and receiver controllers. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Philip R. Wiser, James Vincent Burmeister, Marc H. Goldburg, Anderson Hoyt Jackson, Richard Johnson, Richard Blair Leavell, Yagyensh C. Pati, Garry M. Paxinos, Robert Denton Silfvast, Michael Youssefmir
  • Publication number: 20080301750
    Abstract: A networked antenna transport system unit receiving at least broadcast transmissions is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for redirecting content includes an antenna element array for receiving content from a broadcast transmission. This antenna element array is coupled to receiver electronics via an amplifier and a switch for processing the received content; the receiver electronics is further coupled to a sender module which is remotely coupled to a receiver module in a receiver controller via a local area network; and the sender module is configured to transmit the processed received content via the local area network to the receiver module in the receiver controller for storage and selective display on a display device. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Denton Silfvast, Yagyensh C. Pati, Garry M. Paxinos, Philip R. Wiser, Michael Youssefmir, Marc H. Goldberg, John Sanford
  • Publication number: 20080301746
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for programming content reconstruction in a content delivery system are described. In one embodiment, a method to repair programming content at a receiver controller includes receiving a programming content on the receiver controller from a broadcast transmission; identifying, if present, a portion of the programming content received on the receiver controller that is corrupted; determining in a broadband network, other servers and receiver controllers connected to the broadband network that have an uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content; sending a request to one of the other servers and receiver controllers for the uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content; and receiving the uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content from the one of the other servers and receiver controllers. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Philip R. Wiser, James Vincent Burmeister, Marc H. Goldberg, Anderson Hoyt Jackson, Richard Johnson, Richard Blair Leavell, Yagyensh C. Pati, Garry M. Paxinos, Robert Denton Silfvast, Michael Youssefmir
  • Patent number: 6839675
    Abstract: A digital processing system for monitoring sound effects produced by codecs during a signal processing session is provided. The digital processing system comprises, a sound source for producing signals for processing, a sound monitor having at least two channels for monitoring sound quality of the sound source, a sound recorder for recording the sound source, a playback device for playing a recorded file of sound produced by the sound source, a codec simulator for simulating sound effects produced by codecs, a plurality of codecs for compressing and decompressing sound files and a control interface for sampling, adjusting, and implementing an optimum codec based on monitoring of sound effects produced by codec simulation. A user controlling the system may monitor sound variances produced by any one of the plurality of codecs affecting the quality of sound from the sound source during signal processing of the source sound without interruption of the signal-processing session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Euphonix, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Denton Silfvast, Philip J. E. Campbell, Scott Silfvast, Andor Izsak, Paul deBenedictis, Steven H. Milne
  • Publication number: 20020120458
    Abstract: A digital processing system for monitoring sound effects produced by codecs during a signal processing session is provided. The digital processing system comprises, a sound source for producing signals for processing, a sound monitor having at least two channels for monitoring sound quality of the sound source, a sound recorder for recording the sound source, a playback device for playing a recorded file of sound produced by the sound source, a codec simulator for simulating sound effects produced by codecs, a plurality of codecs for compressing and decompressing sound files and a control interface for sampling, adjusting, and implementing an optimum codec based on monitoring of sound effects produced by codec simulation. A user controlling the system may monitor sound variances produced by any one of the plurality of codecs affecting the quality of sound from the sound source during signal processing of the source sound without interruption of the signal-processing session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Denton Silfvast, Phillip J.E. Campbell, Scott Silfvast, Andor Izsak, Paul deBenedictis, Steven H. Milne
  • Publication number: 20020065568
    Abstract: An electronic processing device for producing digitally processed audio-signal effects is provided. The electronic processing device comprises, an audio-signal input circuitry for receiving an audio input signal from a peripheral audio device, an audio-signal output circuitry for outputting the received audio-signal, the signal comprising a throughput signal after signal processing, a digital signal processor for applying audio-signal effects to the throughput audio-signal, one or more memory slots for receiving one or more modular memory components and an input control mechanism for controlling parameters of the throughput audio-signal. The one or more modular memory components are used as storage for externally sourced audio-signal effects such that when the one or more memory components are plugged into the electronic processing device, the processing device may utilize the effects applications stored on the one or more memory components in the processing of the throughput audio-signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Denton Silfvast, Philip J.E. Campbell, Scott Silfvast, Mark David Goodwin, Andor Izsak