Patents by Inventor Andrew Kevin Howard

Andrew Kevin Howard 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).

  • Image processing
    Patent number: 6844894
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for the conversion of cinematographic film to corresponding video data, in which the transport mechanism 3a of a telecine machine 2a is operated at a rate higher than the real time frame rate for the film to be converted. The stream of video data from the telecine machine 2a is processed by a video processor 13 and stored in a buffer 15. The video data can be downloaded from the buffer 15 at a data rate corresponding to the real time data rate of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Ascent Media Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart William Arundell Hunt, Keith Williams, Andrew Kevin Howard