Patents by Inventor Wayne R. Hoffman

Wayne R. Hoffman 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).

  • System, method and computer program product for wireless data transmission over conventional television frequency bands
    Publication number: 20020028680
    Abstract: A communications system, method and computer program product, including, transmitting in a terrestrial analog broadcast channel digital information common to users within a broadcast coverage area and digital information unique to users within the broadcast coverage area. The system, method and computer program product further include partitioning the terrestrial analog broadcast channel into a common information portion and a unique information portion, digitally modulating, within the common information portion, information common to the users within the broadcast coverage area, digitally modulating, within the unique information portion, information unique to the users within the broadcast coverage area, and transmitting the modulated common and unique information within the coverage area. The communications system, method and computer program product advantageously allows for delivery of TV program information and user specific data over existing 6 MHz terrestrial broadcast channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: OPEN PIT NETWORKS, INC
    Inventors: Brett Jenkins, Jerry D. Chase, Wayne R. Hoffman, Paulo Correa