Stephen L Mattson

US Patent:

8111716, Feb 7, 2012

Filed:

Feb 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/032011

Inventors:

Russell Iannuzzelli - Bethesda MD, US
Stephen Douglas Mattson - Felton PA, US

Assignee:

iBiquity Digital Corporation - Columbia MD

International Classification:

H04J 3/00

US Classification:

370476, 370389, 370465, 375295, 375219, 375220

Abstract:

A data unit for transmitting data in a digital broadcasting system includes a first payload field, and a first byte code field having a value indicating an offset of data in the first payload field with respect to an absent value. A method for formatting the data unit includes: providing data for a payload field for a data unit, wherein the data includes an absent byte value, determining an offset between an absent byte value and other data in the payload field, shifting the data in the payload field by the offset to produce shifted bytes, and inserting a byte code in the data unit, wherein the byte code indicates the offset. A transmitter for transmitting the data units, and a receiver for receiving the data units are also provided.

US Patent:

8279908, Oct 2, 2012

Filed:

Dec 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/346955

Inventors:

Russell Iannuzzelli - Bethesda MD, US
Stephen Douglas Mattson - Felton PA, US
Muthu Gopal Balasubramanian - Ellicott City MD, US

Assignee:

iBiquity Digital Corporation - Columbia MD

International Classification:

H04B 1/707

US Classification:

375145

Abstract:

A broadcasting method includes: using a first transmitter to send a signal including a plurality of frames of data synchronized with respect to a first GPS pulse signal, receiving the signal at a first remote transmitter, synchronizing the frames to a second GPS pulse signal at the first remote transmitter, and transmitting the synchronized frames from the remote transmitter to a plurality of receivers. A system that implements the method is also provided.