Patents by Inventor Steven Kennedy Evans

Steven Kennedy Evans 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).

  • Optimizing performance in a packet slot priority packet transport system
    Patent number: 5729292
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for optimizing the operation of a packet transport system generating a packet stream carrying a plurality of component signals, and includes the following steps. First the packet stream is partitioned into successive groups, each group containing a predetermined number of packet slots. A plurality of lists are maintained, one associated with each packet slot in a group. A packet stream is generated by placing data representing a component signal selected in response to entries in the list associated with that packet slot into the packet slot. The contents of the plurality of lists are updated based on a predetermined parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson Multimedia, S.A.
    Inventors: Alfonse Anthony Acampora, Richard Michael Bunting, Steven Kennedy Evans, Paul Wallace Lyons, Nicola John Fedele, Victor Vincent D'Alessandro