Patents by Inventor Gilles Forest

Gilles Forest 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 display system with two controllers each able to scale and blend RGB and YUV surfaces
    Patent number: 7400333
    Abstract: Multiple independent displays from one graphics controller can be driven in a wide variety of modes using multiple display controllers. This invention incorporates a unique combination of enhancement building on a generic single multi-display graphics subsystem. Digital video is gaining vast popularity in the worldwide consumer, professional and commercial market. The applications of this invention cover all these market segments and include (but are not limited to) Digital Content Creation, Digital video playback, digital entertainment, DVD Authoring etc etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Matrox Graphics Inc.
    Inventors: Lorne Trottier, Yves Tremblay, Gilles Forest
  • Multiple display device display controller with video overlay and full screen video outputs
    Patent number: 6774912
    Abstract: Multiple independent displays from one graphics controller can be driven in a wide variety of modes using multiple display controllers. This invention incorporates a unique combination of enhancement building on a generic single multi-display graphics subsystem. Digital video is gaining vast popularity in the worldwide consumer, professional and commercial market. The applications of this invention cover all these market segments and include (but are not limited to) Digital Content Creation, Digital video playback, digital entertainment, DVD Authoring etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Matrox Graphics Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Ahmed, Alexandre Lahaise, Gilles Forest, Yves Tremblay, Lorne Trottier