Patents by Inventor Bentley P. Hensley

Bentley P. Hensley 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).

  • Method and apparatus for using multiple compressed digital video and audio signals
    Patent number: 6754439
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for flexibly and reliably processing one or more MPEG signals from at least one source. The method provides for synchronizing decoded streams to a reference clock, for playing multiple streams simultaneously or for transitioning between streams in a seamless manner. The output streams can have varying formats and can include both video and audio. The structure and method further provide for the capability of skipping B frames to reach a desired reference frame quickly and to edit the MPEG streams regardless of GOP size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Seachange International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bentley P. Hensley, Scott D. Orangio, Gary J. Thomas