Patents Being Used by the U.S. Government
I, Gabriel De La Vega Jr., am the inventor and patent owner of:
- US 10,205,986 B2 — Streaming video selection system and method ( Google Patents )
- US 10,958,961 B2 — Advanced mobile live streaming / multi-viewer system and methods.
These patents cover a system where mobile devices send live video to a server, multiple viewers can select which live feed to watch in real time, and many users share the same live view.
Evidence the U.S. Government Uses This Technology
Public documents show that U.S. military and federal systems already practice this exact workflow:
- Nett Warrior & Soldier Sensors — Army articles describe soldiers streaming live video from sensors and cameras to leaders who can see the video in real time using the Nett Warrior system. (See official Army coverage of Nett Warrior and soldier sensors.)
- Nett Warrior streaming drone video — Reporting notes Nett Warrior can stream real-time drone video down to soldier devices and up to leadership for decision-making.
- ATAK / TAK Ecosystem — The Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) and related TAK products are described as sharing location, photos, and real-time camera feeds across users over radios, LTE, and satcom.
- TAK Server — TAK Server and “TAK-server-as-a-service” act as a central relay for multiple full-motion video feeds distributed to many users on demand.
- JADC2 — Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) is promoted as enabling real-time sharing of ISR video so many commanders and analysts can view the same live feeds at once.
In other words, the United States is using a mobile, multi-viewer live video system that lines up with the claim language in my patents — without any license from me.
28 U.S.C. § 1498 — The Government’s “Use First, Pay Later” Patent Law
Normally, private infringers can be sued in federal district court for patent infringement. The U.S. government, however, gave itself a special rule in 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a).
When an invention covered by a U.S. patent is “used or manufactured by or for the United States without license,” the patent owner’s remedy is an action against the United States in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for recovery of “reasonable and entire compensation” for that use.
Congress later amended § 1498 so that “reasonable and entire compensation shall include the owner’s reasonable costs, including reasonable fees for expert witnesses and attorneys” when the owner is an independent inventor or small entity (subject to certain conditions and court findings).
Key points of this statute:
- The government has waived sovereign immunity for unauthorized patent use in this one court: the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
- The patent owner cannot stop the government from using the invention, but is instead entitled to money compensation for that use.
- This compensation is described as “reasonable and entire” — not a token payment, but full economic value for what the government took.
- If the owner qualifies as an independent inventor or small entity, and certain requirements are met, the statute allows attorney and expert fees to be included in that compensation.
In plain language: if the U.S. government uses my patented live-streaming system without a license, U.S. law says they owe me money for that use — including, in many cases, the cost of the lawyer I have to hire to prove it.
Why My $8,000,000,000 License Demand Is Within Legal & Economic Bounds
My live streaming workflow is now baked into mission-critical systems that touch logistics, training, and real-world operations. Even small percentage gains in speed, coordination, and survivability translate into huge dollar value over time.
Using conservative modeling over a five-year period (7% discount rate), the indirect value of these capabilities to the U.S. government reasonably falls into the tens of billions of dollars. A lump-sum license of $8 billion represents roughly 20% of an aggressive value scenario—squarely within the typical 10–30% range that courts and licensing practice often associate with reasonable compensation for a foundational technology when it is used at massive scale.
Under § 1498, the United States does not get my patented technology for free. At a minimum, it owes “reasonable and entire compensation” for past and ongoing use. I am publicly setting that figure at $8,000,000,000 for a fully paid-up government-wide license.
Escrow.com Payment Mechanism for Settlement
To resolve this matter without further litigation, I invite the United States (and any authorized contracting officer or agency counsel) to settle through Escrow.com.
License amount: $8,000,000,000 (Eight Billion U.S. Dollars)
Scope: Fully paid-up license to US 10,205,986 B2 and US 10,958,961 B2 for
all U.S. government use and manufacture, including use “by or for the United States” under 28 U.S.C. § 1498.
Settlement steps:
1. Initiate an Escrow.com transaction naming Gabriel De La Vega Jr. as payee /
licensor.
2. Use transaction description: “U.S. Government license to US 10,205,986 B2 & US 10,958,961 B2
(mobile live streaming selection system) — § 1498 settlement.”
3. Send notice and contact details to
notifications@tvknowsyou.com so that I can countersign the
license and provide wiring / entity details as needed.
Escrow.com protects both sides: funds are released only when the license documents are executed and recorded.
Nothing on this page is legal advice to third parties. It is a public notice of my position as patent owner, the legal framework that applies when the U.S. uses my patents, and the specific license amount I am demanding in light of that law.