Patents by Inventor C. Chris Hansen

C. Chris Hansen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing still images in a full motion video communication session using the same full motion video communication protocol
    Patent number: 5996008
    Abstract: An apparatus is programmed with a video service for facilitating video communication with another remote apparatus, in accordance with a video communication protocol. The video service includes a still image function with logic for providing a plurality of progressive scans of one or more still images to the remote apparatus, in accordance with a still image communication protocol defined within the video communication protocol. In one embodiment, the still image function includes logic for instructing a local video capture driver to switch to a format of the still image function's choice for capturing video image frames, holding constant video image input to a video codec to generate the plurality of progressive scans of the still images, and implementing the still image communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas R. Gardos, Michael J. Gutmann, C. Chris Hansen, Stephen S. Ing