Patents by Inventor Piero Andreas Madar

Piero Andreas Madar 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).

  • Extraction of video picture screen saver function
    Patent number: 8924895
    Abstract: The apparatus and method for extracting a single picture image from a video file saved in a storage device (20) of the electronic device (10) and performing a screen saver function using the extracted single picture image. The screen saver function may extract a plurality of single picture images from the saved video files of the electronic device. The plurality of single picture images can be provided from the random and/or sequential location of the video file data (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Piero Andreas Madar, Swee Swee Tang
  • Implementation of multiple clock interfaces
    Patent number: 7765423
    Abstract: A method for implementing multiple clock interfaces in a single media player. The method and accompanying device are configured to utilize the preferred secure clock. If the remote host cannot support a secure clock, the method can alternately implement an anti-rollback clock interface. For each download session the clock data is separately maintained for subsequent access during playback of the corresponding content. The method supports secure digital rights management content downloads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Piero Andreas Madar, Sean Phillip Conrad
  • Extraction of video picture screen saver function
    Publication number: 20090217212
    Abstract: The apparatus and method for extracting a single picture image from a video file saved in a storage device (20) of the electronic device (10) and performing a screen saver function using the extracted single picture image. The screen saver function may extract a plurality of single picture images from the saved video files of the electronic device. The plurality of single picture images can be provided from the random and/or sequential location of the video file data (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Piero Andreas Madar, Swee Swee Tang
  • Implementation of multiple clock interfaces
    Publication number: 20080155297
    Abstract: A method for implementing multiple clock interfaces in a single media player. The method and accompanying device are configured to utilize the preferred secure clock. If the remote host cannot support a secure clock, the method can alternately implement an anti-rollback clock interface. For each download session the clock data is separately maintained for subsequent access during playback of the corresponding content. The method supports secure digital rights management content downloads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Piero Andreas Madar, Sean Phillip Conrad
  • Method and Apparatus for Skipping Commercials
    Publication number: 20080131077
    Abstract: A method for skipping commercials during playback of a recorded program via an audio and/or video apparatus avoids the need to detect and record the location of the commercials at the time that the program is recorded. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of detecting boundaries of a commercial by the audio and/or video apparatus examining program signals while playing back a program, and skipping the commercial in response to a user signal according to the detected boundaries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Earl Jones, Piero Andreas Madar