Patents by Inventor Baron D. Williams

Baron D. Williams 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).

  • Lossless variable-bit signature compression
    Patent number: 7457469
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for compressing data points. The invention compresses the representation of a sequence of points in a space by, for example, dividing the sequence of points into segments of successive points and then compressing each of the segments irrespective of the compression applied to the other segments. The dividing may include dividing the points sequence into segments of S successive points. The value of S may be the value of S generating the smallest of the multiple compressions. The compression may include compressing each of the segments of S successive, i-bit points into segments of j-bit points, where j<=i,j may vary from segment to segment and, for any given segment, j is the minimum number of bits necessary to represent the data in that given segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: @POS.COM, Inc.
    Inventor: Baron D. Williams
  • Lossless variable-bit signature compression
    Patent number: 7257259
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for compressing data points. The invention compresses the representation of a sequence of points in a space by, for example, dividing the sequence of points into segments of successive points and then compressing each of the segments irrespective of the compression applied to the other segments. The dividing may include dividing the points sequence into segments of S successive points. The value of S may be the value of S generating the smallest of the multiple compressions. The compression may include compressing each of the segments of S successive, i-bit points into segments of j-bit points, where j<=i, j may vary from segment to segment and, for any given segment, j is the minimum number of bits necessary to represent the data in that given segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: @Pos.Com, Inc.
    Inventor: Baron D. Williams
  • Lossless variable-bit signature compression
    Publication number: 20030072493
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for compressing data points. The invention compresses the representation of a sequence of points in a space by, for example, dividing the sequence of points into segments of successive points and then compressing each of the segments irrespective of the compression applied to the other segments. The dividing may include dividing the points sequence into segments of S successive points. The value of S may be the value of S generating the smallest of the multiple compressions. The compression may include compressing each of the segments of S successive, i-bit points into segments of j-bit points, where j<=i, j may vary from segment to segment and, for any given segment, j is the minimum number of bits necessary to represent the data in that given segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: @pos.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Baron D. Williams