公开(公告)号：US4528589A

公开(公告)日：1985-07-09

申请号：US575761

申请日：1984-02-01

申请人： Robert S. Block ,  John R. Martin

发明人： Robert S. Block ,  John R. Martin

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04N7/167 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04M11/002 ,  H04N7/167 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N7/17363 ,  H04N2007/1739

摘要： A subscription television system and method in which billing information regarding programs actually viewed by a subscriber of the system is accumulated over non-dedicated telephone lines. A scrambled television program signal containing a block of television program material, a program identification code unique to the block of program material, and a program category code, is broadcast. The codes are preferably included in the vertical retrace interval of the video portion of the program signal and the transmitted program signal is selectively received at a subscriber station and selectively unscrambled to permit viewing of the block of program material being transmitted in response to subscriber action indicating acceptance for viewing of the block of program material. The received program category code is compared with a locally generated category code to determine whether the program is acceptable for viewing. The program identification code is detected and stored for subsequent transmission in response to the subscriber action indicating acceptance for viewing of the received block of program material.The program identification code stored at the subscriber station is selectively accessed from a remote location over telephone lines on other than a real time basis (e.g., a periodic basis) to thereby provide billing information at the remote location as to programs actually viewed by the subscriber. The subscriber can thus be billed monthly or on some desired periodic basis for programs actually viewed during the preceding period. The billing period can be varied from the remote location to provide a means to control the number of programs which a subscriber can receive.

摘要翻译： 一种订阅电视系统和方法，其中关于由该系统的用户实际观看的节目的计费信息在非专用电话线上累积。 广播包含电视节目素材块的加扰电视节目信号，节目素材块特有的节目识别码和节目类别码。 代码优选地包括在节目信号的视频部分的垂直回扫间隔中，并且所发送的节目信号在用户站被选择性地接收并且选择性地被解扰，以便响应于用户动作来观看被发送的节目素材块 验收程序资料块。 将接收到的节目类别代码与本地生成的类别代码进行比较，以确定节目是否可接受观看。 响应于用户动作指示所接收的节目素材块的接收，检测并存储节目识别码用于随后的发送。 存储在用户台处的节目识别码可以通过电话线从远程位置（例如，周期性的基础上）（例如，周期性地）从远程位置选择性地访问，从而在远程位置提供关于订户实际观看的节目的计费信息 。 因此，订户可以每月或按照一些期望的周期性基础收取在前一段期间实际观看的节目。 计费周期可以从远程位置变化，以提供控制订户可以接收的节目数量的手段。

公开(公告)号：US4225884A

公开(公告)日：1980-09-30

申请号：US920846

申请日：1978-06-30

申请人： Robert S. Block ,  John R. Martin

发明人： Robert S. Block ,  John R. Martin

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04N7/167 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04M11/002 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/47211 ,  H04N21/6187 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N7/1675 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N7/17363 ,  H04N2007/1739

摘要： A subscription television system and method in which billing information regarding programs actually viewed by a subscriber of the system is accumulated over non-dedicated telephone lines. A scrambled television program signal containing a block of television program material, a program identification code unique to the block of program material, and a program category code, is broadcast. The codes are preferably included in the vertical retrace interval of the video portion of the program signal and the transmitted program signal is selectively received at a subscriber station and selectively unscrambled to permit viewing of the block of program material being transmitted in response to subscriber action indicating acceptance for viewing of the block of program material. The received program category code is compared with a locally generated category code to determine whether the program is acceptable for viewing. The program identification code is detected and stored for subsequent transmission in response to the subscriber action indicating acceptance for viewing of the received block of program material.The program identification code stored at the subscriber station is selectively accessed from a remote location over telephone lines on other than a real time basis (e.g., a periodic basis) to thereby provide billing information at the remote location as to programs actually viewed by the subscriber. The subscriber can thus be billed monthly or on some desired periodic basis for programs actually viewed during the preceding period. The billing period can be varied from the remote location to provide a means to control the number of programs which a subscriber can receive.

