Patents by Inventor Craig George Cockerton

Craig George Cockerton 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).

  • Patent number: 8363084
    Abstract: A method and system for correlating content with linear media. More particularly, but not exclusively, the method and system correlate synchronous content with linear media by linking the content to a portion of the linear media, and including creating content related to the linear media; identifying a portion of the linear media corrected to the content; and linking the content to the portion; wherein the content is not synchronized with the linear media and the content is created non-contemporaneously with creation of the linear media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Systems New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Craig George Cockerton, Peter Philip Moodie, Patrick Mathias Kunz
  • Patent number: 7619645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, system and apparatus for encoding audio visual media signals sourced from preferably a video conference transmission. The technology provided is adapted to receive a video conference transmission from a computer network where this video conference transmission includes at least one audio visual signal and at least one protocol signal. One or more protocol signals are then read from the transmission received with the technology provided applying a selected encoding process to a received audio visual signal, wherein the encoding process selected depends on the contents of a read protocol signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Tandberg NZ Limited
    Inventor: Craig George Cockerton