Michael E Maresca

US Patent:

61816930, Jan 30, 2001

Filed:

Oct 8, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/169185

Inventors:

Michael Maresca - Mahwah NJ

Assignee:

High Speed Video, L.L.C. - East Norwalk CT

International Classification:

H04L 1256
H04M 1100
H04N 708

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

A system for sending and receiving full motion, live, full duplex video of broadcast quality over existing telephone lines comprises apparatus for converting audio/video data recorded at a first location into a stream of packets, apparatus for reconverting the stream of packets into audio/video data to be presented at a second location, and apparatus for bypassing telephone company voice switches at central offices, thereby allowing the packets to travel directly from the local telephone lines to the long distance telephone network. The packets are created at the first location and are received at the second location and, in addition to encoded audio/video data, each packet contains a start flag, an end flag, and at least data specifying the encoding algorithm by which the encoded audio/video data was encoded.

US Patent:

20150161720, Jun 11, 2015

Filed:

Nov 7, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/535974

Inventors:

Michael J. Maresca - Ramsey NJ, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/08
H04N 5/232

Abstract:

A system for conducting an auction, comprising sending audio/video data recorded at a first location over telephone lines and receiving a reproduction of said audio/video data at a second location, converting said audio/video data at said first location into a stream of packets to be sent over said telephone lines, converting said stream of packets at said second location into said reproduction of said audio/video data to be presented at said second location, and bypassing a telephone company voice switch at a telephone company central office, thereby allowing said stream of packets to pass directly between at least one local telephone line and at least one long distance network.