Patents by Inventor Eric J. Wolz

Eric J. Wolz 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).

  • Smooth scanning presenter
    Patent number: 8031780
    Abstract: Described herein is a technology for the presentation of digital video. One implementation, described herein, smoothly presents variable-speed scanning of a compressed digital video stream—for example, a MPEG video stream. One implementation, described herein, smooth scanning (e.g., fast-forward and fast-rewind) video is produced by selectively displaying certain types of frames of a Group-of-Pictures (GOP). The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Fries, Eric J. Wolz
  • TV control resource management
    Patent number: 7861273
    Abstract: An arbiter component receives a request from a media control object for control of a media resource. The arbiter determines whether a media resource is available, and if a media resource is available, forwards the request to the available media resource. The control object may lock control of the media resource to maintain control of the media resource until the media control unlocks control of the media resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Fries, Robert S. T. Gibson, Eric J. Wolz
  • Smooth scanning presenter
    Patent number: 7106798
    Abstract: Described herein is a technology for the presentation digital video. One implementation, described herein, smoothly presents variable-speed scanning of a compressed digital video stream—for example, a MPEG video stream. One implementation, described herein, smooth scanning (e.g., fast-forward and fast-rewind) video is produced by selectively displaying certain types of frames of a Group-of-Pictures (GOP). The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Fries, Eric J. Wolz
  • TV control resource management
    Publication number: 20030204853
    Abstract: An arbiter component receives a request from a media control object for control of a media resource. The arbiter determines whether a media resource is available, and if a media resource is available, forwards the request to the available media resource. The control object may lock control of the media resource to maintain control of the media resource until the media control unlocks control of the media resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Robert M. Fries, Robert S.T. Gibson, Eric J. Wolz