Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Stell

Douglas E. Stell 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).

  • Patent number: 4498098
    Abstract: Apparatus for combining video signals from a video source, such as a video disc player, with computer-generated graphics/text output on a single display, for overlaying the two. The computer-generated video is provided in RGB format; the other video is converted to RGB format if not already in that form and the two sets of RGB signals are provided to a switch. The switch (i.e., multiplexer) selects which one of the two RGB signal sets to display; this selection is made separately for each pixel. In one embodiment, the color of the computer-generated signals controls the switch's selection of source. A master-slave synchronization system maintains registration between the two sets of RGB signals. When the video source is unstable (as, for example, with a video disc player), a master sync generator provides a house (coarse) synchronization signal to the video disc player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1985
    Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Stell