Patents by Inventor Ken BUTTLE

Ken BUTTLE 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: 11848873
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Publication number: 20210036966
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, Ken BUTTLE
  • Patent number: 10812412
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Patent number: 10812411
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Patent number: 10798021
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY CANADA
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Publication number: 20190273696
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, Ken BUTTLE
  • Publication number: 20190268285
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, Ken BUTTLE
  • Publication number: 20190268286
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, Ken BUTTLE
  • Patent number: 10397135
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: GVBB HOLDINGS S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Publication number: 20180176150
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, Ken BUTTLE
  • Patent number: 9912611
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: GVBB HOLDINGS S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Charles S. Meyer, Ken Buttle
  • Publication number: 20160080288
    Abstract: A router fabric for switching real time broadcast video signals in a media processing network includes a logic device configured to route multiple channels of packetized video signals to another network device, a crossbar switch configured to be coupled to a plurality of input/output components and to switch video data of the multiple channels between the logic device and the plurality of input/output components in response to a control instruction, and a controller configured to map routing addresses for each video signal relative to the system clock, and to send the control instruction with the mapping to the crossbar switch and the logic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Charles S. MEYER, Ken BUTTLE