摘要翻译： 一种收费电视系统和方法，其中关于由该系统的用户实际观看的节目的计费信息在非专用电话线上累积。 广播包含电视节目素材块的加扰电视节目信号，节目素材块特有的节目识别码和节目类别码。 代码优选地包括在节目信号的视频部分的垂直回扫间隔中，并且所发送的节目信号在用户站被选择性地接收并且选择性地被解扰，以便响应于用户动作来观看被发送的节目素材块 验收程序资料块。 将接收到的节目类别代码与本地生成的类别代码进行比较，以确定节目是否可接受观看。 响应于用户动作指示所接收的节目素材块的接收，检测并存储节目识别码用于随后的发送。 存储在用户台处的节目识别码可以通过电话线从远程位置（例如，周期性的基础上）（例如，周期性地）从远程位置选择性地访问，从而在远程位置提供关于订户实际观看的节目的计费信息 。 因此，订户可以每月或按照一些期望的周期性基础收取在前一段期间实际观看的节目。 计费周期可以从远程位置变化，以提供控制订户可以接收的节目数量的手段。

公开(公告)号：US4104486A

公开(公告)日：1978-08-01

申请号：US701033

申请日：1976-06-29

申请人： John R. Martin ,  Robert S. Block

发明人： John R. Martin ,  Robert S. Block

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04Q9/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/17327 ,  H04M11/002 ,  H04N2007/17381 ,  H04N2007/1739

摘要： A telephone data accumulator system for accumulating data at a central station through connection of the central station to a remote subscriber's station, including a data accumulator, by way of nondedicated telephone lines. The remote terminal is selectively conditioned to generate dialing signals and to thereby provide selective connection of the accumulator to the telephone lines from the remote subscriber station. A preconditioning circuit such as timing means or a broadcast signal decoder at the subscriber's station conditions the remote terminal and provides a short time window during a time of the day when the telephone there is not likely to be used for normal telephone calls, and the call is made to the central station during the time window to cause connection of the data accumulator to the telephone lines. The data in the data accumulator is thereafter transferred from the remote station to the central station over the telephone lines.

摘要翻译： 一种电话数据累加器系统，用于通过非专用电话线将中心站连接到包括数据累加器的远程用户站在中心站处累积数据。 远程终端被选择性地调节为产生拨号信号，从而提供累加器到来自远程用户站的电话线的选择性连接。 在用户站的定时装置或广播信号解码器等预处理电路对远程终端进行条件判断，并且在一天中不可能用于正常电话呼叫的时间内提供短时间窗口，并且呼叫 在时间窗口中间到中心站，使得数据累加器连接到电话线。 数据累加器中的数据此后通过电话线路从远程站传输到中心站。

公开(公告)号：US4163254A

公开(公告)日：1979-07-31

申请号：US768404

申请日：1977-02-14

申请人： Robert S. Block ,  John R. Martin

发明人： Robert S. Block ,  John R. Martin

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/00

CPC分类号： H04M11/002 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N2007/1739

摘要： A subscription television system and method in which billing information regarding programs actually viewed by a subscriber of the system is accumulated over non-dedicated telephone lines. A scrambled television program signal containing a block of television program material and a program identification code unique to the block of program material is transmitted at a predetermined carrier frequency. The codes are preferably included in the vertical retrace interval of the video portion of the program signal and the transmitted program signal is selectively received at a subscriber station and selectively unscrambled to permit viewing of the block of program material being transmitted in response to subscriber action indicating acceptance for viewing of the block of program material. The program identification code in the program signal received at the subscriber station is detected and stored for subsequent transmission as an electrical signal in response to the subscriber action indicating acceptance for viewing of the block of program material.The program identification code stored at the subscriber station is selectively accessed from a remote location over telephone lines on other than a real time basis (e.g., a periodic basis) to thereby provide billing information at the remote location as to programs actually viewed by the subscriber. The subscriber can thus be billed monthly or on some desired periodic basis for programs actually viewed during the preceding period.

摘要翻译： 一种订阅电视系统和方法，其中关于由该系统的用户实际观看的节目的计费信息在非专用电话线上累积。 以预定的载波频率发送包含电视节目素材块和节目素材块特有的节目识别码的扰频电视节目信号。 代码优选地包括在节目信号的视频部分的垂直回扫间隔中，并且所发送的节目信号在用户站被选择性地接收并且选择性地被解扰，以便响应于用户动作来观看被发送的节目素材块 验收程序资料块。 检测并存储在用户站处接收到的节目信号中的节目识别码作为响应于用户动作的随后的传输，以指示用于观看节目素材块的接收。

