Gerald W Johnson

US Patent:

8018872, Sep 13, 2011

Filed:

Jul 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/829134

Inventors:

Jay W. Strater - Jamison PA, US
Thomas L. Du Breuil - Ivyland PA, US
Gerald R. Johnson - Cataumet MA, US

Assignee:

General Instrument Corporation - Horsham PA

International Classification:

G01R 31/08
H04L 12/28
H04M 3/00

US Classification:

370254, 370252, 455418

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for mitigating layer-2 loops in home networking applications. One embodiment of a method for mitigating layer-2 loops in a network includes detecting a loop between a first terminal in the network and a second terminal in the network, and deactivating at least one active home networking interface at the first terminal.

US Patent:

8159962, Apr 17, 2012

Filed:

Jul 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/829131

Inventors:

Jay W. Strater - Jamison PA, US
Thomas L. Du Breuil - Ivyland PA, US
Gerald R. Johnson - Cataumet MA, US

Assignee:

General Instrument Corporation - Horsham PA

International Classification:

G01R 31/08
H04L 12/28
H04N 7/16

US Classification:

370252, 370401, 725133, 725151

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for optimizing home networking interface selection in home networking applications. One embodiment of a method for selecting, at a set top box in a network, an active home networking interface from among a plurality of home networking interfaces includes activating the best performing home networking interface and deactivating the remainder of the home networking interfaces.

US Patent:

20150131968, May 14, 2015

Filed:

Jan 23, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/604413

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Louis D. Bifano - Morrisville PA, US
Gerald R. Johnson - Cataumet MA, US
Jason E. Krasnow - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

G11B 27/10
G11B 27/034

US Classification:

386241

Abstract:

In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a video recording system including a user interface to enable a user to enter commands. A bookmark manager is to generate bookmarks corresponding to locations in the videos being recorded based on bookmark commands received, to assign end points for the bookmarks, and to generate a program based on selection of one or more of the recorded videos and selection of at least a subset of the bookmarks associated with the one or more recorded videos. A video record/playback manager is to control recording of the videos and the associated bookmarks and to present the program by playing the at least a subset of the associated bookmarks for the one or more of the recorded videos. Playback of each of the at least a subset of the associated bookmarks is to end at the assigned endpoint.