Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Wall, III

Joseph E. Wall, III 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 for interleaving data for seamless playback of multiple program versions having common material
    Patent number: 6026446
    Abstract: A method for formatting digital data on an optical disk that represents at least two versions of the same program. Data sequences which are unique to each version and data sequences which are common to the two of them are interleaved in a single data stream. In order to achieve seamless play of both versions on a player that is compatible with the disk format but has limited buffer storage, data which would otherwise be common to both versions is placed redundantly in the data sequences which are unique to both versions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P.
    Inventors: Lewis S. Ostrover, Gregory B. Thagard, Joseph E. Wall, III, Christopher J. Cookson
  • Method for interleaving data for seamless playback of multiple program versions having common material
    Patent number: 6006273
    Abstract: A method for formatting digital data on an optical disk that represents at least two versions of the same program. Data sequences which are unique to each version and data sequences which are common to the two of them are interleaved in a single data stream. In order to achieve seamless play of both versions on a player that is compatible with the disk format but has limited buffer storage, data which would otherwise be common to both versions is placed redundantly in the data sequences which are unique to both versions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Time Warner Entertainment Co. L.P.
    Inventors: Lewis S. Ostrover, Gregory B. Thagard, Joseph E. Wall, III, Christopher J. Cookson
  • Method for interleaving data for seamless playback of multiple program versions having common material
    Patent number: 5644507
    Abstract: A method for formatting digital data on an optical disk that represents at least two versions of the same program. Data sequences which are unique to each version and data sequences which are common to the two of them are interleaved in a single data stream. In order to achieve seamless play of both versions on a player that is compatible with the disk format but has limited buffer storage, data which would otherwise be common to both versions is placed redundantly in the data sequences which are unique to both versions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Time-Warner Entertainment Co., L.P.
    Inventors: Lewis S. Ostrover, Gregory B. Thagard, Joseph E. Wall, III, Christopher J. Cookson