公开(公告)号：US4126762A

公开(公告)日：1978-11-21

申请号：US683161

申请日：1976-05-04

申请人： John R. Martin ,  Robert S. Block

发明人： John R. Martin ,  Robert S. Block

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04M11/08

CPC分类号： H04M11/002

摘要： A system wherein a telephone calling signal from a central station initiates the connection of a remote terminal, including a data accumulator, at a subscriber's station to a nondedicated telephone line for reading by a billing processor computer at the central station. In one embodiment, sequential ringing signals having a different time spacing than the signals from a normal telephone call may, through operation of a ring muting circuit at the subscriber's station, condition the remote terminal to intercept the ringing signals and to provide selective connection of the accumulator to the line without disturbing the subscriber or disrupting normal telephone operation. Alternatively, timing means may be operated at the subscriber's station to condition the remote terminal and provide a short time window during a time of the day when the telephone there is not likely to be used for normal telephone calls so that a call made from the central station during the time window will cause connection of the data accumulator. In both embodiments conditioning and connection of the subscriber terminal are accomplished without actuating the subscriber ringer.

摘要翻译： 一种系统，其中来自中央站的电话呼叫信号在用户站发起包括数据累加器的远程终端的连接到非专用电话线，以供中央站处的计费处理器计算机读取。 在一个实施例中，具有与来自正常电话呼叫的信号不同的时间间隔的顺序振铃信号可以通过在用户站处的环形静噪电路的操作来调节远端终端截取振铃信号并提供选择性连接 累加器到线路而不打扰订户或中断正常的电话操作。 或者，定时装置可以在用户站处操作以调节远程终端，并且在一天中的时间期间提供短时间窗口，其中电话不太可能用于正常的电话呼叫，以便从中心进行呼叫 在时间窗口中的站将导致数据累加器的连接。 在两个实施例中，在不启动用户振铃器的情况下完成了用户终端的调节和连接。

公开(公告)号：US4405942A

公开(公告)日：1983-09-20

申请号：US354376

申请日：1982-03-03

申请人： Robert S. Block ,  John R. Martin

发明人： Robert S. Block ,  John R. Martin

IPC分类号： H04N7/169 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04K1/04

CPC分类号： H04N7/1696

摘要： A method and a system for secure transmission and reception of a video signal wherein parts of the video signal arranged in a first predetermined sequence are delayed in relation to each other to form an encoded video signal having its parts rearranged in sequence relative to their positions in the first predetermined sequence. Rearrangement of the video signal parts is accomplished by storing successive parts of the video signal and retrieving the stored parts so that the transmitted video signal has in parts arranged in a sequence other than their normal sequence. A decoder at a remote location is provided for receiving and restoring the transmitted sequence of video signal parts to its original sequence. In a television scrambling system, the parts of the video signal are fields, lines or segments of lines and, rearrangement of the sequence of video signal parts is accomplished on a line segment, line or field basis. Codes may be transmitted to the remote location with the video signal or otherwise to indicate the manner in which the parts of the video signal have been rearranged.

摘要翻译： 一种用于安全地传输和接收视频信号的方法和系统，其中以第一预定序列布置的视频信号的部分相对于彼此延迟以形成编码视频信号，其中其部分相对于其位置依次重新排列 第一预定序列。 视频信号部分的重新排列通过存储视频信号的连续部分并检索存储的部分来实现，使得所发送的视频信号具有按照其正常序列以外的顺序排列的部分。 提供远程位置的解码器用于接收和恢复传输的视频信号部分序列至其原始序列。 在电视加扰系统中，视频信号的各部分是字段，线或线段，并且视频信号部分序列的重新排列在线段，线或场基础上完成。 代码可以用视频信号发送到远程位置，或以其他方式指示视频信号的部分已被重新排列的方式。

公开(公告)号：US08342925B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：US12563370

申请日：2009-09-21

申请人： John R. Martin ,  Patrick G. Rice

发明人： John R. Martin ,  Patrick G. Rice

IPC分类号： A63F13/04

CPC分类号： A63B67/14 ,  A63B24/0021 ,  A63B71/0622 ,  A63B2024/0028 ,  A63B2024/0034 ,  A63B2207/02 ,  A63B2220/13 ,  A63B2220/805 ,  A63B2220/833 ,  A63B2220/89 ,  A63F7/0664 ,  A63F2003/00659 ,  A63F2007/346 ,  A63F2007/367 ,  A63F2007/4068 ,  A63F2007/4075 ,  A63F2009/243 ,  A63F2009/246

摘要： A virtual shuffleboard table gaming apparatus including a housing having a playing field, a game acquisition circuit, and a display. As a puck is propelled towards a puck return at the distal end of the playing field, the puck temporarily obstructs at least two beams from transmitters. Sensors that receive the transmitted beams provide information to the game acquisition circuit indicative of the time when the beams were blocked and unblocked. The duration of time the beams are block are used by a game controller to calculate the angle of travel, location, and velocity of the puck. This information is then used by the game controller to determine the travel path and resting place of a virtual puck on a virtual playing field, as well as determine whether the virtual puck rests in a scoring zone and maintain a game score.

