Patents by Inventor Thomas Nogues

Thomas Nogues 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).

  • Method and apparatus for qam tuner sharing between dtv-pvr and cable-modem aplication
    Publication number: 20040034877
    Abstract: A set-top box (STB) in a subscriber unit of a combined digital television and communication system is described. The STB includes a controller and a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) based tuner operatively controlled by the controller to selectively enable shared use of the QAM based tuner between the following two functions: tuning to a digital television frequency; and providing a downstream cable-modem link. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas Nogues