Timothy J Ruhl, 444795 Bramble Rose Ln, Suwanee, GA 30024

8484349, Jul 9, 2013

Feb 8, 2008

12/028355

Raynald Killick - Alpharetta GA, US
Timothy Ruhl - Dacula GA, US

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

G06F 15/173

709226, 709224, 709225, 709240

A system and method for allocating bandwidth to a plurality of subscriber devices operably connected to a DSL subscription network is described. An embodiment according to the invention comprises a bandwidth management system that operably connects a service network to a plurality of subscriber devices attached to a LAN. After allocating bandwidth to the plurality of subscriber services based on requirements determined from information provided by the service provider and the plurality of subscriber devices, the bandwidth management system can borrow bandwidth from non-critical subscriber services to meet the increased bandwidth requirement of other subscriber services in accordance to the subscriber's instructions. On completion of the subscriber services requiring the increased bandwidth, the bandwidth management system can reallocate bandwidth in accordance with the requirements determined from information provided by the service provider and the plurality of subscriber devices.

2006011, Jun 1, 2006

Nov 29, 2004

10/999051

Timothy Ruhl - Dacula GA, US

H04N 5/445
G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00

725046000, 725045000

Provided is a personalized programming guide containing television programming information which corresponds to events scheduled in an electronic calendar, where the calendar application may reside within an electronic device in communication with a digital home communication terminal (DHCT), and where the DHCT is coupled to a subscriber television system (STS).

2009011, Apr 30, 2009

Oct 24, 2007

11/923021

Altan Stalker - Lawrenceville GA, US
Timothy J. Ruhl - Dacula GA, US
Russell Leake - Atlanta GA, US
Ered Woolf - Lawrenceville GA, US
Dashant Patel - Lawrenceville GA, US

G06F 3/00

725 39

The present invention provides methods for navigation in data sets that can contain non-uniform fields. In one embodiment, data sets are defined by horizontal and vertical axes, and horizontal and vertical bias lines are calculated to determine which field is highlighted in response to vertical or horizontal navigation of the data set. In response to a user's navigation, at least one bias line is recalculated. Additional axes, for example a z-axis, and corresponding additional bias lines can be implemented. The invention can be practiced as an interactive program guide for a subscription television service. The fields of the program guide may not be uniform because programs listed in the program guide may have variable start times and/or durations, or because channel information may be redundant. The invention provides more predictable navigation within an interactive program guide. By reversing navigation movements, a user returns to a previously highlighted field.