Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Chupp
Christopher E. Chupp 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: 9013630Abstract: A method for encoding a carrier signal in a video signal, the video signal having one or more frames, the frames each having a first field and a second field, the first field and the second field of each frame having a plurality of scan lines, each having a plurality of pixels with an intensity value indicating brightness, the method comprising selectively designating the plurality of scan lines of the first field of the one or more frames as up lines or down lines, calculating an optimum amount of adjustment to the pixels of the up lines and the down lines, and selectively increasing the intensity value of pixels of the up lines and decreasing the intensity value of pixels of the down lines by the optimum amount of adjustment thereby modulating the video signal with a carrier signal and creating a modulated video signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International, LLCInventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Wither, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Publication number: 20140328408Abstract: A method for encoding a carrier signal in a video signal, the video signal having one or more frames, the frames each having a first field and a second field, the first field and the second field of each frame having a plurality of scan lines, each having a plurality of pixels with an intensity value indicating brightness, the method comprising selectively designating the plurality of scan lines of the first field of the one or more frames as up lines or down lines, calculating an optimum amount of adjustment to the pixels of the up lines and the down lines, and selectively increasing the intensity value of pixels of the up lines and decreasing the intensity value of pixels of the down lines by the optimum amount of adjustment thereby modulating the video signal with a carrier signal and creating a modulated video signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Patent number: 8842725Abstract: A method for modulating mark (20) within content signal (18) that has frames, where each of the frames has content lines and one or more measurable parameters, where each of the content lines has pixels, and where each of the pixels has a value, the method comprising selecting framesets from among the frames of the content signal; modulating at least two of the framesets; and causing mark (20) to be present within content signal (18) by at least modulating at least two of the framesets.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International L.L.C.Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Gary A. Lorden
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Patent number: 8823875Abstract: A method for encoding a carrier signal in a video signal, the video signal having one or more frames, the frames each having a first field and a second field, the first field and the second field of each frame having a plurality of scan lines, each having a plurality of pixels with an intensity value indicating brightness, the method comprising selectively designating the plurality of scan lines of the first field of the one or more frames as up lines or down lines, calculating an optimum amount of adjustment to the pixels of the up lines and the down lines, and selectively increasing the intensity value of pixels of the up lines and decreasing the intensity value of pixels of the down lines by the optimum amount of adjustment thereby modulating the video signal with a carrier signal and creating a modulated video signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International L.L.C.Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Publication number: 20140176793Abstract: A method for encoding a carrier signal in a video signal, the video signal having one or more frames, the frames each having a first field and a second field, the first field and the second field of each frame having a plurality of scan lines, each having a plurality of pixels with an intensity value indicating brightness, the method comprising selectively designating the plurality of scan lines of the first field of the one or more frames as up lines or down lines, calculating an optimum amount of adjustment to the pixels of the up lines and the down lines, and selectively increasing the intensity value of pixels of the up lines and decreasing the intensity value of pixels of the down lines by the optimum amount of adjustment thereby modulating the video signal with a carrier signal and creating a modulated video signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Koplar Interactive Systems International, LLCInventors: CHRISTOPHER E. CHUPP, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Patent number: 8704946Abstract: A method for encoding a carrier signal in a video signal, the video signal having one or more frames, the frames each having a first field and a second field, the first field and the second field of each frame having a plurality of scan lines, each having a plurality of pixels with an intensity value indicating brightness, the method comprising selectively designating the plurality of scan lines of the first field of the one or more frames as up lines or down lines, calculating an optimum amount of adjustment to the pixels of the up lines and the down lines, and selectively increasing the intensity value of pixels of the up lines and decreasing the intensity value of pixels of the down lines by the optimum amount of adjustment thereby modulating the video signal with a carrier signal and creating a modulated video signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International L.L.C.Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Publication number: 20130271652Abstract: A method for encoding a carrier signal in a video signal, the video signal having one or more frames, the frames each having a first field and a second field, the first field and the second field of each frame having a plurality of scan lines, each having a plurality of pixels with an intensity value indicating brightness, the method comprising selectively designating the plurality of scan lines of the first field of the one or more frames as up lines or down lines, calculating an optimum amount of adjustment to the pixels of the up lines and the down lines, and selectively increasing the intensity value of pixels of the up lines and decreasing the intensity value of pixels of the down lines by the optimum amount of adjustment thereby modulating the video signal with a carrier signal and creating a modulated video signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Patent number: 8405772Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for signal modulation. A plurality of pixels are selected in a pattern such that a first pixel group of the plurality of pixels is unpaired with a second pixel group of the plurality of pixels throughout the pattern in a portion of a video signal. The intensity of the plurality of the pixels is altered at a constant magnitude in the portion of the video signal pursuant to the pattern in a substantially invisible way.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International L.L.C.Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Patent number: 7900236Abstract: A system for transmitting auxiliary data within a modulated video signal from a broadcast source to a hand-held device with a slot, the system comprising the broadcast source comprises means for transmitting auxiliary data to the slotted hand-held device via the modulated video signal; an interface device electronically coupled to the hand-held device via the slot and comprises a card microcontroller, a receiver electronically coupled to the card microcontroller for receiving the modulated video signal from the broadcast source, and circuitry electronically coupled to the card microcontroller and the receiver for demodulating the modulated video signal and reproducing the auxiliary data, and transferring the auxiliary data to the hand-held device via an interface protocol, and the hand-held device with the slot comprises a microcontroller for processing the signal auxiliary data received via the interface protocol from the interface device.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.Inventors: Yousri H. Barsoum, Alan G. Maltagliati, Christopher E. Chupp, Daniel A. Ciardullo
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Patent number: 7826674Abstract: A method for modulating a content signal (18) to contain an auxiliary signal, the content signal (18) having content segments, the method comprising logging detections of a test content signal (20) to create one or more log files (44); parsing the one or more log files (44) to create a profile file (46); scheduling the profile file (46) to create an encode file (48); and encoding the content signal (18) with the auxiliary signal according to the encode file (48) and a modulation method.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.Inventors: Michael C. Reynolds, Jesse J. Chounard, II, Christopher E. Chupp
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Publication number: 20100274643Abstract: A system for transmitting auxiliary data within a modulated video signal from a broadcast source to a hand-held device with a slot, the system comprising the broadcast source comprises means for transmitting auxiliary data to the slotted hand-held device via the modulated video signal; an interface device electronically coupled to the hand-held device via the slot and comprises a card microcontroller, a receiver electronically coupled to the card microcontroller for receiving the modulated video signal from the broadcast source, and circuitry electronically coupled to the card microcontroller and the receiver for demodulating the modulated video signal and reproducing the auxiliary data, and transferring the auxiliary data to the hand-held device via an interface protocol, and the hand-held device with the slot comprises a microcontroller for processing the signal auxiliary data received via the interface protocol from the interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: KOPLAR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventors: Yousri H. Barsoum, Alan G. Maltagliati, Christopher E. Chupp, Daniel A. Ciardullo
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Publication number: 20100166083Abstract: A method for modulating mark (20) within content signal (18) that has frames, where each of the frames has content lines and one or more measurable parameters, where each of the content lines has pixels, and where each of the pixels has a value, the method comprising selecting framesets from among the frames of the content signal; modulating at least two of the framesets; and causing mark (20) to be present within content signal (18) by at least modulating at least two of the framesets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Gary A. Lorden
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Publication number: 20100141836Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for signal modulation. A plurality of pixels are selected in a pattern such that a first pixel group of the plurality of pixels is unpaired with a second pixel group of the plurality of pixels throughout the pattern in a portion of a video signal. The intensity of the plurality of the pixels is altered at a constant magnitude in the portion of the video signal pursuant to the pattern in a substantially invisible way.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: KOPLAR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Publication number: 20100141837Abstract: A system for transmitting auxiliary data within a modulated video signal from a broadcast source to a hand-held device with a slot, the system comprising the broadcast source comprises means for transmitting auxiliary data to the slotted hand-held device via the modulated video signal; an interface device electronically coupled to the hand-held device via the slot and comprises a card microcontroller, a receiver electronically coupled to the card microcontroller for receiving the modulated video signal from the broadcast source, and circuitry electronically coupled to the card microcontroller and the receiver for demodulating the modulated video signal and reproducing the auxiliary data, and transferring the auxiliary data to the hand-held device via an interface protocol, and the hand-held device with the slot comprises a microcontroller for processing the signal auxiliary data received via the interface protocol from the interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Yousri H. Barsoum, Alan G. Maltagliati, Christopher E. Chupp, Daniel A. Ciardullo
