Patents by Inventor Brian Fudge
Brian Fudge 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).
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Patent number: 8694490Abstract: The system provides a method and apparatus for sorting and displaying collections of communications. These communications can be a single type or multiple types of data and may come from email systems, bulletin boards, text messages, Facebook and Twitter postings and comments, financial transactions, travel itineraries or any other type of communications. The communications represented by the system can be electronic or physical as desired. The system can also present forwarded, copied, replied, or other types of communications. In one embodiment, the system provides a Universe View of a set of communications. The Universe View, in one embodiment, is a three dimensional representation of a plurality of cubes. Each cube represents a subset of a collection of communications. Each cube can be color coded or shaded to represent a dominant theme of the contents of the communications represented by the cube.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Bitvore CorporationInventors: Carl Mandel, David Mandel, Brian Fudge, Lew Roth
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Publication number: 20120200567Abstract: The system provides a method and apparatus for sorting and displaying collections of communications. These communications can be a single type or multiple types of data and may come from email systems, bulletin boards, text messages, Facebook and Twitter postings and comments, financial transactions, travel itineraries or any other type of communications. The communications represented by the system can be electronic or physical as desired. The system can also present forwarded, copied, replied, or other types of communications. In one embodiment, the system provides a Universe View of a set of communications. The Universe View, in one embodiment, is a three dimensional representation of a plurality of cubes. Each cube represents a subset of a collection of communications. Each cube can be color coded or shaded to represent a dominant theme of the contents of the communications represented by the cube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: CARL MANDEL, DAVID MANDEL, BRIAN FUDGE, LEW ROTH, GREG BOLCER, GERRY DECKERT
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Publication number: 20120197871Abstract: The system provides a method and apparatus for sorting and displaying collections of communications. These communications can be a single type or multiple types of data and may come from email systems, bulletin boards, text messages, Facebook and Twitter postings and comments, financial transactions, travel itineraries or any other type of communications. The communications represented by the system can be electronic or physical as desired. The system can also present forwarded, copied, replied, or other types of communications. In one embodiment, the system provides a Universe View of a set of communications. The Universe View, in one embodiment, is a three dimensional representation of a plurality of cubes. Each cube represents a subset of a collection of communications. Each cube can be color coded or shaded to represent a dominant theme of the contents of the communications represented by the cube.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: CARL MANDEL, David Mandel, Brian Fudge, Lew Roth
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Publication number: 20120191779Abstract: The system provides a method and apparatus for sorting and displaying information from a BBS. The system provides a method of sorting and presenting messages from a BBS in a way so that the relationship in message threads can be easily observed and related messages can be identified. The system provides a way to view messages and map message threads in two and three dimensions so that the content of messages can be easily reviewed and the relationship between messages can be seen and followed. The system allows a user to enter into a message thread at any point and to then produce a visualization of the related threads and messages associated with each individual message. The system provides interfaces for either a linear or threaded BBS or even a hybrid BBS that is some combination of linear and threaded.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: CARL MANDEL, DAVID MANDEL, BRIAN FUDGE, LEW ROTH, KEVIN WATTERS
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Patent number: 8194987Abstract: An apparatus and method for limiting bit rate of compressed data is disclosed. The apparatus and method allows the generation of parameters for encoding digital image data based on the data bit rate resulting from the use of different parameters. In one embodiment, a statistical analysis is performed to determine the different parameters. The use of parameters results in a bit rate that would prevent a decoder to stall during decompression while allowing the encoder compress without affecting the quality. Therefore, a more efficient encoding and decoding can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Senthil Govindaswamy, Brian Fudge, Ann C. Irvine, Kadayam Thyagarajan
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Publication number: 20110035681Abstract: The system provides a method of sorting and presenting messages in a way so that the relationship in message threads can be easily observed and related messages can be identified. The system provides a way to view messages and map message threads and inboxes in two and three dimensions so that the content of messages can be easily reviewed and the relationship between messages can be seen and followed. The system is not limited to email messages but can present the relationship between multiple types of communications including emails, instant messages, texts, tweets, bulletin boards, wilds, blogs, voice conversations postings on social networks and other types of communications. In addition, the system allows for the inclusion of transactional information, including financial transactions, physical movement, asset deployment, or other acts or activities that may be related to, or independent of, the communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: CARL MANDEL, David Mandel, Brian Fudge, Jack Berkowitz
