Patents by Inventor Don B. Charnley

Don B. Charnley 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).

  • Video stream representation and navigation using inherent data
    Patent number: 7266771
    Abstract: An MPEG compressed bit stream representing video information is associated with supplemental information such as motion, audio, scene cut, and editorial information. The motion information is identified and processed to determine characteristics of the video information. Motion information is processed to determine magnitude, coherence, and correlation with known motion information templates. MPEG motion vectors are used to determine motion information. Audio, scene cut, and editorial information is similarly identified and processed. The motion information along with other types of information is provided to a client by using color bars or other techniques to allow a client to interact with the video information using supplemental information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Vulcan Patents LLC
    Inventors: Robert F. Tow, Ali Rahimi, Steven E. Saunders, Don B. Charnley, Gordon Kotik