Patents by Inventor Terrence Fetters

Terrence Fetters 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).

  • Communication protocol for controlling transfer of temporal data over a bus between devices in synchronization with a periodic reference signal
    Patent number: 8656045
    Abstract: A communication protocol over the serial bus allows a peripheral device to control the flow of data between a host computer and the peripheral device so as to maintain synchronization to a periodic reference signal. The protocol involves transferring flow control messages between the peripheral device and the host computer, allowing the peripheral device to control how and when the host computer sends the uncompressed audio and video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Wallace, Harry Der, Martin Corbett, Terrence Fetters
  • COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR CONTROLLING TRANSFER OF TEMPORAL DATA OVER A BUS BETWEEN DEVICES IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH A PERIODIC REFERENCE SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20110213905
    Abstract: A communication protocol over the serial bus allows a peripheral device to control the flow of data between a host computer and the peripheral device so as to maintain synchronization to a periodic reference signal. The protocol involves transferring flow control messages between the peripheral device and the host computer, allowing the peripheral device to control how and when the host computer sends the uncompressed audio and video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Ron Wallace, Harry Der, Martin Corbett, Terrence Fetters
  • Communication protocol for controlling transfer of temporal data over a bus between devices in synchronization with a periodic reference signal
    Patent number: 7949777
    Abstract: A communication protocol over the serial bus allows a peripheral device to control the flow of data between a host computer and the peripheral device so as to maintain synchronization to a periodic reference signal. The protocol involves transferring flow control messages between the peripheral device and the host computer, allowing the peripheral device to control how and when the host computer sends the uncompressed audio and video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Wallace, Harry Der, Martin Corbett, Terrence Fetters
  • Communication protocol for controlling transfer of temporal data over a bus between devices in synchronization with a periodic reference signal
    Publication number: 20040086000
    Abstract: A communication protocol over the serial bus allows a peripheral device to control the flow of data between a host computer and the peripheral device so as to maintain synchronization to a periodic reference signal. The protocol involves transferring flow control messages between the peripheral device and the host computer, allowing the peripheral device to control how and when the host computer sends the uncompressed audio and video data. The audio and video data may be sent as separate streams. Using the IEEE-1394 protocol, the flow control messages are sent using an asynchronous protocol, whereas uncompressed video and audio data are sent using an isochronous protocol. Streams of uncompressed video and audio data are transferred from the host computer over a serial bus to the peripheral device, where the peripheral device performs operations on the data such as encoding the data into a standard format, such as DV and MPEG, or generating an analog video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Ron Wallace, Harry Der, Martin Corbett, Terrence Fetters