The History of
Autosophy
The
following text contains a complete chronological reference to important events
and dates spanning a time period from the date of the invention to the present.
All text in brackets contains comments towards the final outcome or results of
the events.
Entries made in “Italics”
are references to events happening at that time, which were unknown to us at
the time. The references are supplied to point at the state of the art and
significant work performed by other researchers.
1974
June 17 Invention of self-learning computer. Diary entry reads:
Mo. June 17/74 LA. Have weird idea about new memory type computer. Cannot sleep
till 1:00. Idea is about computer with content addressable input memory and
action oriented output memory. This computer would be able to learn and with
higher abstraction might become intelligent.
Aug. 23 Write a log book about self-learning computer (HAL)
recording all my thoughts and ideas about this new invention. The book contains
about 58 pages, double sided, of hand written text and figures. (not published
or disclosed in any form yet)
1975
March Record various notes on HAL, self-learning computer.
Describe data compression and encryption tree algorithm. (only hand written
text)
April Write a paper for publication (unpublished). HAL A
self programming computer using heuristic associative logic to store data in an
infinite dimensional network
June 16 First filing date of data compression patent by Klaus
Holtz (Ser. No. 587,069 to become Patent 4,366,551 on Dec. 28,1982)
1976
Sept. Several write ups in the diary. Self-learning
computer
Nov. Write a paper (unpublished first sketch). Build a
self-learning no-programming computer with your microprocessor
Dec. 16 Second filing date for data compression patent by Klaus
Holtz. (Ser. No. 750,953 to become Patent 4,366,551 on Dec. 28, 1982)
1977
April 15 - 17 THE FIRST WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE, San Francisco, CA. (First publication, presentation of the
self-learning tree networks). Author: Klaus Holtz, Title: Here comes the brain-like, self-learning,
no-programming, computer of the future. Reference: COMPUTER FAIRE, Box 1597,
Palo Alto, CA 94302
May J. Ziv and A.
Lempel publish the LZ-1 or LZ-77 code. A Universal Algorithm for Sequential
Data Compression. IEEE Information Theory, IT-23, May 1977. (This code is most
often used today, no patents on original code) (STAC holds improvement patents
5,003,307 and 5,016,009). (This compression method is not used in the V.42bis
standard)
June 24 Third filing of data compression patent by Klaus Holtz.
(Ser. No. 809,569 to become Patent 4,366,551 on Dec. 28, 1982)
Aug. 20 Write a paper (unpublished). Switch to “Knowledge
Processing” and Build a Self-learning Computer Which Needs No Programming.
Dec. 6 Submit a paper for publication to COMPUTER DESIGN
magazine. Data Compression and Cryptography with Infinite Dimensional Networks
(the paper is first accepted then rejected later)
1978
Feb. 14 Long letter to Erwin Langheld discussing new paper for
Elektronik magazine publication. The following networks are described: Serial,
Associative, Parallel, Unfolding, Interrelational, Logical. (only the serial
network is later used in V.42bis)
March 6 Write a book about self-learning networks in Sydney
Australia. Title: Infinite Dimensional Networks for Self-learning Computer (.8
inch thick hand written manuscript still unpublished, off and on writing until
May)
April Write a paper (most of this paper is later published
in Dr. Dobbs Journal on March 1979) Build a Self-learning No-Programming
Computer with your Microprocessor
August Re-write the book about self-learning networks in San
Francisco Infinite Dimensional Networks for self-learning computer (.9 inch
thick hand written manuscript including theory of the brain still unpublished)
Sept. Jacob Ziv and
Abraham Lempel publish the LZ-2 or the LZ-78 code: Compression of Individual
Sequences via Variable-Rate Coding. IEEE Information Theory, IT-24, Sept. 1978
(Primitive beginning leading eventually to the LZW code)
Dec. 21 Elektronik Magazine in Germany (Comprehensive publication
