Patents by Inventor William Felts, III

William Felts, III 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).

  • Automated analysis of collected field data for error detection
    Patent number: 8191099
    Abstract: Included are embodiments of a method for detecting errors in a set top terminal (STT). At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving error data related to at least one error that occurred in at least one STT and comparing the received error data to at least one signature file, the at least one signature file including a pattern related to at least one documented error. Additional embodiments of the method may also include in response to determining that the received error data does not match the pattern related to at least one documented error, creating a new signature file, the new signature file including at least one pattern associated with the received error data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventors: Lee R. Johnson, James Michael Blackmon, William Felts, III