Patents by Inventor Tobie J. LaRooca

Tobie J. LaRooca 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 injecting information assets into a content stream
    Patent number: 8553687
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transport encoded asset data and content data, multiplexing the transport encoded content data with a plurality of NULL transport packets to provide “place holder” for the asset data transport packets, and replacing the NULL transport packets with asset data transport packets prior to transmitting the multiplexed transport stream to a set top box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Comcast IP Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Bertram, Tobie J. LaRooca
  • Method and Apparatus for Injecting Information Assets Into a Content Stream
    Publication number: 20110103380
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transport encoded asset data and content data, multiplexing the transport encoded content data with a plurality of NULL transport packets to provide “place holder” for the asset data transport packets, and replacing the NULL transport packets with asset data transport packets prior to transmitting the multiplexed transport stream to a set top box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Bertram, Tobie J. LaRooca