in two parts in German language). Authors: Klaus Holtz, Erwin Langheld. Title:
Der selbstlernende und programmierfreie Assoziationscomputer. Reference:
Electronik magazine, Volume 14 and 15,
Franzis Verlag Abt. Zeitschriften Vertrieb, PO Box 37 01 20, Munich 37,
Germany
1979
March Write a paper for publication
(unpublished). Data Compression and Encryptography with self learning networks
March Dr. Dobb’s Journal, Number 33, Volume 4, Issue 3
(Article about data compression and self-learning computer). Author: Klaus
Holtz. Title: Build a Self-learning No-programming Computer with your
Microprocessor. Reference:Dr. Dobbs Journal, Number 33, March 1979, Vol. 4, Box
E, Menlo Park, CA
April Write a paper (unpublished, Submitted to Scientific
American). Self Assembling Infinite Dimensional Networks
July Write a paper (unpublished). Serial data compression
and cryptography with self-learning networks
July 10 Write a paper (unpublished). Video data compression and
encryptography with self-learning networks
Oct. 22 Final version of data compression patent filed by Klaus
Holtz. Associative Memory Search System (to become Patent 4,366,551 on Dec. 28,
1982)
1980
March Negotiation with Teledyne about my
invention, self-learning networks. (negotiations broken off later, Teledyne
wants it all, no deal). Teledyne prepares a presentation booklet for aerospace
presentations: ODIN Omni Dimensional Information Networks, Self-learning
Computer. Teledyne also prepares a publication write-up: The Theory of Infinite
Dimensional Processing Networks By Klaus Holtz
April Write a very long paper (unpublished). Self-learning
Computer and Creation
May Write a study for building a self-learning computer
(unpublished) Self-learning Computer Development Plan
July Write a paper (unpublished) Introduction to
self-learning Computer
August Write a paper (unpublished): Data Compression and
Encryptography with Self-learning Networks
Oct. Write a large paper (unpublished): From
Self-assembling Structures to Self-learning Computer
Nov. 28 Invent the Primary Network (not used in V.42bis)
1981
Feb. Write a paper (unpublished), Computer Vision with
self-learning Networks
April Write a paper (unpublished), Self-assembling
Structures and Self-learning Computer
Aug. 10 Filing data of the
Eastman patent 4.464,650, Ser. No. 291,870, Inventors: M. Cohen, W. Eastman, A.
Lempel, J. Ziv, Apparatus and Method for Compressing Data and Restoring the
Compressed Data. (a primitive tree network leading eventually to the LZW code)
1982
April Write a paper (unpublished), Self Learning Computer
May 11 Write a paper in German Language (unpublished)
Selbstlernende Computer
July Write a paper for Applied Natural Language
Processing Conference. Text and language processing with self-learning
computer. (paper is rejected by conference)
July Write a paper (unpublished): Introduction to
self-learning computer
Dec. 28 Issue date for Patent 4,366,551 Associative Memory Search System. (Tree network patent by Klaus
Holtz used in V.42bis.)
1983
Jan. Write a paper (submitted to Eighth International
Joint Conference On Artificial Intelligence, rejected), From Self-assembling
Structures to Self-learning Computer
March Assist Alfred Lettieri with writing his Master Degree
Thesis: Text Compression and Encryptography with Self-learning Infinite
Dimensional Networks. University of Dayton,1983 Master Thesis by Alfred
Salvatore Lettieri Jr. Assembly microcode listing and system design.
June 20 Patent application
filed by Terry Welch for LZW code High Speed Data Compression and Decompression
Apparatus and Method. (Modified tree network used in V.42bis, owned by UNISYS)
(results in Patent 4,558,302 on Dec. 10, 1985)
Aug. Write a paper (unpublished) Introduction to
Self-learning Computer
Sept. Write a paper (unpublished) Text Compression and
Encryptography with self-learning networks
1984
Feb. Prepare a presentation slide book: Self-Learning Computer
June Publication by
Terry Welch in IEEE Computer. A Technique for High-Performance Data Compression
(Describes LZW code used in V.42bis) (UNISYS Patent 4,558,302 issued on Dec.