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Patent number: 7856149Abstract: An apparatus and method for limiting bit rate of compressed data is disclosed. The apparatus and method allows the generation of parameters for encoding digital image data based on the data bit rate resulting from the use of different parameters. In one embodiment, a statistical analysis is performed to determine the different parameters. The use of parameters results in a bit rate that would prevent a decoder to stall during decompression while allowing the encoder compress without affecting the quality. Therefore, a more efficient encoding and decoding can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Senthil Govindaswamy, Brian Fudge, Ann C. Irvine, Kadayam Thyagarajan
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Patent number: 7664872Abstract: A computer device selected as a media server is connected to a consumer electronic (CE) device over multiple media transfer channels. The multiple media transfer channels together with an improved media transfer protocol allow for efficient, real-time transfer of different types of digital media, in various combinations, for playing on the CE device. Each type of media is transferred over its own dedicated channel according to its individual data rate. The improved media transfer protocol allows the data to be transmitted in either an asynchronous mode or a synchronous stream or timestamp mode depending on whether synchronization is desired. A dedicated control channel allows for the transfer of control information from the CE device to the media server as well as for resynchronizing media position of the server upon a change in play mode of the corresponding media.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: DIVX, Inc.Inventors: Roland Osborne, Alexander van Zoest, Aaron Robinson, Brian Fudge, Mayur Srinivasan, Kevin Fry
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Patent number: 7376243Abstract: An apparatus for adding a watermark to a moving image as it is displayed comprises a watermark generator in which data representing a watermark is generated. The watermark contains at least one of location data and time data pertaining to the displaying of the moving image. The location and time data is protected by forward error encoding. The watermark also contains at least one of program data identifying the moving image and frame data unique in identifying each frame of the moving image. The program and time data is protected by scrambling. A watermark applicator applies the watermark data to image data representing substantially all of the moving image depending on a characteristic, such as amplitude, of the data.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Brian Fudge, Kadayam Thyagarajan, Eric Rosen
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Publication number: 20070286278Abstract: An apparatus and method for limiting bit rate of compressed data is disclosed. The apparatus and method allows the generation of parameters for encoding digital image data based on the data bit rate resulting from the use of different parameters. In one embodiment, a statistical analysis is performed to determine the different parameters. The use of parameters results in a bit rate that would prevent a decoder to stall during decompression while allowing the encoder compress without affecting the quality. Therefore, a more efficient encoding and decoding can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Senthil Govindaswamy, Brian Fudge, Ann Irvine, Kadayam Thyagarajan
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Publication number: 20070062313Abstract: Sidestream gas sampling assembly that does not substantially degrade the waveform of expired gases. The gas sampling assembly includes a sample cell portion integrated with a filter portion for separating undesired liquid condensate from respiratory gases to be monitored. The gas sampling assembly is configured to receive expired gases through a gas sampling line, filter undesired liquid condensate from the expired gases through hydrophobic fiber elements and communicate the filtered gases to a sample chamber which is in close proximity to the filter where measurements may be taken thereof e.g., optical or infrared sensing mechanisms. The gases that are substantially free of liquid condensate are then exhausted from the sample chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: David Rich, Brian Fudge, Patrick Tuxbury, Kirk Johnson
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Publication number: 20060195884Abstract: Multimedia distribution systems are disclosed in which servers communicate with clients via audio, video, overlay and/or control channels. In many instances, the audio, video and/or overlay information is transcoded prior to transmission. In many embodiments, the servers and/or clients can be updated. In several embodiments, the updates can be performed in a manner that preserves the ability of all devices connected to a network to communication. One embodiment of the invention includes a server connected to a client via a network and at least one storage device containing audio, video and/or overlay information formatted in accordance with a first format. In addition, the client includes a storage device that stores information indicative of the audio, video and/or overlay formats that the client is capable of decoding and the server is configured to transmit audio, video, overlay and control information via separate audio, video and overlay and control channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2005Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventors: Alexander van Zoest, Aaron Robinson, Roland Osborne, Brian Fudge, Kevin Fry, Mayur Srinivasan, Jason Braness, William MacDonald
