Patents by Inventor Stephen Tiedemann
Stephen Tiedemann 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).
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Publication number: 20110185037Abstract: A method for providing data on the Internet, comprising calculating, using a microprocessor, a value of a predetermined function for said data, wherein the value depends on the data, determining, using said microprocessor, a uniform resource identifier including said value, and storing, at a resource on the Internet, said data, wherein the resource is accessible by using the uniform resource identifier. Further, a method for accessing data on the Internet is provided, comprising retrieving said data from a resource in the Internet by using a uniform resource identifier, determining, using a microprocessor, a part of the uniform resource identifier, the part corresponding to a value of a predetermined function, calculating, using the microprocessor, a further value for said data based on said predetermined function, wherein the value depends on the data, and determining, using the microprocessor, the integrity of said data by comparing said value and said further value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen TIEDEMANN, Frank Dawidowsky, Klaus Roehrle, Meik Buscemi, Dietmar Schill
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Patent number: 7962118Abstract: A method for transmitting a signal on a power line network (3) and a corresponding transmitting unit (T), a receiving unit (R) and a system is presented in order to enhance the coverage and throughput of power line communication systems. It is proposed to provide a plurality of transmission channels, with at least one transmission channel in the power line network (3) (S1), generate at least two auxiliary signals from the signal (S2), transmit said at least two auxiliary signals through at least two of the plurality of channels (S3), receive at least two auxiliary signals through at least two of the plurality of channels (S4) and combine said receive auxiliary signals to obtain said signal (S5).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas Schwager, Stephen Tiedemann, Dietmar Schill
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Publication number: 20110129007Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas SCHWAGER, Markus ZUMKELLER, Gralf GAEDEKEN, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Lothar STADELMEIER
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Publication number: 20110116555Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas SCHWAGER, Markus ZUMKELLER, Gralf GAEDEKEN, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Lothar STADELMEIER
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Publication number: 20110110408Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas SCHWAGER, Markus Zumkeller, Gralf Gaedeken, Stephen Tiedemann, Lothar Stadelmeier
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Publication number: 20110051786Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas SCHWAGER, Markus Zumkeller, Gralf Gaedeken, Stephen Tiedemann, Lothar Stadelmeier
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Patent number: 7885633Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2005Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas Schwager, Markus Zumkeller, Gralf Gaedeken, Stephen Tiedemann, Lothar Stadelmeier
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Patent number: 7836159Abstract: A JAVA package (1) usable by a JAVA application (26, 27) to control home network devices is provided, which comprises an adapting means (12) and a device controlling means (16), wherein said device controlling means (16), which provides device specific functionality to control said home network devices, is adaptable by said adapting means (12) to a changing home network device status resulting from home network device correlated events registrated by a managing layer (2, 3). Advantage of this lean architecture of said JAVA package (1) is an easy extendibility and low complexity.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2002Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Paul Szucs, Matthias Mayer, Stephen Tiedemann, Sabine Terranova
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Publication number: 20100114683Abstract: A method is provided for generating an electronic coupon comprising generating coupon identification data; generating coupon metadata; and generating the electronic coupon based on the coupon identification data and based on the coupon metadata. Further, a coupon holding device is provided including a coupon receiving unit configured to receive a first electronic coupon; a coupon metadata generation unit configured to generate coupon metadata for the first electronic coupon; and a coupon generation unit configured to generate a second electronic coupon based on the first electronic coupon and the coupon metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Jurina WESSELS, Frank DAWIDOWSKY, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Klaus RÖEHRLE, Meik BUSCEMI, Dietmar SCHILL
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Patent number: 7702085Abstract: A power line communication method is provided for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device (P1) and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device (P10). The inventive method comprises a step of checking transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels (Ch1, . . . , Chn). Thereby generating transmission condition data which are descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels (Ch1, . . . , Chn). Additionally, a step of selecting communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels (Ch1, . . . , Chn) as actual communication conditions based on said transmission condition data.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Markus Zumkeller, Andreas Schwager, Lothar Stadelmeier, Stephen Tiedemann, Gralf Gaedeken
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Patent number: 7617514Abstract: A MHP terminal device is provided with a network functionality. In addition to a broadcast interface for receiving a broadcast transport stream, the MHP terminal device comprises a local network interface. Via said interface, the MHP terminal device is connected to a local network, to which other network devices are connected as well. MHP applications can be inserted into local network transport streams transmitted from said network devices to said MHP terminal device. By means of these MHP applications, the network devices can be remotely controlled from the MHP terminal device, whereby commands and messages are exchanged via the local network.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2003Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Paul Szucs, Stephen Tiedemann