10, 1985)
June Write a large paper (unpublished) A Mathematical
Theory of Learning
Nov. Write a paper (unpublished) Text Compression and
Encryption with self-learning Networks
1985
Feb. Write a paper about modem transmission (unpublished)
Text Compression and Encryption with Self-learning Networks
March Write a paper (unpublished) Text compression and
encryption with self-learning networks
June Write a large paper (unpublished) Advanced Television
with Self-learning Networks
Aug. Prepare presentation booklets containing presentation
slides. Text Compression and Encryption with Self-learning Networks,
Self-learning Computer, Advanced Television with Self-learning Networks
Sept. 24 Make a presentation of data compression modem at SASSE in
Germany. Negotiate to build a modem enhancer in Nuremberg Germany
Nov.1 Big meeting with sponsors in Munich
Germany. Agree to build a modem enhancer including data compression and
encryption using tree networks. Work to be performed at Nuremberg University.
Nov. Prepare a manual and specifications for the new modem
enhancer. A Text Encryption and Xmission Terminal
Dec. 4 GLOBECOM’85.
IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Publication of data compression algorithms)
Author:: Klaus Holtz, speaker. Title: Text Compression and Encryption with
self-learning Networks. Reference: IEEE GLOBECOM-85, New Orleans, Volume 2,
CH2190-7/85/0000-0855 $1.00 1985 IEEE,
Page 855
Dec. 10 Issue date of the
Welch Patent 4,558,303, High Speed Data Compression and Decompression Apparatus
and Method. (the LZW code which is also used in the V.42bis standard) (now
owned by UNISYS)
1986
Jan. 7 Start design of a modem enhancer using tree network
data compression. Work is performed at the Schweinfurt University in Germany.
Write systems specifications in German language
Jan. Re-apply for a German patent identical to US Patent
4,366,551, Eine Vorrichtung zur Verdichtung und Verschlusselung von Textdaten.
Public notice No. 28 10 251. (the patent is eventually denied because software
routines are not patentable. After rejection the law is changed in Germany)
Feb. 16 Complete first hardware design of modem enhancer
March 15 Complete second hardware design of modem enhancer
April 3 Start hardware, physical construction of
modem enhancer
April Design, draw slides for a presentation booklet in
German language. Anwendung einer neuen Theorie der kuenstlichen Intelligenz,
Selbstlernender Computer
June Write software specifications for modem enhancer.
Start assembly programming of embedded computer
July 17 Complete first set of software routines for modem
enhancer. First demonstrations of tree network data compression
Aug. 11 Patent application
filed by Victor Miller of IBM (also claimed in V.42bis Leads to Patent
4,814,746 issued on Mar. 21, 1989)
Nov. 7 Official hardware demonstration of a compressed data
transmission between two modem enhancers. Fully functional system. Work is
postponed until next April.
Nov. 21 Final report of the modem enhancer project.
Abschlussbericht fuer das Modemproject
1987
Jan. Prepare presentation slide booklets in German
Language. Selbstlernender Computer
Jan. 28 Full demonstration of data compression modem enhancer at
SASSE in Nuremberg Germany witnessed by many experts. System is fully
functional but not yet ready for production.
Feb. Prepare a presentation booklet for advanced
self-learning Television. Booklet finished at March 6. Advanced Television with
Self-learning Networks
March 11 Write and send a patent disclosure deposit to the patent
office.Self-learning Vision and Television Method and Apparatus
March 15 Sign a contract with SASSE in Germany for second phase
development of the modem enhancer. Second full demonstration of the system.
March 18 Presentation of the modem enhancer to QUANTE in Wuppertal,
Germany. Also propose a compression television project.
June 10 Start assembly programming for advanced modem enhancer.
July Start construction of modem enhancer Model 2.
Hardware check out complete Aug. 22
Nov. 14 Demonstration of more advanced modem enhancer in
Schwabach, Germany. Fully functional system Model 2.
Dec. 16 Use the Model 2 system and re-write the embedded
programming for a self-learning computer.
1988
Jan. 14 First demonstration of the learning functions of a
self-learning computer. Prove of concept of self-learning new generation of
computer.
Feb. 5 Self-learning
computer is complete.
Feb. 15 Prepare presentation booklet and slides: Self-learning
Computer, Text Compression and Encryption with self-learning Networks,
Self-learning Home Computer, Advanced Television with self-learning Networks,
Associative Memory
June 10 Demonstrations of modem enhancer and self-learning
computer in Nuremberg Germany. Demonstrations to: Grundig, Kapsch, Siemens
Oct. 30 Design, build and program a new self-learning computer model
designed as an add-in board to the IBM PC. Hardware is running on Dec. 29.
