Patents by Inventor Gordon Max Elder

Gordon Max Elder 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).

  • System and method using a packetized encoded bitstream for parallel compression and decompression
    Patent number: 7180901
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for parallel compression and decompression of a bitstream. For compression, the bitstream is separated into a plurality of components, and the components are encoded using a compression algorithm. Packets are then constructed from the encoded components. At least one packet is associated with each encoded component and comprises header information and encoded data. The packets are combined into a packetized encoded bitstream. For decompression, the packets are separated from the packetized encoded bitstream using the header information. The packets are then decoded in parallel using a decompression algorithm to recover the encoded data. The plurality of components are reconstructed from the recovered encoded data and combined to-recover the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Luke Y Chang, Michael L. Fuccio, John C. Liu, Gordon Max Elder
  • System and method using a packetized encoded bitstream for parallel compression and decompression
    Patent number: 6862278
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for parallel compression and decompression of a bitstream. For compression, the bitstream is separated into a plurality of components, and the components are encoded using a compression algorithm. Packets are then constructed from the encoded components. At least one packet is associated with each encoded component and comprises header information and encoded data. The packets are combined into a packetized encoded bitstream. For decompression, the packets are separated from the packetized encoded bitstream using the header information. The packets are then decoded in parallel using a decompression algorithm to recover the encoded data. The plurality of components are reconstructed from the recovered encoded data and combined to recover the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Luke Y. Chang, Michael L. Fuccio, John C. Liu, Gordon Max Elder