Patents by Inventor Ken L. Eppinett

Ken L. Eppinett 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).

  • Tracking and determining pictures in successive interdependency levels
    Patent number: 9716883
    Abstract: Systems and methods that receive a video stream comprising a sequence of compressed pictures, the compressed pictures comprising a plurality of levels of picture importance including a first picture level and a second picture level, track the compressed pictures to ascertain which of the compressed pictures correspond to the first level, and responsive to ascertaining which of the compressed pictures correspond to the first level, tracking the compressed pictures to ascertain which of the compressed pictures correspond to the second level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin M. Cook, Ken L. Eppinett, John R. Bean
  • Determining Tracking Picture Candidates with Multiple Level Tiers
    Publication number: 20150016549
    Abstract: Systems and methods that receive a video stream comprising a sequence of compressed pictures, the compressed pictures comprising a plurality of levels of picture importance including a first picture level and a second picture level, track the compressed pictures to ascertain which of the compressed pictures correspond to the first level, and responsive to ascertaining which of the compressed pictures correspond to the first level, tracking the compressed pictures to ascertain which of the compressed pictures correspond to the second level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin M. Cook, Ken L. Eppinett, John R. Bean
  • Inferential processing to ascertain plural levels of picture interdependencies
    Patent number: 8873932
    Abstract: Systems and methods that receive a video stream comprising a sequence of compressed pictures, the compressed pictures comprising a plurality of levels of picture importance including a first picture level and a second picture level, track the compressed pictures to ascertain which of the compressed pictures correspond to the first level, and responsive to ascertaining which of the compressed pictures correspond to the first level, tracking the compressed pictures to ascertain which of the compressed pictures correspond to the second level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin M. Cook, Ken L. Eppinett, John R. Bean
  • Video processing with tiered interdependencies of pictures
    Patent number: 8718388
    Abstract: Systems and methods that receive a video stream comprising a sequence of plural compressed pictures, wherein the plural compressed pictures comprises a plurality of sets of compressed pictures, wherein each set in the plurality of sets has a respective picture interdependency characteristic, wherein the compressed pictures in the first set depend for decoding only on pictures from the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin M. Cook, Ken L. Eppinett, John R. Bean
  • Signalling picture encoding schemes and associated picture properties
    Patent number: 8416858
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide a video stream, the video stream comprising a sequence of plural compressed pictures corresponding to a video program, the plural compressed pictures having plural sets of compressed pictures, each of the plural sets adhering to one or more picture interdependencies, properties, or a combination of the picture interdependencies and properties, and provide auxiliary information in the video stream, the auxiliary information comprising plural data fields, the plural data fields comprising a first data field corresponding to one of multiple possible coding scheme, the coding scheme comprising a set of tiers that uniquely define the one coding scheme, the plural data fields further comprising a second data field different from the first data field, the second data field comprising an indication of whether the one or more picture interdependencies, properties, or a combination of both corresponding to the set of tiers is valid for use in decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin M. Cook, Ken L. Eppinett, John R. Beun
  • SIGNALLING PICTURE ENCODING SCHEMES AND ASSOCIATED PICTURE PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20090220012
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide a video stream, the video stream comprising a sequence of plural compressed pictures corresponding to a video program, the plural compressed pictures having plural sets of compressed pictures, each of the plural sets adhering to one or more picture interdependencies, properties, or a combination of the picture interdependencies and properties, and provide auxiliary information in the video stream, the auxiliary information comprising plural data fields, the plural data fields comprising a first data field corresponding to one of multiple possible coding scheme, the coding scheme comprising a set of tiers that uniquely define the one coding scheme, the plural data fields further comprising a second data field different from the first data field, the second data field comprising an indication of whether the one or more picture interdependencies, properties, or a combination of both corresponding to the set of tiers is valid for use in decoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin M. Cook, Ken L. Eppinett, John R. Bean
  • Video Processing With Tiered Interdependencies of Pictures
    Publication number: 20090148056
    Abstract: Systems and methods that receive a video stream comprising a sequence of plural compressed pictures, wherein the plural compressed pictures comprises a plurality of sets of compressed pictures, wherein each set in the plurality of sets has a respective picture interdependency characteristic, wherein the compressed pictures in the first set depend for decoding only on pictures from the first set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin M. Cook, Ken L. Eppinett, John R. Bean
  • INFERENTIAL PROCESSING TO ASCERTAIN PLURAL LEVELS OF PICTURE INTERDEPENDENCIES
    Publication number: 20090148132
    Abstract: Systems and methods that receive a video stream comprising a sequence of compressed pictures, the compressed pictures comprising a plurality of levels of picture importance including a first picture level and a second picture level, track the compressed pictures to ascertain which of the compressed pictures correspond to the first level, and responsive to ascertaining which of the compressed pictures correspond to the first level, tracking the compressed pictures to ascertain which of the compressed pictures correspond to the second level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin M. Cook, Ken L. Eppinett, John R. Bean