1989
Feb. 28 Patent filing date: Appl. No. 316,925. True Information
Television (TITV) and Vision System. (to become patent 4,992,868 on Feb. 12,
1991)
March Write a system specification for the self-learning
computer plug-in board. Self-learning Computer.
March 21 Patent 4,814,746 issued to
Victor Miller of IBM Data Compression Method (Claimed in V.42bis because of
recycling library addition)
April Prepare a presentation booklet with slides:
Information Management System
April Prepare an operating manual for the new plug-in
self-learning computer. Information Management System Model: IDIN 3
June 1 File 2 SBIR grant proposal to the National Science
Foundation: True Information Television and Roboter Vision. Knowledge
Representation in Self-learning Computer (both proposals are rejected later)
June 1 File 2 SBIR grant proposals to NASA (both proposals are
rejected later). True Information Television and Roboter Vision. Knowledge
Representation in Self-learning Computer
Dec. 4 Patent filing date: Appl. No. 446,296 Computer Memory
Pyramidal Addressing Method (to become Patent 5,113,505 on May 12, 1992)
1990
Jan. 31 Recommendation V.42bis
approved by study group XVII. Specification released in 1991, date unknown.
Data Communication over the Telephone Network. Data Compression Procedures for
Data Circuit Terminating Equipment (DCE) using Error Correction Procedures.
International Telecommunication Union
CCITT V.42bis Geneva 1990 (no announcement or information
outside of study group)
March 22 Sent out about 10 unsolicited proposals for HDTV development.
True Information Transmission for HDTV
May IEEE Transaction on Consumer Electronics. Authors:
Klaus Holtz, Eric Holtz. Title: True Information Television (TITV) breaks
Shannon Bandwidth Barrier. Reference: IEEE Trans. Consumer Electronic, May
1990, Vol.36, Number 2, ISSN 0098-3063
0098 3063/90/0200 00142$01.00
1990 IEEE
June Write a paper for publishing in IEEE Communications
Society: Text Compression and Encryption Improves Wide Area Network (WAN)
Communications (rejected for publication by IEEE)
June 10 Sent out 2 SBIR grant proposals to the National Science
Foundation. Image Compression and Encryption with Self-learning Networks. Text
Compression and Encryption for Wide Area Networks (both proposals were rejected
later)
June 26 Sent an SBIR grant proposal to DARPA (rejected later)
Image Compression and Feature Enhancement for Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV)
June 29 Sent 2 SBIR grant proposal to NASA (both turned down
later). True Information Video Transmission for Satellite Communication.
Knowledge-Based Systems with Self-assembling Hierarchical Tree Networks
Aug. 15 Sent a large grant proposal to DARPA (rejected later).
Wide Band Data Compression and Encryption for Communication Networks Through
True-Information Extraction and Self-learning Algorithms
Aug. 30 Sent a large grant proposal to DARPA (rejected later).
Text Retrieval and Understanding with self-assembling Hierarchical Networks
August Write a manual for the self-learning brain-like
Autosopher in the demonstration suitcase. Information Management System Model ODIN 3
Sept. 7 Sent
a large grant proposal to DARPA (rejected later). Large Knowledge Base Design
with Self-assembling Data Networks
Sept. 14 Write a letter to Al Sikes Chairman of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) requesting inclusion in the new HDTV standard
development (letter is ignored)
Oct. 8 Sent a paper for publication to the IEEE Communications
Society. Self-assembling Data Trees yield near Optimum Data Compression and
Encryption (paper is first accepted, then rejected later)
Oct. First newspaper articles about V.42bis
Oct. 8 First contact to Rockwell International Dudley
Westlake, Dial-up modem product manager Rockwell International Corp. of Newport
Beach, CA 92658-8902, PO Box C Letter and Paper to Dudley Westlake, a member of
the V.42bis committee. Paper included was: Self-assembling Data Trees yield
near Optimum Data Compression and Encryption. (no reply from Rockwell)
1991
Jan. 22 Write a paper for publication in IEEE Consumer
Electronics: Self-Growing Network Trees Simplify Knowledge Base Design (paper
rejected for publication by IEEE)
Feb. 12 Issue date for Patent 4,992,868 to Klaus Holtz. True
Information Television (TITV) and Vision System. Parallel Network Television.
