Patents by Inventor Charles S Meyer

Charles S Meyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20210337163
    Abstract: A system is provided for converting image data from a first image format to a second image format that approximates a three-dimensional lookup table. The system includes an image processing operation database that stores image format conversion configurations; an image format conversion selector that selects an image format conversion for converting the image data from a first to a second format and that accesses, from the database, a corresponding image format conversion configuration for converting the image data to the second format; and an image processor that executes processing input operations on RGB components of the image data, a 3×3 matrix, and processing output operations on the respective RGB components that are output from the 3×3 matrix, such that the image data is converted to the second format, with the processing input and output operations comprising the accessed image format conversion configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan DIGGINS, Charles S. MEYER, Stephen IVES
  • Publication number: 20210328898
    Abstract: A system is provided for distributing media content in a distributed network. The system includes a count sequence generator that generates a monotonic increasing count sequence, a signal processor that generates a correspondence between media content and the count sequence, such that the monotonic increasing counter sequence is configured for a media content request defined by the increasing count sequence; and a media content database configured to store the media content and corresponding count sequence. Moreover, the signal processor receives a media content request that includes media request parameters that define a portion of the media content based on the corresponding count sequence and at least one of content quality, cost of the requested media content and a delivery time for the requested media content. The signal processor also accesses the requested media content from the media content database and distributes the media content to the media processing node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, James Westland CAIN
  • Patent number: 11140423
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for minimizing delay time for controlling media content capture during live video broadcast production. The system includes a video production receiver that receives media content streams from one or more cameras that includes live media content captured by the cameras and encoded in a first encoding format. Moreover, a multi-view interface displays the media content and a video production controller generates control instructions based on inputs to the interface to change operation of the cameras capturing the respective media content. A camera controller is included that transmits the generated control instructions to the cameras to change the operation for capturing the respective media content. Moreover, the video production controls production of a live video stream for video broadcast production using media content that is captured from the cameras and that is encoded in a second encoding format different than the first encoding format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventor: Charles S. Meyer
  • Patent number: 11138042
    Abstract: A system is provided for determining equivalence to execute a task. The system includes an identity module that obtains a unique identity for each of a plurality of resources, and a metadata collection module that collects metadata information relating to the plurality of resources based on the obtained unique identifier for each resource, and that stores the collected metadata information in a metadata database, with the metadata information relating to capabilities of the respective resource for executing the task. Moreover, the system includes an equivalence processor that determines a set of resources of the plurality of resources that are configured to execute the task defined by a requesting client device in an equivalent manner based on the collected metadata information of the at least one set of resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, James Westland Cain
  • Patent number: 11102539
    Abstract: A media stream receiver is provided for scalable physical layer flow of packetized media streams. The media stream receiver replicates the processing block in time, rather than in hardware, through the use of a single shared memory and pointer alignment calculations, which combines multiple buffering stages as the single, shared memory buffer to offer redundancy and alignment, while acting as a receiver buffer to account for packet delay variations. By doing so the media stream receiver can perform a vertical interval switch between received media streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Stephane Martel, Charles S. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210227100
    Abstract: The present aspects relate to techniques of timing synchronization of audio and video (AV) data in a network. In particular, the techniques for a AV master to distribute AV data encoded with one or more time markers to a plurality of processing nodes. The one or more time markers may be indexed to a precision time protocol (PTP) time stamp used as a time reference. In one technique, the nodes extract the time markers to determine an offset value that is applied to a PLL to synchronize AV data packets at a distribution node or a processing node. In another technique the distribution node or the processing node determines the worst case path, which corresponds to a system offset value. The distribution node then reports the system offset value to the AV master, which in turn adjusts the phase based on the report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventor: Charles S. MEYER
  • Patent number: 10972636
    Abstract: The present aspects relate to techniques of timing synchronization of audio and video (AV) data in a network. In particular, the techniques for a AV master to distribute AV data encoded with one or more time markers to a plurality of processing nodes. The one or more time markers may be indexed to a precision time protocol (PTP) time stamp used as a time reference. In one technique, the nodes extract the time markers to determine an offset value that is applied to a PLL to synchronize AV data packets at a distribution node or a processing node. In another technique the distribution node or the processing node determines the worst case path, which corresponds to a system offset value. The distribution node then reports the system offset value to the AV master, which in turn adjusts the phase based on the report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventor: Charles S. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210036966
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, Ken BUTTLE
  • Publication number: 20200359057
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for minimizing delay time for controlling media content capture during live video broadcast production. The system includes a video production receiver that receives media content streams from one or more cameras that includes live media content captured by the cameras and encoded in a first encoding format. Moreover, a multi-view interface displays the media content and a video production controller generates control instructions based on inputs to the interface to change operation of the cameras capturing the respective media content. A camera controller is included that transmits the generated control instructions to the cameras to change the operation for capturing the respective media content. Moreover, the video production controls production of a live video stream for video broadcast production using media content that is captured from the cameras and that is encoded in a second encoding format different than the first encoding format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Charles S. MEYER
