Patents by Inventor Clifford Pecota

Clifford Pecota 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).

  • Frame-accurate seamless splicing of information streams
    Patent number: 7254175
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating universal splice point adapters, where during a splicing operation an “out-point splicing adapter” is used to transition from an exit stream, while an “in-point splicing adapter” is used to transition to an entry stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: CrystalMedia Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Norman Hurst, Jr., Christopher Ward, Clifford Pecota, Xiaobing Lee, Gary Hughes
  • Frame-accurate seamless splicing of information streams
    Publication number: 20050281328
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating universal splice point adapters, where during a splicing operation an “out-point splicing adapter” is used to transition from an exit stream, while an “in-point splicing adapter” is used to transition to an entry stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Hurst, Christopher Ward, Clifford Pecota, Xiaobing Lee, Gary Hughes
  • Frame-accurate seamless splicing of information streams
    Patent number: 6912251
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for effecting a seamless, frame accurate splicing of MPEG-like transport streams by constructing a transition stream or clip with portions from each stream proximate respective splice points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Ward, Clifford Pecota, Xiaobing Lee, Gary Hughes