Patents by Inventor Eugene M. Nagle

Eugene M. Nagle 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).

  • Technique for optimally encoding digitally encoded video signals
    Patent number: 4320416
    Abstract: An encoder for digital video signals uses averages of pairs of transmitted samples to reconstruct untransmitted samples. The pair selected for reconstruction is selected in accordance with the criteria of least change around the untransmitted sample. If a plurality of averages are tied for least change, a priority order is used to select which average to use. For color video the priority order is preferably the horizontal, diagonal and vertical averages. A different order can be used for monochrome signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1982
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Dischert, Eugene M. Nagle, James J. Williams, Jr.