*NOTE-this history about his life is disjointed, as it was difficult to find all of the information in one place. Several sites have small portions about his life. We have done our best to provide as much about his life that we could find*
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Joseph Jackson, born in 1929, and is the fourth of eight children born to Ernest and Octavia Jackson in Harvey, “Jefferson Parish”, Louisiana.

At the age of 17 he went to work as an oil field tool maintenance helper. He was accepted in the United States Army at the age of 18.
He went to television repair school at night, and later owned and operated a Radio and Television Repair Shop part-time for 7 years in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

In 1975 he completed his degree in Business Administration from Columbia College, Columbia, MO. Jackson holds a Doctorate in Applied Science and Technology from Glendale University in Santa Fe, NM. He holds a Doctorate in “Applied Science and Technology” Glendale University, Santa Fe, NM

Jackson’s early efforts led to the creation precursor of the V-Chip, which is used to block inappropriate content for children. He also created the Programmable Television Controller, and other innovative devices for the television industry.

In 1993 he founded Protelcon, Inc. market and distributes, the TeleCommander, the first empowerment television accessory designed to give parents control over the viewing content and habits of children.

Dr. Joseph N. Jackson holds six U.S. Patents in the area of telecommunications (Programmable Television Receiver Controllers, Fertility Prediction Devices, as well as several copyrights, trademarks, and Pending Patents in the area of Aircraft Security and Tracking Systems.

Jackson is also the co-founder of the Black Inventions Museum. The museum is a traveling exhibition that highlights the achievements of African American scientists and inventors. The museum was founded in 1994. Jackson currently works as Patent Consultant and resides in California.


Source: http://theblackinventionsmuseum.org/.../Joseph_N_Jackson...

Source for his patents:https://patents.justia.com/inventor/joseph-n-jackson...