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Publication number: 20060174026Abstract: A remote user interface provides a full motion, full-color, dynamic interface with complex visuals without imposing heavy hardware requirements on a consumer electronics device. Instead, the hardware requirements are placed on another computer device that is designated as a media server. The media server generates the complex UI, encodes the UI into one or more compressed video frames, and transmits the compressed video frames to the CE device. The CE device plays the UI video as it would any other video. User inputs for interacting with the UI are transmitted and interpreted by the media server. The media server updates the UI images based on the interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Aaron Robinson, Roland Osborne, Brian Fudge
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Publication number: 20060174021Abstract: A computer device selected as a media server is connected to a consumer electronic (CE) device over multiple media transfer channels. The multiple media transfer channels together with an improved media transfer protocol allow for efficient, real-time transfer of different types of digital media, in various combinations, for playing on the CE device. Each type of media is transferred over its own dedicated channel according to its individual data rate. The improved media transfer protocol allows the data to be transmitted in either an asynchronous mode or a synchronous stream or timestamp mode depending on whether synchronization is desired. A dedicated control channel allows for the transfer of control information from the CE device to the media server as well as for resynchronizing media position of the server upon a change in play mode of the corresponding media.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Roland Osborne, Alexander van Zoest, Aaron Robinson, Brian Fudge, Mayur Srinivasan, Kevin Fry
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Publication number: 20060168291Abstract: Multimedia distribution systems are disclosed in which servers communicate with clients via audio, video, overlay and/or control channels. Information sent between the clients and servers on the audio, video and/or overlay channels includes timestamps. The timestamps coordinate the queuing and processing of information received by the client. Once information has been processed by the client, the client can report information concerning the timestamps associated with the processed information to the server. In one embodiment, the invention includes a server connected to a client via a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2005Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Alexander van Zoest, Aaron Robinson, Roland Osborne, Brian Fudge, Kevin Fry, Mayur Srinivasan, Jason Braness, William McDonald
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Publication number: 20060129909Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, a complete index that can be used to locate each data chunk in each of these tracks and an abridged index that can enable the location of a subset of the data chunks in each track, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Abou Butt, Steve Bramwell, Brian Fudge
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Publication number: 20060120562Abstract: An apparatus for adding a watermark to a moving image as it is displayed comprises a watermark generator in which data representing a watermark is generated. The watermark contains at least one of location data and time data pertaining to the displaying of the moving image. The location and time data is protected by forward error encoding. The watermark also contains at least one of program data identifying the moving image and frame data unique in identifying each frame of the moving image. The program and time data is protected by scrambling. A watermark applicator applies the watermark data to image data representing substantially all of the moving image depending on a characteristic, such as amplitude, of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2006Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Brian Fudge, Kadayam Thyagarajan, Eric Rosen
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Publication number: 20060086254Abstract: A filter assembly for use in sidestream gas sampling assembly. The filter assembly of the present invention includes a hydrophilic The filter further includes a hydrophobic member positioned downstream of the hydrophilic liner. The hydrophobic disk acts as a second line of defense against moisture reaching the sensing mechanism member that is constructed from a porous material and is situated such that gas entering the filter assembly passes through at least a portion the hydrophilic member. In a further embodiment, the filter includes a hydrophobic member positioned downstream of the hydrophilic member. The hydrophobic member acts as a second line of defense against moisture reaching the sensing mechanism in the gas sampling assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2005Publication date: April 27, 2006Inventors: Brian Fudge, Patrick Tuxbury, Kirk Johnson
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Patent number: 6996248Abstract: An apparatus for adding a watermark to a moving image as it is displayed comprises a watermark generator in which data representing a watermark is generated. The watermark contains at least one of location data and time data pertaining to the displaying of the moving image. The location and time data is protected by forward error encoding. The watermark also contains at least one of program data identifying the moving image and frame data unique in identifying each frame of the moving image. The program and time data is protected by scrambling. A watermark applicator applies the watermark data to image data representing substantially all of the moving image depending on a characteristic, such as amplitude, of the data.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2001Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: QUALCOMM, IncorporatedInventors: Brian Fudge, Kadayam Thyagarajan, Eric Rosen
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Publication number: 20050207442Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: September 22, 2005Inventors: Alexander Zoest, Jason Braness, Christopher Durham, Timothy Sayre, Benjamin Cote, Darrius Thompson, Jerome Rota, Adrian Bourke, Alastair Mayo, Eric Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael Floyd, Ahsan Butt, Brian Fudge, Aaron Robinson