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Patent number: 7692723Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for signal modulation. A plurality of pixels are selected in a pattern such that a first pixel group of the plurality of pixels is unpaired with a second pixel group of the plurality of pixels throughout the pattern in a portion of a video signal. The intensity of the plurality of the pixels is altered at a constant magnitude in the portion of the video signal pursuant to the pattern in a substantially invisible way.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International L.L.C.Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds
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Patent number: 7664175Abstract: A method for modulating mark (20) within content signal (18) that has frames, where each of the frames has content lines and one or more measurable parameters, where each of the content lines has pixels, and where each of the pixels has a value, the method comprising selecting framesets from among the frames of the content signal; modulating at least two of the framesets; and causing mark (20) to be present within content signal (18) by at least modulating at least two of the framesets.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Gary A. Lorden
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Patent number: 7650624Abstract: A system for transmitting auxiliary data within a modulated video signal from a broadcast source to a hand-held device with a slot, the system comprising the broadcast source comprises means for transmitting auxiliary data to the slotted hand-held device via the modulated video signal; an interface device electronically coupled to the hand-held device via the slot and comprises a card microcontroller, a receiver electronically coupled to the card microcontroller for receiving the modulated video signal from the broadcast source, and circuitry electronically coupled to the card microcontroller and the receiver for demodulating the modulated video signal and reproducing the auxiliary data, and transferring the auxiliary data to the hand-held device via an interface protocol, and the hand-held device with the slot comprises a microcontroller for processing the signal auxiliary data received via the interface protocol from the interface device.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2003Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.Inventors: Yousri H. Barsoum, Alan G. Maltagliati, Christopher E. Chupp, Daniel A. Ciardullo
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Patent number: 7590992Abstract: A method and system for auxiliary data detection. Data is received on a hand-held device from a display of a signal on a monitor. The signal is visually displayed on the monitor at a frequency. A modulated video signal is received on the hand-held device from a display device. The modulated video signal contains auxiliary data modulated within a video signal in a substantially invisible way. The modulated video signal is demodulated to obtain the auxiliary data. At least one of the data or the auxiliary data is processed to identify a promotional opportunity available through the hand-held device. The user of the hand-held device is notified of availability of the promotional opportunity through the hand-held device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.Inventors: Edward J. Koplar, Daniel A. Ciardullo, James G. Withers, Christopher E. Chupp
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Patent number: 7587121Abstract: A system for selectively increasing and decreasing the intensity of scan lines in a plurality of fields of a video signal over a time interval and not increasing or decreasing the intensity of the video scan lines in the remaining plurality of frames, thereby enabling a decoder to use an average intensity value comparison or to accumulate the differences in signal strength when fields are changing state from encoded to unencoded or encoded to unencoded to determine whether an auxiliary signal is present during the time interval.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.Inventors: Michael S. Gramelspacher, Christopher E. Chupp, Yousri H. Barsoum, Jesse J. Chounard, II, Michael C. Reynolds
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Patent number: 7586541Abstract: A method for encoding a carrier signal in a video signal, the video signal having one or more frames, the frames each having a first field and a second field, the first field and the second field of each frame having a plurality of scan lines, each having a plurality of pixels with an intensity value indicating brightness, the method comprising selectively designating the plurality of scan lines of the first field of the one or more frames as up lines or down lines, calculating an optimum amount of adjustment to the pixels of the up lines and the down lines, and selectively increasing the intensity value of pixels of the up lines and decreasing the intensity value of pixels of the down lines by the optimum amount of adjustment thereby modulating the video signal with a carrier signal and creating a modulated video signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Koplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.Inventors: Christopher E. Chupp, Michael S. Gramelspacher, Jesse J. Chounard, II, James G. Withers, Yousri H. Barsoum, Michael C. Reynolds