Patents by Inventor Thomas Gomer

Thomas Gomer 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: 20170251277
    Abstract: A method of receiving and processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing an NRT service in a broadcast receiver includes receiving and processing a signaling information table including detail information of each content in the NRT service and indication information indicating whether the content is available on internet, acquiring internet access information of each file belonging to content available on the internet through File Delivery Table (FDT) of File Delivery over Unidirection Transport (FLUTE) based on the indication information, and downloading files belonging to the content by accessing the internet based on the acquired internet access information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Jong Yeul SUH, Thomas GOMER, Jae Hyung SONG, Jin Phil KIM, Ho Taek HONG, Joon Hui LEE
  • Patent number: 9699498
    Abstract: A method of receiving and processing a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service in a broadcast receiver, the method comprises receiving and processing first signaling information including content access information and second signaling information including content detail information, receiving and processing third signaling information including content update information, receiving and storing a content including at least one file through NRT based on the first signaling information and the second signaling information, identifying update availability of the content based on the content update information included in the third signaling information, and receiving at least one file included in the content by accessing a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session transmitting the content when the update is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Thomas Gomer, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Joon Hui Lee
  • Patent number: 9693113
    Abstract: A method of receiving and processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing an NRT service in a broadcast receiver includes receiving and processing a signaling information table including detail information of each content in the NRT service and indication information indicating whether the content is available on internet, acquiring internet access information of each file belonging to content available on the internet through File Delivery Table (FDT) of File Delivery over Unidirection Transport (FLUTE) based on the indication information, and downloading files belonging to the content by accessing the internet based on the acquired internet access information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Thomas Gomer, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Phil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Joon Hui Lee
  • Publication number: 20140366067
    Abstract: A method of receiving and processing a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service in a broadcast receiver, the method comprises receiving and processing first signaling information including content access information and second signaling information including content detail information, receiving and processing third signaling information including content update information, receiving and storing a content including at least one file through NRT based on the first signaling information and the second signaling information, identifying update availability of the content based on the content update information included in the third signaling information, and receiving at least one file included in the content by accessing a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session transmitting the content when the update is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Thomas Gomer, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Joon Hui Lee
  • Publication number: 20130347041
    Abstract: A method of receiving and process a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service, the method comprises receiving and processing a signaling information table including access information of the NRT service, receiving and storing data of the NRT service based on the signaling information table in non-real time, extracting access information of additional information relating to the NRT service from the signaling information table, and downloading the additional information relating to the NRT service based on the extracted access information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Jong Yeul SUH, Thomas GOMER, Jae Hyung SONG, Jin Pil KIM, Ho Taek HONG, Joon Hui LEE
  • Publication number: 20130247119
    Abstract: A method of receiving and processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing an NRT service in a broadcast receiver includes receiving and processing a signaling information table including detail information of each content in the NRT service and indication information indicating whether the content is available on internet, acquiring internet access information of each file belonging to content available on the internet through File Delivery Table (FDT) of File Delivery over Unidirection Transport (FLUTE) based on the indication information, and downloading files belonging to the content by accessing the internet based on the acquired internet access information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: LG Electronics
    Inventors: Jong Yeul SUH, Thomas Gomer, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Phil Kim, Ho Taek Hong
  • Publication number: 20100180007
    Abstract: A method of receiving and processing a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service in a broadcast receiver, the method comprises receiving and processing first signaling information including content access information and second signaling information including content detail information, receiving and processing third signaling information including content update information, receiving and storing a content including at least one file through NRT based on the first signaling information and the second signaling information, identifying update availability of the content based on the content update information included in the third signaling information, and receiving at least one file included in the content by accessing a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session transmitting the content when the update is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Thomas Gomer, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Joon Hui Lee
  • Publication number: 20100162339
    Abstract: A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) Receiver Targeting service is disclosed herein. A method of receiving a broadcast signal including a Non-Real-Time (NRT) Receiver Targeting service, the method comprises receiving broadcast signal including first signaling information and second signaling information, identifying an NRT service based on the first signaling information, parsing a Receiver Targeting Descriptor from the second signaling information, determining validity of the NRT service or an NRT content based on a targeting_criterion_type_code included in the Receiver Targeting Descriptor, and downloading the NRT service or the NRT content when a receiver determines the NRT service or the NRT content to be valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Kwan Suk Kim, Thomas Gomer, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Joon Hui Lee
  • Publication number: 20100161757
    Abstract: A method of receiving and process a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service, the method comprises receiving and processing a signaling information table including access information of the NRT service, receiving and storing data of the NRT service based on the signaling information table in non-real time, extracting access information of additional information relating to the NRT service from the signaling information table, and downloading the additional information relating to the NRT service based on the extracted access information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Thomas Gomer, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Joon Hui Lee