James A Harrell

US Patent:

20010038645, Nov 8, 2001

Filed:

Mar 7, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/800803

Inventors:

Martin McKinnin - Atlanta GA, US
Mani Subramanian - Atlanta GA, US
Timothy Sotack - Atlanta GA, US
Oleg Kolesnikov - Chernivtsi, UA
James Harrell - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

H04J001/00
H04L012/56
H04L012/28

US Classification:

370/490000, 370/423000, 370/427000

Abstract:

A method of incorporating allocations of network access in a DOCSIS 1.0 compliant cable network, wherein users compete for bandwidth, includes limiting bandwidth consumed by a cable modem of a user to a value representative of that user's bandwidth allocation for a time interval. Preferably, the method includes the steps of: (a) generating cable modem configuration files, each of which limits bandwidth consumption by a cable modem of a user to a bandwidth allowance of that user equaling to the respective bandwidth allocation; (b) sending the configuration files to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Server of the DOC Network; and (c) sending a command either to each user's cable modem, or to a cable modem termination system to which each user's cable modem is connected, to cause the cable modem to implement the respective new configuration file.

US Patent:

20030195862, Oct 16, 2003

Filed:

Apr 10, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/119036

Inventors:

James Harrell - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/30
G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/001000

Abstract:

A client side, Web server, or clustered server Xbase style data access and transfer system allows native Xbase style application programs to transparently use SQL or other RDBMS style systems as their underlying data store. The system includes a non-flat file client/server storage mechanism as the target data storage system, a native Xbase style application program, script, or Web based application requiring access to a non-Xbase style backend database, and network communications system connecting the two, such as an IP based Ethernet, Web processing system, or other wireless or wired packet switching medium. The native Xbase system connects to the back end application to read and write data as if it were utilizing the native local Xbase desktop database file(s). This allows non-client/server database applications to be easily ported to utilize improved back end servers instead of simple file sharing.

US Patent:

20050120391, Jun 2, 2005

Filed:

Dec 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/001941

Inventors:

Paul Haynie - Atlanta GA, US
Daniel Howard - Atlanta GA, US
Richard Protus - Smyrna GA, US
James Langford - Atlanta GA, US
James Harrell - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

QUADROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04H009/00
H04N007/16
H04N007/173

US Classification:

725135000, 725138000, 725013000, 725024000

Abstract:

A system for manually and automatically generating interactive content for integration with television programming uses existing analog or digital television programming that is entirely devoid of interactive content, or can integrate legacy interactive content with fully interactive content generated automatically and/or with authoring tools in order to provide a complete interactive experience to television viewers of current and future television programming.

US Patent:

20050132420, Jun 16, 2005

Filed:

Dec 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/009927

Inventors:

Daniel Howard - Atlanta GA, US
James Langford - Atlanta GA, US
Alix Howard - Atlanta GA, US
Paul Haynie - Atlanta GA, US
James Harrell - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

QUADROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04N007/16
G10L021/00
G10L011/00
G10L015/04
G10L017/00
G10L015/00
G06F013/00
H04N005/445
G06F003/00
G06F017/27

US Classification:

725135000, 725038000, 725139000, 704246000, 704251000, 704275000, 704009000

Abstract:

A system and method for interaction with television programming uses either existing analog television programming with interactive content transmitted via separate communications channel or digital television with embedded interactive content in conjunction with a powerful viewer interface to provide a fully interactive television experience that is dynamic and personalized to each viewer.

US Patent:

20050138674, Jun 23, 2005

Filed:

Dec 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/013504

Inventors:

Daniel Howard - Atlanta GA, US
James Harrell - Atlanta GA, US
Paul Haynie - Atlanta GA, US
James Langford - Calhoun GA, US
Richard Protus - Smyrna GA, US
Kevin Brown - Decatur GA, US

Assignee:

QUADROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04N007/173
H04N007/16
H04N007/10
H04N007/025

US Classification:

725136000, 725135000, 725032000

Abstract:

A system and method for integration and synchronization of interactive content with television programming uses existing analog or digital television programming that is entirely devoid of interactive content, or can integrate legacy interactive content with fully interactive content to provide a complete interactive experience to television viewers of current and future television programming that is synchronized to the original television content.