Patents by Inventor Jo Janet Mikula

Jo Janet Mikula 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).

  • Compressed video graphics system and methodology
    Patent number: 6078328
    Abstract: Graphics in the same compressed digital format as that of a target video image are combined, on the fly, by an application. Combination is performed by frame modification or overlay techniques. In the preferred embodiment, the compressed video image format conforms to an MPEG-2 compression standard. A base image is produced by an I-frame, and MPEG-2 graphics elements formed either by modifying the I-frame or overlaying the I-frame with one or more P-frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Digital Video Express, LP
    Inventors: Robert W. Schumann, Michael Bergeron, Jo Janet Mikula, Jack Ehrhardt, Mark O. Harrison, Sr.