Michael A Field

US Patent:

6999477, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Apr 23, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/841579

Inventors:

Ran Oz - Modiin, IL
Michael Field - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

BigBand Networks, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

H04H 1/04

US Classification:

370486

Abstract:

Method and system for dynamic provision of service conveying packets to groups of end-users, each group of end-users is coupled to the system via a bandwidth limited media, the system including: a router, operative to receive service conveying packets and to provide to each group of end-users group associated service conveying packets; a session manager, coupled to the router, said session manager providing routing instructions to said router, for dynamically selecting group associated service conveying packets out of the received service conveying packets. At least some of the service conveying packets comprise media signals.

US Patent:

7151782, Dec 19, 2006

Filed:

Aug 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/126021

Inventors:

Ran Oz - Modiin, IL
Michael Field - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

BigBand Networks, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

H04J 3/16

US Classification:

370468

Abstract:

Method and system for dynamic provision of service conveying packets to groups of end-users, each group of end-users is coupled to the system via a bandwidth limited media, the system including: a router, operative to receive service conveying packets and to provide to each group of end-users group associated service conveying packets; a session manager, coupled to the router, said session manager providing routing instructions to said router, for dynamically selecting group associated service conveying packets out of the received service conveying packets. At least some of the service conveying packets comprise media signals.

US Patent:

7660328, Feb 9, 2010

Filed:

Apr 3, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/825628

Inventors:

Ran Oz - Modiin, IL
Michael Field - San Diego CA, US
Nery Strasman - Ramat-Gan, IL
Omer Schechter - Modiin, IL

Assignee:

BigBand Networks Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

H04J 3/16
H04J 3/24
H04N 11/20
H04N 7/20
H04N 7/16
H04N 11/02

US Classification:

370466, 370474, 348441, 725 63, 725144, 37524001

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for generating and transmitting bit rate conversion information to be utilized during bit rate conversion decisions and a method and apparatus for performing bit rate adaptation of media signals to use an available bandwidth of a channel, the media signals being associated with bit rate conversion information, the method for utilizing the bit rate conversion information including the steps of: receiving the media signals and the bit rate conversion information; the bit rate conversion information being indicative of a change in a bit rate of the media signals resulting from bit rate conversion; and converting the multiplexed processed media signals in response to the available bandwidth and the bit rate conversion information.

US Patent:

60187646, Jan 25, 2000

Filed:

Dec 10, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/762865

Inventors:

Michael Field - San Diego CA
Mark K. Eyer - San Diego CA

Assignee:

General Instrument Corporation - Horsham PA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

Web pages and other Internet information resources are retrieved from a one-way broadcast signal such as a broadcast television signal. A user selects from a range of available information, including hypertext markup language (HTML) pages, which is carried in the broadcast stream by invoking a command which is defined according to a uniform resource locator (URL) format. Table mapping data is carried in the broadcast signal and provides a broadcast address corresponding to the URL of the user request signal for use in identifying a location in the broadcast signal from which the desired information can be retrieved. The broadcast address may provide information regarding a frequency, packet identifier, satellite, transponder, cryptographic scheme, modulation scheme, data rate, error correction scheme, page number or other relevant criteria associated with the broadcast signal which must be known to retrieve the requested information. The system has the look and feel of a two-way Internet connection, and is compatible with existing transmission schemes.

US Patent:

59824450, Nov 9, 1999

Filed:

Oct 21, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/734681

Inventors:

Mark K. Eyer - San Diego CA
Michael Field - San Diego CA

Assignee:

General Instrument Corporation - Horsham PA

International Classification:

H04N 550

US Classification:

348461

Abstract:

Textual and graphical displays are provided on a television screen using a hypertext markup language (HTML). On-screen display devices allow a user to invoke hyperlinks to different pages of HTML-coded data in addition to functions calls for controlling television and non-television appliance functions. A method provides HTML-coded display data which is processed to provide a signal suitable for reproduction on a television. The display data may provide information on a featured movie or other presentation of an associated video programming service signal such as a network television broadcast. Function calls allow the control of various television functions and programming options, such as the purchase of pay-per-view programming, or television display options such as aspect ratio, channel, brightness, picture-in-picture, or split-screen. Non-television appliances which may be controlled with function calls include audio equipment which is associated with the programming service (e. g. , surround sound, filtering) in addition to, for instance, a home heating and air conditioning system or other household appliances.