摘要翻译： 一种包括具有游戏场的外壳，游戏获取电路和显示器的虚拟沙狐球表游戏设备。 当游戏场的远端被推向冰球返回时，冰球暂时阻挡来自发射器的至少两个射束。 接收发送波束的传感器向游戏获取电路提供指示波束被阻塞和解除阻塞的时间的信息。 游戏控制器使用波束阻挡的持续时间来计算游球角度，位置和速度。 该信息然后由游戏控制器用于确定虚拟游戏场上的虚拟游戏的行进路径和休息位置，以及确定虚拟冰球是否位于评分区域并保持游戏得分。

公开(公告)号：US08131006B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US12026844

申请日：2008-02-06

申请人： John R. Martin

发明人： John R. Martin

IPC分类号： H04R11/02 ,  H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H04R19/005

摘要： A MEMS microphone has a backplate and a movable diaphragm that together form a variable capacitance. The backplate has a backplate surface and, in a corresponding manner, the diaphragm has a diaphragm surface that faces the backplate surface. At least one of the backplate surface and the diaphragm surface has at least a portion with a Hurst exponent that is less than or equal to about 0.5.

摘要翻译： MEMS麦克风具有一起形成可变电容的背板和可移动隔膜。 背板具有背板表面，并且以相应的方式，隔膜具有面向背板表面的隔膜表面。 背板表面和隔膜表面中的至少一个具有小于或等于约0.5的Hurst指数的至少一部分。

公开(公告)号：US08100012B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-24

申请号：US12013208

申请日：2008-01-11

申请人： John R. Martin ,  Xin Zhang

发明人： John R. Martin ,  Xin Zhang

IPC分类号： G01P15/125 ,  G01P1/02

CPC分类号： B81C1/00269 ,  B81B7/0077 ,  B81B2203/053 ,  B81C99/0045 ,  Y10T29/49002

摘要： A MEMS sensor includes a substrate having a MEMS structure movably attached to the substrate, a cap attached to the substrate and encapsulating the MEMS structure, and an electrode formed on the cap that senses movement of the MEMS structure.

摘要翻译： MEMS传感器包括具有可移动地附接到衬底的MEMS结构的衬底，附接到衬底并封装MEMS结构的帽以及形成在盖上的电极，其感测MEMS结构的运动。

公开(公告)号：US08076273B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-13

申请号：US12861148

申请日：2010-08-23

申请人： James D. Burrington ,  Bruce H. Grasser ,  Herman F. George ,  John R. Martin ,  John K. Pudelski ,  James P. Roski ,  Barbara L. Soukup ,  Melinda E. Bartlett

发明人： James D. Burrington ,  Bruce H. Grasser ,  Herman F. George ,  John R. Martin ,  John K. Pudelski ,  James P. Roski ,  Barbara L. Soukup ,  Melinda E. Bartlett

IPC分类号： C10M141/00 ,  C10M169/06

CPC分类号： C10M165/00 ,  C10M175/0091 ,  C10M2207/028 ,  C10M2207/26 ,  C10M2207/262 ,  C10M2207/34 ,  C10M2215/02 ,  C10M2215/28 ,  C10M2217/043 ,  C10M2219/046 ,  C10N2210/02 ,  C10N2230/00 ,  C10N2240/10 ,  C10N2250/10 ,  F01M9/02 ,  F01M11/03 ,  F01M2001/1014

摘要： A lubricant additive gel formed by the gellation of two or more lubricant additives for the slow release of the additive components into a fluid. The lubricant additive gel slowly releases into its component lubricant additives when contacted with the fluid such as an oil thereby serving as a lubricant fluid such as an oil thereby.

摘要翻译： 通过两种或多种润滑剂添加剂凝胶形成的润滑剂添加剂凝胶，用于将添加剂组分缓慢释放到流体中。 润滑剂添加剂凝胶在与诸如油的流体接触时缓慢地释放到其组分润滑剂添加剂中，从而用作润滑剂流体，例如油。