March 7 Write a paper (unpublished) Very High Speed Text
Compression and Encryption with Self-assembling Data Trees
April 19 Write a paper (unpublished). Autosophy Based Image
Compression and Encryption for HDTV and Multimedia Applications
May 1 Write a paper (unpublished) Autosophy Routines provide
Self-learning Robot Vision
May 19 Sent 2 SBIR grant proposals to the National Science
Foundation. High speed Combined Text Compression and Encryption with Autosophy
Networks. HDTV and Multimedia Image Compression with Autosophy Networks. (both
proposal were rejected later)
Aug. 6 Sent 3 SBIR grant proposals to NASA (all were rejected
later) Self-aligning Knowledge and Data Bases using Autosophy Networks. High
Speed Video Compression using Autosophy Networks. Image Display System using
Ferro-Electric PLZT Corner Reflectors
Sept. 11 Submit a large research proposal to DARPA (rejected later)
Network Terminal Development using Autosophy Data Compression and Encryption
Oct. 2 Northcon/91
Convention, Portland Oregon Session: D4, Learning Networks: An Alternative to
Data Processing. Author: Paper 1, Klaus Holtz, Title: An Introduction to
Autosophy and self-growing Networks. Author Paper
2, Klaus Holtz, Eric Holtz, Title:
Self-growing Network Trees simplify Knowledge Base Design. Author: Paper 3, Klaus Holtz, Alfred Lettieri, Title:
Self-assembling Data Trees yield near Optimum Data Compression and Encryption.
Author Paper 4, Klaus Holtz, Title: High Speed Video Compression for HDTV and
Multi-Media Image Storage. Reference:NORTHCON’91, Session D4, Portland Oregon
Nov. Cognizer Report, Nov. 1991, Vol.3, No. 11, Title:
Meaningful Information: Step Aside Claude Shannon
Dec. 14 Read BYTE magazine article about the LZW code (first
knowledge of the LZW patent by Terry Welch, owned by Unisys)
Dec. 16 Get a copy of the Ziv-Lempel-Welch code from the library
microfilm. A Technique for High-Performance Data Compression. IEEE Computer,
June 1984 (Recognize infringement on my patent)
1992
Jan. 6 Electronic Engineering TIMES, Page 22, Author: Colin
Johnson, Title: Storage technique can ‘learn’
April 22-24 SPIE Conference Orlando
Florida, Session: Automatic Object Recognition II, Volume 1700, Author: Klaus
Holtz, Title: Autosophy image compression and vision for aerospace sensing.
Reference: SPIE Vol. 1700 Automatic Object Recognition II (1992) / 443
May 12 Issue date for Patent 5,113,505 to Klaus Holtz, Computer
Memory Pyramidal Addressing Method
June 9 File 4 SBIR grant proposals to the National Science
Foundation: Lossless image compression for astronomical data transmission.
Combined Data Compression and Encryption for very High Speed Networks.
Multimedia Data Base Design using Self-growing Autosophy Networks. Lossless
Image Compression for HDTV and Network Teleconferencing. (all 4 proposals were
rejected later)
June 29 File 3 SBIR grant proposals to NASA (all 3 proposals were
rejected later). Lossless Autosophy Image Compression for Onboard Data
Reduction. Packet Video Communication using Autosophy Image Compression.
Knowledge-Based Systems for Aerospace Applications
July 29 Write a large paper on Information Theory (unpublished)
Autosophy theories of “Learning” and “Information”
Aug. 22 Write a paper for publication (unpublished) Data
Compression, Autosophy or Ziv-Lempel-Welch ?
Oct. 5 Filing of Request for Re-Examination with the patent
office. UNISYS Welch Patent 4,558,302 (the LZW code used in V.42bis) (Challenge
to patent proves unsuccessful)
Sept. 3 Write
a paper for publication (unpublished) Data Compression Chip Sets
Sept. 7 Start re-writing assembly code for text data compression
to get compression test results. Alfred Lettieri programs Parallel Network
Compression in C code.