  • Patent number: 10812412
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Patent number: 10812411
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Publication number: 20200319933
    Abstract: A system is provided for determining equivalence to execute a task. The system includes an identity module that obtains a unique identity for each of a plurality of resources, and a metadata collection module that collects metadata information relating to the plurality of resources based on the obtained unique identifier for each resource, and that stores the collected metadata information in a metadata database, with the metadata information relating to capabilities of the respective resource for executing the task. Moreover, the system includes an equivalence processor that determines a set of resources of the plurality of resources that are configured to execute the task defined by a requesting client device in an equivalent manner based on the collected metadata information of the at least one set of resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, James Westland CAIN
  • Publication number: 20200322664
    Abstract: A system is provided for live video production and asset management that includes an orchestration software and platform that uses artificial intelligence or machine learning to automate show rundown and playlist assembly based on social topical trends, historical and predictive content and associated advertising performance by type and consumer demographics by platform viewership. The system and method provides an automated lineup (or suggested lineup that can be modified by the producer) of the best predictive performance results rather than solely based on experience of the producer himself or herself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Alex HOLTZ, Charles S. MEYER
  • Patent number: 10798021
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Patent number: 10728586
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for minimizing delay time for controlling media content capture during live video broadcast production. The system includes a video production receiver that receives media content streams from one or more cameras that includes live media content captured by the cameras and encoded in a first encoding format. Moreover, a multi-view interface displays the media content and a video production controller generates control instructions based on inputs to the interface to change operation of the cameras capturing the respective media content. A camera controller is included that transmits the generated control instructions to the cameras to change the operation for capturing the respective media content. Moreover, the video production controls production of a live video stream for video broadcast production using media content that is captured from the cameras and that is encoded in a second encoding format different than the first encoding format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: GVBB HOLDINGS S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Charles S. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20200162640
    Abstract: The present aspects relate to techniques of timing synchronization of audio and video (AV) data in a network. In particular, the techniques for a AV master to distribute AV data encoded with one or more time markers to a plurality of processing nodes. The one or more time markers may be indexed to a precision time protocol (PTP) time stamp used as a time reference. In one technique, the nodes extract the time markers to determine an offset value that is applied to a PLL to synchronize AV data packets at a distribution node or a processing node. In another technique the distribution node or the processing node determines the worst case path, which corresponds to a system offset value. The distribution node then reports the system offset value to the AV master, which in turn adjusts the phase based on the report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Charles S. MEYER
  • Publication number: 20200145700
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for minimizing delay time for controlling media content capture during live video broadcast production. The system includes a video production receiver that receives media content streams from one or more cameras that includes live media content captured by the cameras and encoded in a first encoding format. Moreover, a multi-view interface displays the media content and a video production controller generates control instructions based on inputs to the interface to change operation of the cameras capturing the respective media content. A camera controller is included that transmits the generated control instructions to the cameras to change the operation for capturing the respective media content. Moreover, the video production controls production of a live video stream for video broadcast production using media content that is captured from the cameras and that is encoded in a second encoding format different than the first encoding format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Charles S. MEYER
  • Publication number: 20190394518
    Abstract: A media stream receiver is provided for scalable physical layer flow of packetized media streams. The media stream receiver replicates the processing block in time, rather than in hardware, through the use of a single shared memory and pointer alignment calculations, which combines multiple buffering stages as the single, shared memory buffer to offer redundancy and alignment, while acting as a receiver buffer to account for packet delay variations. By doing so the media stream receiver can perform a vertical interval switch between received media streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Stephane MARTEL, Charles S. MEYER
  • Patent number: 10455126
    Abstract: The present aspects relate to techniques of timing synchronization of audio and video (AV) data in a network. In particular, the techniques for a AV master to distribute AV data encoded with one or more time markers to a plurality of processing nodes. The one or more time markers may be indexed to a precision time protocol (PTP) time stamp used as a time reference. In one technique, the nodes extract the time markers to determine an offset value that is applied to a PLL to synchronize AV data packets at a distribution node or a processing node. In another technique the distribution node or the processing node determines the worst case path, which corresponds to a system offset value. The distribution node then reports the system offset value to the AV master, which in turn adjusts the phase based on the report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: GVBB HOLDINGS S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Charles S. Meyer
  • Patent number: 10440403
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for minimizing delay time for controlling media content capture during live video broadcast production. The system includes a video production receiver that receives media content streams from one or more cameras that includes live media content captured by the cameras and encoded in a first encoding format. Moreover, a multi-view interface displays the media content and a video production controller generates control instructions based on inputs to the interface to change operation of the cameras capturing the respective media content. A camera controller is included that transmits the generated control instructions to the cameras to change the operation for capturing the respective media content. Moreover, the video production controls production of a live video stream for video broadcast production using media content that is captured from the cameras and that is encoded in a second encoding format different than the first encoding format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: GVBB HOLDINGS S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Charles S. Meyer