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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Ward, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
William Edward Stephens, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Miroslaw Kalinowski, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370445 ; 370487 ;
Abstract
A media access control protocol methodology suitable for facilitating client-server interaction in an asymmetric information distribution system, especially an asymmetric information distribution system offering multiple information services.