Nov. 17-19 WESCON/92 Conference
Anaheim, CA, Session: AD7 Digital Video Technology, Paper 3, Author: Klaus Holtz, Title: HDTV and Multimedia Image
Compression with Autosophy Networks. Reference: WESCON/92 Conference Record,
Page 414
Dec. 11 Assemble a list of companies using File compression and
V.42bis
1993
Feb. 2 SPIE
Conference San Jose, CA: Storage and Retrieval for Images and Video Databases Session
1, Retrieval Methods and Systems for Video Databases, Author: Klaus Holtz
Title: Self-aligning and compressed autosophy video databases (1908-04), Reference: SPIE Vol. 1908 (1993)
Feb. 4 SPIE
Conference San Jose, CA, Image and
Video Processing, Session 3 Image and
Video Compression, Page 266, Author: Klaus Holtz, Title: Lossless Image Compression
with Autosophy Networks. Reference: SPIE Vol. 1903 Image and Video Processing
(1993)
Feb. 27 File a Request for Reexamination to Patent office. UNISYS
Welch patent 4,558,302 (the LZW code used in V.42bis)
March 17 Patent application for An Integrated Content Addressable Read
Only Memory. (first application was abandoned later)
March 31 Invent Parallel Network String Compression algorithm (no
publications, no patent applications yet)
April 9 Get a copy of the V.42bis standard from Charles Finnila
(Recognize tree network and infringement on my patent)
April 24 First batch of V.42bis licensing contact letters mailed
to: Shiva, Microcom, U.S. Robotics, E-Tech, Hayes, Motorola, Intel.
May 25 Article in Military & Aerospace Electronics mentioning
Omni Tapping the potential of data compression, Page 25
June 8 File 4 SBIR grant proposals to the National Science
Foundation. Packet Switching Television. Self-organizing Multimedia Databases.
Packet switching Telephone. Computer Graphics Compression. (all 4 proposals
rejected later)
June 10 Intel sends a check for $20,000 for V.42bis license. No
contract signed, only a letter of agreement, return check to INTEL
June 14 The Patent Examiner invalidates most claims in UNISYS
Welch Patent. (he later reverses those rejections after a phone call from
Unisys)
June 23 Software Publishing Corporation pays #7,500 for LZW
reexamination of UNISYS Welch patent 4,558,302 and use of my patent for
software.
July 14 Microcom pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
July 23 File 3 SBIR grant proposals to NASA (all 3 proposal were
rejected later). On-Board Low-Power Lossless Image Compression. High-Resolution
Lossless Image Compression. Lossless Video Compression for Packet Networks.
August 18 Intel pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
August 19 Silicon Systems pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
Sept. 28-30 WESCON/93 Conference, San Francisco, CA. Session: S2, Paper
5, Robotics and Vision Systems. Author:
Klaus Holtz. Title: Autosophy Networks Yield Self-Learning Robot Vision,
Session: S7, Applications for Lossless Data Compression. Author: Paper 1, Klaus
Holtz. Title: The Evolution of Lossless Data Compression Techniques. Author:
Paper 2, Klaus Holtz Title: Data
Compression for Disc Files and Communication Networks. Author: Paper 3,
Alfred Lettieri, Title: Lossless Image Compression Using Autosophy
Networks. Author: Paper 4, Charles Finnila. Title: Data Compression in
Brain-Like Multimedia Data Bases. Reference: WESCON/93 Conference Record ISBN 0-7803-9970-6
Nov. 18 Invent new True Information Television camera (no
disclosures yet)
Dec. 8 Offer to Hayes to buy rights to the Holtz patent
(rejected later)
1994
Jan. 4 Re-examination of
the UNISYS Welch patent completed by patent office. UNISYS won but only for
very restricted algorithm in which each data sequence is terminated by the
“first not found character”. (do not find out about this until Oct.31, 1994)
Feb. 8 SPIE Conference, San Jose, CA, High-Speed Networking
and Multimedia Computing, Session 9, Authors: Klaus Holtz, Alfred Lettieri,
Eric Holtz, Title: Hyperspace storage compression for multimedia systems
(2188-40) Reference: SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 2188/405 0-8194-1483-2/94/$6.00
March 2 Send a large list of V.42bis modem companies to Hopkins
Guy, lawyer
March 8 Sign a contract with CompressTech to built image
compression systems. (the project dies a few month later)
April 15 Sign contract with Hopkins Guy to license the V.42bis standard.
