Patents by Inventor Brian William Orr
Brian William Orr 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: 8897371Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a receiver. The receiver includes a video decoder and a frame throttle configured to receive a video sequence comprising a plurality of video frames. The frame throttle is further configured to drop one or more of the video frames from the video sequence before providing the video sequence to the video decoder.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2006Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Brian William Orr
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Patent number: 8576874Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide a virtual network interface. In an aspect, a method includes receiving a request to access content on a Non-IP network, wherein the request comprises an IP address and a quality of service (QoS) profile associated with the content, mapping the IP address and the QoS profile into a Non-IP network content identifier, and obtaining the content from the Non-IP network based on the Non-IP network content identifier. In an aspect, an apparatus includes an application interface configured to receive a request to access content on a Non-IP network, wherein the request comprises an IP address and a QoS profile associated with the content, mapping logic configured to map the IP address and the QoS profile into a Non-IP network content identifier, and processing logic configured to obtain the content from the Non-IP network based on the Non-IP network content identifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Brian William Orr, Sapna Mehta, Mark Maggenti, Douglas Marion Crockett, Amnon Silberger, Robert Stacey
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Patent number: 8473605Abstract: Methods and apparatus for fast channel switching between real time content on a device. In an aspect, a method includes receiving a channel selection indicator that identifies a channel comprising real time content to be rendered, determining whether the real time content can be rendered using an existing rendering pathway, and inputting the real time content into the existing rendering pathway if it is determined that the real time content can be rendered using the existing rendering pathway. An apparatus includes a user interface to receive a channel selection indicator that identifies a channel comprising real time content to be rendered, processing logic to determine whether the real time content can be rendered using an existing rendering pathway, and a rendering interface to input the real time content into the existing rendering pathway if it is determined that the real time content can be rendered using the existing pathway.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Brian William Orr, Douglas Marion Crockett, Mark Maggenti, Robert Stacey, Sapna Mehta
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Patent number: 8345743Abstract: Techniques for video encoding and decoding channel switch frames (CSF) to enable acquisition and re/synchronization of the video stream while preserving compression efficiency is provided. Systems and methods to process multimedia data enabling channel switching are presented. The systems generate a CSF with one or more network adaptation layer (NAL) units as a random access point (RAP) frame. Back-to-back frames are transmitted which include the CSF and a non-RAP frame, each having the same frame ID number.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Fang Shi, Christopher John Bennett, Serafim S. Loukas, Jr., Brian William Orr, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Scott T. Swazey, Amnon Silberger, Thadi M. Nagaraj, Gordon Kent Walker, David Brackman, Fang Liu, Sumeet Singh Sethi, Ramkumar Sampathkumar
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Publication number: 20090175294Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide a virtual network interface. In an aspect, a method includes receiving a request to access content on a Non-IP network, wherein the request comprises an IP address and a quality of service (QoS) profile associated with the content, mapping the IP address and the QoS profile into a Non-IP network content identifier, and obtaining the content from the Non-IP network based on the Non-IP network content identifier. In an aspect, an apparatus includes an application interface configured to receive a request to access content on a Non-IP network, wherein the request comprises an IP address and a QoS profile associated with the content, mapping logic configured to map the IP address and the QoS profile into a Non-IP network content identifier, and processing logic configured to obtain the content from the Non-IP network based on the Non-IP network content identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: QUALCOMM, IncorporatedInventors: Brian William Orr, Sapna Mehta, Mark Maggenti, Douglas Marion Crockett, Amnon Silberger, Robert Stacey
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Publication number: 20090132725Abstract: Methods and apparatus for fast channel switching between real time content on a device. In an aspect, a method includes receiving a channel selection indicator that identifies a channel comprising real time content to be rendered, determining whether the real time content can be rendered using an existing rendering pathway, and inputting the real time content into the existing rendering pathway if it is determined that the real time content can be rendered using the existing rendering pathway. An apparatus includes a user interface to receive a channel selection indicator that identifies a channel comprising real time content to be rendered, processing logic to determine whether the real time content can be rendered using an existing rendering pathway, and a rendering interface to input the real time content into the existing rendering pathway if it is determined that the real time content can be rendered using the existing pathway.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Brian William Orr, Douglas Marion Crockett, Mark Maggenti, Robert Stacey, Sapna Mehta
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Publication number: 20080170564Abstract: Techniques for video encoding and decoding channel switch frames (CSF) to enable acquisition and re/synchronization of the video stream while preserving compression efficiency is provided. Systems and methods to process multimedia data enabling channel switching are presented. The systems generate a CSF with one or more network adaptation layer (NAL) units as a random access point (RAP) frame. Back-to-back frames are transmitted which include the CSF and a non-RAP frame, each having the same frame ID number.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Fang Shi, Christopher John Bennett, Serafim S. Loukas, Brian William Orr, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Scott T. Swazey, Amnon Silberger, Thadi M. Nagaraj, Gordon Kent Walker, David Brackman, Fang Liu, Sumeet Singh Sethi, Ramkumar Sampathkumar
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Publication number: 20070230581Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a receiver. The receiver includes a video decoder and a frame throttle configured to receive a video sequence comprising a plurality of video frames. The frame throttle is further configured to drop one or more of the video frames from the video sequence before providing the video sequence to the video decoder.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventor: Brian William Orr