Patents by Inventor Timothy Saeger

Timothy Saeger 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).

  • Phone Line Testing To Determine Modem License Fee
    Publication number: 20070276771
    Abstract: There is provided, in a Set Top Box (STB) having a licensed modem and being connected to a network head-end through a phone line, a method for providing licensing fee information for the modem. A communications test is performed to determine a maximum communication speed at which the modem can be operated in a current configuration. The maximum communication speed determined by the communications test is forwarded to a remote entity for use in determining the licensing fee for the modem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Timothy Saeger