Hopkins Guy sends out huge number of first contact license offers according to
our list. No letters to Phylon, Exar, Rockwell or Stac because these companies
produce chipsets.
May OEM Magazine, May 1994, Page 94, Title: Data, know
thyself
May 3 Present, hand out, a proposal to a standard group
meeting in Las Vegas: A Data Compression Standard for High Speed Digital
Networks
May 4 First contact mailing by Hopkins Guy to 46 V.42bis modem
companies.
May 31 Licensing offer for V.42bis sent to Rockwell by Hopkins
Guy
June 7 Rockwell
replies to licensing offer by wanting more information
June Present a proposal to CompressTech: Storing full
length motion pictures on a Compact Disc (CD) using Autosophy Data Compression
June STAC Electronics
settles lawsuit with Microsoft over data compression patent by paying $43
Million and buying $40 Million of Stac stock.
July 8 Sent list of infringing V.42bis chipsets to Rockwell
July 14 Rockwell replies to licensing offer by demanding even
more information
July 28 Sent a detailed V.42bis patent infringement analysis to
Rockwell through Hopkins Guy including Rockwell data sheets.
Sept. 27-29 WESCON / 94 Convention, Anaheim CA. Session: W9 Digital Video Compression. Author: Paper
1, Conrad Maxwell, Rajeev Jayavant,
Title: Digital Images, Compression, Decompression and Your System. Author:
Paper 2, Klaus Holtz, Eric Holtz,
Title: HDTV Image Compression: MPEG vs. Autosophy. Author: Paper 3, Alfred
Lettieri, Title: Storing Multimedia Images in a PC. Author. Paper 4, Hubert
Love Title: Storing Multimedia Database Information in Hyperspace. Session: W23
Advanced Information Management. Author: Paper 1, Klaus Holtz, Eric
Holtz. Title: Lossless Data Compression Techniques. Authors: Paper 2, Alfred
Lettieri, Klaus Holtz, Eric Holtz. Title: Data Compression in the V.42bis
Modems. Author: Paper 3, Charles Finnila. Title: Combining Data Compression and
Encryption. Author: Paper 4, Aziz Makhani, Title: Single-Chip Lossless Data Compression
Solutions. Authors: Paper 5, Jim Lipman, Neil Shea Title: Silicon
Implementation of Secure Information Technology. Reference: WESCON/94 Conference Record ISBN 0-7803-9993-5
Oct. 31 Letter to Richard Brandt, Chairman of the American
V.42bis committee requesting help with V.42bis registration at the ICU.
Nov. 19 Final offer to Rockwell for V.42bis license. No matter how
much information and analysis we provide they are stonewalling by requesting
more and more information.
Dec. PERSONAL ENGINEERING & Instrumentation News
Magazine. Author: Klaus Holtz, Title: Lossless data-compression techniques
advance beyond Shannon’s limits. Reference: PERSONAL ENGINEERING, December
1994, Page 47
Dec. 21 Final response to legal threats from UNISYS. (go to hell)
Dec. 26 Cancel all contracts with CompressTech
Dec. 28 Multi-Tech pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
1995
Feb. 3 DATARACE pays $30,000 for a V.42bis license
Feb. 28 NEC pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
Feb. 28 Design SuperCon 95, Digital Communications Design
Conference, Santa Clara, CA. Author: Klaus Holtz, Title: Fast Data Compression
Speeds Data Communications
Reference:
Design SuperCon 95, Day 1, Page 5-1
March 13 IBM pays $30,000 for a V.42bis license
May 9 IS&T’s 48th Annual Conference,
Washington DC. Session: Image Compression, Transmission and Standards. Track 1
- Imaging on the Information Superhighway
Author: Klaus Holtz. Title: Packet Video Transmission
on the Information Superhighway Using Image Content-Dependent Autosophy Video
Compression. Reference: IS&T’s 48th Annual Conference Proceedings
May 27 Telebit pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
June 8 File a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation
(turned down). Universal image and video compression format
June 16 File an SBIR grant proposal to the NAVY (accepted) Topic:
N95-114, Virtual Information Model. Secure and compressed packet network
communications
Nov. 7-9 WESCON/95 Conference, San Francisco, CA. Session: C2
High-Speed Network Issues. Author: Klaus Holtz. Title: Autosophy Image
Compression for Packet Network Television. Session: C3 Network Performance and Security Approaches.
