Patents by Inventor Scott George Fillingim

Scott George Fillingim 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for identifying signal degradation in a receiver
    Patent number: 8626097
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods and apparatus for identifying signal degradation in a receiver. A process for identifying signal degradation includes determining a first signal strength of a signal received by the receiving device at a first time and determining a second signal strength of the received signal at a second time. The process further includes calculating a signal strength difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength and determining whether the signal strength difference is greater than a first decision value. The process further includes outputting for presentation a message responsive to determining that the signal strength difference is greater than the first decision value, the message indicating to a user the degradation of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Edmund F. Petruzzelli, Joseph E. Tomko, Scott George Fillingim
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING SIGNAL DEGRADATION IN A RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20110159804
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods and apparatus for identifying signal degradation in a receiver. A process for identifying signal degradation includes determining a first signal strength of a signal received by the receiving device at a first time and determining a second signal strength of the received signal at a second time. The process further includes calculating a signal strength difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength and determining whether the signal strength difference is greater than a first decision value. The process further includes outputting for presentation a message responsive to determining that the signal strength difference is greater than the first decision value, the message indicating to a user the degradation of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Edmund F. Petruzzelli, Joseph E. Tomko, Scott George Fillingim