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Publication number: 20080260010Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2005Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: SONY DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Andreas Schwager, Markus Zumkeller, Gralf Gaedeken, Stephen Tiedemann, Lothar Stadelmeier
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Publication number: 20080137761Abstract: A transmitting device, a receiving device, and a communication method for transmitting and receiving data modulated on frequency subcarriers of an OFDM communication system. An OFDM burst includes a preamble part and payload data part, whereby the preamble includes a section of pilot symbols mapped onto every n-th frequency subcarrier and signaling data mapped onto the frequency subcarriers between the frequency subcarriers with the pilot symbols. A first channel estimation on the basis of the received pilot symbols is performed, the result of which is used to reconstruct the entire section of the received preamble as a training pattern for an accurate channel estimation, which is used for a channel equalization of the received payload part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Lothar Stadelmeier, Markus Zumkeller, Andreas Schwager, Stephen Tiedemann, Gralf Gaedeken
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Publication number: 20080057866Abstract: A method for transmitting a signal on a power line network (3) and a corresponding transmitting unit (T), a receiving unit (R) and a system is presented in order to enhance the coverage and throughput of power line communication systems. It is proposed to provide a plurality of transmission channels, with at least one transmission channel in the power line network (3) (S1), generate at least two auxiliary signals from the signal (S2), transmit said at least two auxiliary signals through at least two of the plurality of channels (S3), receive at least two auxiliary signals through at least two of the plurality of channels (S4) and combine said receive auxiliary signals to obtain said signal (S5).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas Schwager, Stephen Tiedemann, Dietmar Schill
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Publication number: 20070268989Abstract: A method for receiving a signal, which is transmitted over a pair of wires is measuring a differential mode (DM) signal and is measuring a common mode (DM) signal and using both DM and CM to restore the original signal. A corresponding receiver (1) comprises a CM receiving path (3), a DM receiving path (2) and a digital signal processor (22) to combine CM and DM signals. With this method and receiver (1) the coverage of networks, which are slightly unbalanced, can be enhanced, especially in cases where the CM signal is less attenuated than the DM signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas Schwager, Stephen Tiedemann, Dietmar Schill
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Patent number: 7165259Abstract: An extension to the HAVi specification is defined which enables the discovery and exchange of portable software elements, i.e. application modules (5a; 5b), within the HAVi home network in a defined way. In particular, the sharing of an application module (5a; 5b) between several controller devices (1a, 2a; 1b–3b) is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2002Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Paul Szucs, Matthias Mayer, Stephen Tiedemann, Sabine Terranova
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Publication number: 20060073805Abstract: A power line communication method is provided for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device (P1) and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device (P10). The inventive method comprises a step of checking transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels (Ch1, . . . , Chn). Thereby generating transmission condition data which are descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels (Ch1, . . . , Chn). Additionally, a step of selecting communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels (Ch1, . . . , Chn) as actual communication conditions based on said transmission condition data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: Markus Zumkeller, Andreas Schwager, Lothar Stadelmeier, Stephen Tiedemann, Gralf Gaedeken
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Publication number: 20050210513Abstract: A MHP terminal device is provided with a network functionality. In addition to a broadcast interface for receiving a broadcast transport stream, the MHP terminal device comprises a local network interface. Via said interface, the MHP terminal device is connected to a local network, to which other network devices are connected as well. MHP applications can be inserted into local network transport streams transmitted from said network devices to said MHP terminal device. By means of these MHP applications, the network devices can be remotely controlled from the MHP terminal device, whereby commands and messages are exchanged via the local network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2003Publication date: September 22, 2005Inventors: Paul Szucs, Stephen Tiedemann
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Patent number: 6829656Abstract: A tuner component module within a home network based on the HAVI standard, i.e. a tuner FCM, according to the present invention includes the funtionality to provide the capability of the tuner and/or to introduce the DVB/DTV concepts of components and events to the HAVi network. In this context, components could be audio, video, or data streams associated with a service and events could e.g. be information for an electronic programming guide (EPG). The capability of a tuner in this context are all functions supported by the tuner. Therefore, a tuner FCM according to the present invention includes at least one of the following APIs and the corresponding (data/signal) structures necessary to have a proper functionality: GetItemComponentList API, GetEventList API, SelectItemComponent API, GetCurrentItemComponent API and GetCapability API.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2000Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Sony International (Europe) GmbHInventors: Paul Szucs, Stephen Tiedemann, Andreas Schwager
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Publication number: 20030033373Abstract: An extension to the HAVi specification is defined which enables the discovery and exchange of portable software elements, i.e. application modules (5a; 5b), within the HAVi home network in a defined way. In particular, the sharing of an application module (5a; 5b) between several controller devices (1a, 2a; 1b-3b) is enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Paul Szucs, Matthias Mayer, Stephen Tiedemann, Sabine Terranova