Author: Klaus Holtz. Title: Autosophy Data Compression Accelerates and Encrypts
Network Communications. Reference: WESCON/95 ISBN# 0-7803-2636-9
Dec. 13 Communications Design Engineering Conference, San Jose,
CA. Session: Class 211 Digital Image and Video Compression. Author: Klaus
Holtz, Session: Class 332 Data Compression and Encryption. Author: Klaus Holtz.
Reference: Communication Design Engineering Conference Proceedings
1996
Jan. 15 MOTOROLA pays $30,000 for a V.42bis license
Jan. 31 Design Supercon96, Digital Communications Design
Conference, Santa Clara, CA. Author: Klaus Holtz, Title: Data Compression in
Network Design. Author: Klaus Holtz, Title: Digital Image and Video Compression
for Packet Networks. Reference: Design SuperCon96, Page 15-1 and 17-1
March 20 NOKIA pays $28,500 for a V.42bis license
March 25 Patent application filing date: Appl. No. 620,908. Integrated
Content Addressable Read Only Memory. (to become Patent 5,576,985 on Nov. 19,
1996)
April 21 AIWA pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
May 6 Filing date for patent: Appl. No. 08/643.774. Image
Compression with Serial Tree Networks. (to become Patent 5,917,948)
May 7 Letter to Rockwell International J.M. Kubasec, Final
warning, Lawsuit is coming. Reply May 29, still stonewalling.
May 18 General Datacom pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
July 11 Ericson pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
Aug. 22 US Robotics pays $30,000 for a V.42bis license
Set. 16 Sign a $70,000 research grant contract with the NAVY,
Topic N95-114, Virtual Information Model (VIM) Secure and compressed packet
network communications
October 9 EUROPTO Conference, Berlin Germany. Authors: Klaus Holtz,
Eric Holtz, Diana Holtz. Session: Digital Compression Technologies and Systems
for Video Communication. Paper: Autosophy Information Theory provides lossless
data and video compression based on the data content. Reference: SPIE Vol.
2952, 0-8194-2656-4/96/$6.00, Page 518
Nov. 19 Issue date for Patent 5,576,985 to Klaus Holtz, Integrated
Content Addressable Read Only Memory
Nov. 29 TEMIC pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
Dec. 12 Sign a $100,000 SBIR research grant contract with the
ARMY. Autosopher Decision Aid Box
1997
Mar. 17 Electronic Engineering Times article by Colin Johnson
(page 38) Solid-state memory associates gigabytes of data
April 14 End of 6 month ($70,000) grant from the NAVY (9/16/96 to
4/15/97). File Final report: Virtual Information Model (VIM) Secure and
compressed packet network communications. File Phase II Proposal: Topic #
N95-114 Virtual Information Model (VIM). Secure and compressed packet network
communication. (no continued support from the NAVY)
May 30 Patent infringement lawsuit (V.42bis) filed against
Rockwell International
June 12 End of 6 month ($100,000) grant from the ARMY (12/12/96 to
6/12/97). File final report: Large Content Addressable Read Only Memory for
Autosopher Decision Aid. File Phase II Proposal on 8/11/97, Topic A96-125
Autosopher Decision Aid
Oct. 8 File an SBIR grant proposal to NASA (rejected later).
Thin Film Memories
Nov. 6 WESCON/97 Conference, Santa Clara CA. Session: S29
Storage and High-Performance I/O. Author: Klaus Holtz. Title: CAROM: A
Solid-State Replacement for the CD-ROM. Session: Workshop WS14. Author: Klaus
Holtz, Workshop presentation. Title: Lossless Data Compression Improves Network
Performance. Reference: WESCON/97 Conference
Proceedings ISBN#0-7803-4303-4
Dec. 20 XIRCOM pays $20,000 for a V.42bis license
1998
Jan. 12 File an SBIR grant proposal to the Airforce (rejected).
Lossless image compression for secure network communication.
History
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