Patents by Inventor Eckehard Goetz Steinbach

Eckehard Goetz Steinbach 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: 8902996
    Abstract: A method for providing error-resilient video content may include receiving video data reflective of multiple video frames and encoding the video data to generate a plurality of packets. The method may also include transmitting the first group of packets to at least two receivers and receiving feedback information regarding receiving status of respective ones of the plurality of packets, the feedback information being indicative of packets not received correctly. The method may further include examining error indications based on the feedback information and implementing a first error-correction policy if a variation in the error indications among the at least two receivers is below a first error threshold and a second error-correction policy if the variation is above the first error threshold. At least one of the first and second error-correction policies may include transmitting or retransmitting at least one packet using a different coding scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Eckehard Goetz Steinbach, Fan Zhang, Yang Peng, Wei-Kung Deng
  • Patent number: 8265171
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering real-time video imagery to a receiver over a channel. A current video frame is captured and digitized. The digitized frame is divided into a plurality of macroblocks. For each macroblock an intra, inter or skip mode coding mode is determined. Based on instantaneous feedback received from a receiver regarding successfully received video packets for a prior video frame, a quantization parameter is set and the macroblocks are encoded in accordance with their respective selected coding mode. Synchronized error concealment is performed at both the encoder and decoder sides of the system and retransmission of lost video packets, using an adaptive retransmission scheme, are performed in accordance with the instantaneous feedback from the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Richwave Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Eckehard Goetz Steinbach, Wei-Kung Deng, Shyh-Chyi Wong
  • Publication number: 20120079329
    Abstract: A method for providing error-resilient video content may include receiving video data reflective of multiple video frames and encoding the video data to generate a plurality of packets. The method may also include transmitting the first group of packets to at least two receivers and receiving feedback information regarding receiving status of respective ones of the plurality of packets, the feedback information being indicative of packets not received correctly. The method may further include examining error indications based on the feedback information and implementing a first error-correction policy if a variation in the error indications among the at least two receivers is below a first error threshold and a second error-correction policy if the variation is above the first error threshold. At least one of the first and second error-correction policies may include transmitting or retransmitting at least one packet using a different coding scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Eckehard Goetz STEINBACH, Fan ZHANG, Yang PENG, Wei-Kung DENG
  • Publication number: 20090213940
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering real-time video imagery to a receiver over a channel. A current video frame is captured and digitized. The digitized frame is divided into a plurality of macroblocks. For each macroblock an intra, inter or skip mode coding mode is determined. Based on instantaneous feedback received from a receiver regarding successfully received video packets for a prior video frame, a quantization parameter is set and the macroblocks are encoded in accordance with their respective selected coding mode. Synchronized error concealment is performed at both the encoder and decoder sides of the system and retransmission of lost video packets, using an adaptive retransmission scheme, are performed in accordance with the instantaneous feedback from the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: RICHWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Eckehard Goetz Steinbach, Wei-Kung Deng, Shyh-Chyi Wong