Patents by Inventor Scott Quinney

Scott Quinney 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 for controlling video inputs to a computer
    Patent number: 8677404
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for configuring video ports on a computer. An operating system is used to generate a visual user interface comprising a plurality of icons representing video input sources coupled to a tuner and a plurality of icons representing tuner output channels. A user provides input data to associate individual video input sources with individual tuner output channels, thereby generating a set of predetermined video source-channel associations. Appropriate control signals are then used to process video data in accordance with said predetermined video source-channel associations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Quinney, Greg Stewart
  • System and method for controlling video inputs to a computer
    Publication number: 20090083789
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for configuring video ports on a computer. An operating system is used to generate a visual user interface comprising a plurality of icons representing video input sources coupled to a tuner and a plurality of icons representing tuner output channels. A user provides input data to associate individual video input sources with individual tuner output channels, thereby generating a set of predetermined video source-channel associations. Appropriate control signals are then used to process video data in accordance with said predetermined video source-channel associations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Scott Quinney, Greg Stewart