Patents by Inventor Berkat Shing Tung
Berkat Shing Tung has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9210380Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Patent number: 8861701Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joe Abuan, Hyeonkuk Jeong, Berkat Shing Tung
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Publication number: 20140049599Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Patent number: 8594293Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Publication number: 20120290668Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives AN data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Patent number: 8249237Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants. The central distributor in some embodiments can implement a heterogeneous audio/video conference. In such a conference, different participants can participate in the conference differently. For instance, different participants might use different audio or video codecs.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Patent number: 8243905Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Publication number: 20110205332Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants. The central distributor in some embodiments can implement a heterogeneous audio/video conference. In such a conference, different participants can participate in the conference differently. For instance, different participants might use different audio or video codecs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Patent number: 7949117Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants. The central distributor in some embodiments can implement a heterogeneous audio/video conference. In such a conference, different participants can participate in the conference differently. For instance, different participants might use different audio or video codecs.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Publication number: 20110116409Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Patent number: 7899170Abstract: Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe Abuan, Jim Normile, Ryan Salsbury, Berkat Shing Tung
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Patent number: 7653250Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for adjusting a video sampling rate during an video encoding operation. The method receives a metric that quantifies the usage of a computer that performs the video encoding operation. The method computes an adjustment factor based on the metric. In some embodiments the metric is a system idle time. The method defines the video sampling rate based on the adjustment factor. Some embodiments compute the adjustment factor by performing a non-linear operation based on the metric. In some embodiments, the non-linear operation includes performing an integral operation based on the metric. In some embodiments, the non-linear operation includes performing a derivative operation based on the metric. Some embodiments perform more than one operation to compute the adjustment factor. In some embodiments, each operation is assigned a weight.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hyeonkuk Jeong, Berkat Shing Tung, Jim Normile