Patents by Inventor Walter F. Filbrich

Walter F. Filbrich 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 system for registering a client device in a multi-room digital video recording system
    Patent number: 9065733
    Abstract: A system and method for registering a client device with a server device includes the server device having a display. The display displays a first identifier in response to entering a registration mode. A client device is in communication with the server device. The client device detects that the server device is in registration mode and communicates a second identifier to the client device. The server device compares the first identifier and the second identifier and, after comparing, registers the client device at the server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter F. Filbrich, Raynold M. Kahn, Steven Kasakitis, Christopher R. Roy, Erin K. Nelson, Christopher J. Cabanne, Luke J. Crook, Gregory Vagnati, Noreen Fong, Eric J. Bennett, Romulo Pontual, Robert G. Arsenault
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING A CLIENT DEVICE IN A MULTI-ROOM DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130282879
    Abstract: A system and method for registering a client device with a server device includes the server device having a display. The display displays a first identifier in response to entering a registration mode. A client device is in communication with the server device. The client device detects that the server device is in registration mode and communicates a second identifier to the client device. The server device compares the first identifier and the second identifier and, after comparing, registers the client device at the server device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Walter F. Filbrich, Raynold M. Kahn, Steven Kasakitis, Christopher R. Roy, Erin K. Nelson, Christopher J. Cabanne, Luke J. Crook, Gregory Vagnati, Noreen Fong, Eric J. Bennett, Romulo Pontual, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Method and system for controlling a display buffer in a content distribution system
    Patent number: 8521810
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying graphics in a content distribution system includes a client device and a server device that communicates an allocate buffer command signal to the client device. The client device reserves an off-screen buffer having buffer identifier associated therewith and communicates a buffer response signal comprising the buffer identifier to the server device. The server device communicates a write command signal comprising graphics data and the buffer identifier to the client device. The client device stores the graphics data in an off-screen buffer in response to write command signal, transfers the graphics data from the off-screen buffer to an on-screen buffer and displays graphics corresponding to the graphics data on a display associated with the client device. A bit blit command may be used to transfer the graphics data from the off-screen buffer to the on-screen buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Diem V. Nguyen, Titus Winters, Michel Dalal, Jonathan Kochel, Walter F. Filbrich, Jr.
  • Method and system for registering a client device in a multi-room digital video recording system
    Patent number: 8521852
    Abstract: A system and method for registering a client device with a server device includes the server device having a display. The display displays a first identifier in response to entering a registration mode. A client device is in communication with the server device. The client device detects that the server device is in registration mode and communicates a second identifier to the client device. The server device compares the first identifier and the second identifier and, after comparing, registers the client device at the server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter F. Filbrich, Raynold M. Kahn, Steven Kasakitis, Christopher R. Roy, Erin K. Nelson, Christopher J. Cabanne, Luke J. Crook, Gregory Vagnati, Noreen Fong, Eric J. Bennett, Romulo Pontual, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Method and system for controlling closed captioning at a content distribution system
    Patent number: 8458758
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling closed-captioning at a client device includes a client device and a server device that communicates content to the client device. The server device determines a content type corresponding to the content communicated from the server device to the client device, generates a closed-captioning disable signal and communicates the content type disable signal to the client device. The client device disables the closed-captioning in response to the closed-captioning disable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Diem V. Nguyen, Titus Winters, Walter F. Filbrich, Jr., Jonathan Kochel
  • Method and system for transferring control of a user interface of a content distribution system
    Patent number: 8447840
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a user interface displayed at a client device includes a client device and a server device that communicates a first remote user interface from the server device to the client device. The client device displays the first remote user interface and communicates key signals to the server device. The server device communicates a first transfer control signal to the client device. The client device displays a client native interface and communicates a second transfer control signal to the server device. The server device communicates the second remote user interface to the client device. The client device displays a second remote user interface at the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventors: Noreen Fong, Samuel V. Irvine, Walter F. Filbrich, Gregory Vagnati
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING A CLIENT DEVICE IN A MULTI-ROOM DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110161396
    Abstract: A system and method for registering a client device with a server device includes the server device having a display. The display displays a first identifier in response to entering a registration mode. A client device is in communication with the server device. The client device detects that the server device is in registration mode and communicates a second identifier to the client device. The server device compares the first identifier and the second identifier and, after comparing, registers the client device at the server device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter F. Filbrich, Raynold M. Kahn, Steven Kasakitis, Christopher R. Roy, Erin K. Nelson, Christopher J. Cabanne, Luke J. Crook, Gregory Vagnati, Noreen Fong, Eric J. Bennett, Romulo Pontual, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Estimation of toner usage
    Patent number: 6810218
    Abstract: A method for estimation of toner usage in digital xerographic process is disclosed. The method calculates a ratio of transition count/pixel count using a pixel transition count and a pixel count for a printed image and provides an estimate of toner consumption based on the ratio of transition count/pixel count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Kaiser H. Wong, Lawrence P. Chen, Walter F. Filbrich, Philip G. Hardjadinata