Patents by Inventor Chirantan Kumar

Chirantan Kumar 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 providing multi-threaded video decoding
    Patent number: 8873638
    Abstract: An apparatus for enabling provision of multi-thread video decoding may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least assigning decoding of a respective video frame to a corresponding thread for each core processor of a multi-core processor in which each respective video frame is divided into macroblock rows, resolving dependencies for each respective video frame at a macroblock row level, and providing synchronization for video decoding of each corresponding thread at the macroblock row level. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Chirantan Kumar, Sudhakara Rao Kimidi
  • Method and Apparatus for Providing Multi-Threaded Video Decoding
    Publication number: 20110194617
    Abstract: An apparatus for enabling provision of multi-thread video decoding may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least assigning decoding of a respective video frame to a corresponding thread for each core processor of a multi-core processor in which each respective video frame is divided into macroblock rows, resolving dependencies for each respective video frame at a macroblock row level, and providing synchronization for video decoding of each corresponding thread at the macroblock row level. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chirantan KUMAR, Sudhakara Rao KIMIDI