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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:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Mark Alan Schultz, Carmel, IN (US);
Ronald Douglas Johnson, Westfield, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mark Alan Schultz, Carmel, IN (US);
Ronald Douglas Johnson, Westfield, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G08C 25/00 (2006.01); H03M 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are capable of masking a signal loss condition. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of receiving a signal, detecting a period of loss of the signal, and enabling a received portion of the signal to be reproduced continuously and causing a portion of the signal lost during the period to be skipped.