Patents by Inventor Alain Thiffault

Alain Thiffault 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).

  • Displaying multiple compressed video streams on display devices
    Patent number: 8189681
    Abstract: A method and display system for displaying compressed video streams from a plurality of video sources. The display system comprises an input module for decompressing a compressed video stream in an intermediate data format, an intermediate module for receiving the video stream in the intermediate data format incompatible with a display device, and an output module for converting the video stream in the intermediate format into a final data format to be displayed on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Matrox Graphics Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Thiffault, François Choquette, Jonathan Hou, Christian Toutant