Patents by Inventor Kevin L. Baum

Kevin L. Baum 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).

  • Publication number: 20160359655
    Abstract: A method and receiver for processing a composite signal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a composite signal within a channel bandwidth, wherein the composite signal comprises one or more symbol streams from a plurality of communication units. The method also includes sampling the composite signal at a sampling rate, wherein the sampling rate comprises one of equal to a symbol rate of the composite signal or larger than the symbol rate of the composite signal. In addition, the method includes selecting a symbol sampling phase for each of the symbol streams from a plurality of communication units. The symbol streams from each of the communication units are aligned to produce an aligned composite signal by separating the symbol streams for each of the plurality of communication units and orthogonal recombining the symbol streams for each of the plurality of communication units based on the selected symbol sampling phase for each of the plurality of signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Vijay Nangia, Kevin L. Baum, Margot Karam
  • Publication number: 20160359985
    Abstract: A communication device performs a method for coordinating communications between a plurality of communication devices of a user. The method includes detecting an active communication session on a primary communication device having user engagement, and determining a set of secondary communication devices in proximity to the user. The method further includes detecting an interruption event, at the primary communication device, during the active communication session. Additionally, the method includes determining that a first secondary communication device, in the set of secondary communication devices, has capability to process the interruption event, and transferring the interruption event to the first secondary communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Alberth, JR., Kevin L. Baum, Dean E. Thorson
  • Patent number: 9510061
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing live video to multiple client devices is provided herein. In particular, a router is provided that acts on behalf of all client devices in its network. The router serves multiple groups of client devices with each group being formed by client devices having similar bandwidth requirements. The router then requests and receives video chunks from a network. The router then redistributes the video chunks to the multiple client devices using a multicast transmission. In particular, to minimize the demands on the core network, the router sets up a separate multicast to each group. Live video, of the appropriate quality is then multicast to each group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Bonta, Kevin L. Baum, George Calcev, Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160315742
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for transmitting an orthogonal frequency domain multiple access (OFDMA) signal including a synchronization channel signal transmitted including a plurality of sequence elements interleaved in time and frequency. The synchronization channel signal sequence elements enable an initial acquisition and cell search method with low computational load by providing predetermined time domain symmetry for common sequence elements in OFDMA symbol periods for OFDMA symbol timing detection and frequency error detection in an OFDMA system supporting multiple system bandwidths, both synchronized and un-synchronized systems, a large cell index and an OFDMA symbol structure with both short and long cyclic prefix length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Hidenori Akita, Kevin L. Baum, Brian K. Classon, Masaya Fukuta, Hiroshi Hayashi, Vijay Nangia, Robert T. Love, Kenneth A. Stewart
  • Patent number: 9438642
    Abstract: A communication device performs a method for coordinating communications between a plurality of communication devices of a user. The method includes detecting an active communication session on a primary communication device having user engagement, and determining a set of secondary communication devices in proximity to the user. The method further includes detecting an interruption event, at the primary communication device, during the active communication session. Additionally, the method includes determining that a first secondary communication device, in the set of secondary communication devices, has capability to process the interruption event, and transferring the interruption event to the first secondary communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: William P. Alberth, Jr., Kevin L. Baum, Dean E. Thorson
  • Patent number: 9397799
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for transmitting an orthogonal frequency domain multiple access (OFDMA) signal including a synchronization channel signal transmitted including a plurality of sequence elements interleaved in time and frequency. The synchronization channel signal sequence elements enable an initial acquisition and cell search method with low computational load by providing predetermined time domain symmetry for common sequence elements in OFDMA symbol periods for OFDMA symbol timing detection and frequency error detection in an OFDMA system supporting multiple system bandwidths, both synchronized and un-synchronized systems, a large cell index and an OFDMA symbol structure with both short and long cyclic prefix length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Hidenori Akita, Kevin L. Baum, Brian K. Classon, Masaya Fukuta, Hiroshi Hayashi, Vijay Nangia, Robert T. Love, Kenneth A. Stewart
  • Patent number: 9363126
    Abstract: A method and receiver for processing a composite signal (112) in a wireless communication system (100) is provided. The method includes receiving a composite signal (112) within a channel bandwidth, wherein the composite signal comprises one or more symbol streams (108, 110, 116) from a plurality of communication units (103, 104). The method also includes sampling the composite signal at a sampling rate, wherein the sampling rate comprises one of equal to a symbol rate of the composite signal or larger than the symbol rate of the composite signal. In addition, the method includes selecting a symbol sampling phase for each of the symbol streams from a plurality of communication units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Vijay Nangia, Kevin L. Baum, Margot Karam
  • Patent number: 9307337
    Abstract: Devices and methods for scoring viewer's interactions with content broadcast on a presentation device by processing at least one audio signal received by a microphone proximate the viewer and the presentation device, to generate at least one audio signature, which is compared to at least two different reference audio signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr., Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
  • Patent number: 9301070
    Abstract: Devices and methods that match audio signatures to programming content stored in a remote database are disclosed. In one aspect of an embodiment, audio that includes primary audio from a device that outputs media content to one or more users is analyzed, in order to identify a presence or absence of corruption, and an audio signature is generated for an interval of time. In an aspect of a further embodiment, content being watched by a user is identified using a query audio signature and a message indicating the presence or absence of corruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr., Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Jay J. Williams
  • Patent number: 9252933
    Abstract: A method in a wireless communication terminal (103), including receiving a radio resource allocation comprising a plurality of sub-carriers that is a subset of available sub-carriers, wherein the available sub-carriers include a DC sub-carrier, wherein the DC sub-carrier and all but one edge-most sub-carrier of the plurality of sub-carriers are designated for transmission if the DC sub-carrier is between any two sub-carriers of the allocation, and all of the sub-carriers except the DC sub-carrier from the plurality of sub-carriers are designated for transmission if the DC sub-carrier is not between any two sub-carriers of the allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Vijay Nangia, Kevin L. Baum, Brian K. Classon, Hyejung Jung, Robert T. Love, Kenneth A. Stewart
  • Publication number: 20150242698
    Abstract: A video processing system detects an overlay image, such as a logo, in a picture of a video stream, the overlay for example being a broadcaster's logo. The detection is based on evaluation of blending characteristics of a picture frame. The method of detection of an overlay defines first and second areas within the image, the first and second areas being non-overlapping. Next an alpha-blended value is calculated for the mean color value of the second area with an overlay color value. Then, if the mean color value of the first area is closer to the alpha-blended value than it is to the mean color value of the second area, the overlay can be indicated as detected and defined within the picture. Detection of the overlay can be used to identify an owner of the video, or detect when a scene change such as a commercial occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq
  • Patent number: 9064189
    Abstract: A method of classifying the shot type of a video frame, comprising loading a frame, dividing the frame into field pixels and non-field pixels based on a first playfield detection criteria, determining an initial shot type classification using the number of the field pixels and the number of the non-field pixels, partitioning the frame into one or more regions based on the initial classification, determining the status of each of the one or more regions based upon the number of the field pixels and the non-field pixels located within each the region, and determining a shot type classification for the frame based upon the status of each the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ARRIS Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq
  • Patent number: 9058522
    Abstract: A video processing system detects an overlay image, such as a logo, in a picture of a video stream, the overlay for example being a broadcaster's logo. The detection is based on evaluation of blending characteristics of a picture frame. The method of detection of an overlay defines first and second areas within the image, the first and second areas being non-overlapping. Next an alpha-blended value is calculated for the mean color value of the second area with an overlay color value. Then, if the mean color value of the first area is closer to the alpha-blended value than it is to the mean color value of the second area, the overlay can be indicated as detected and defined within the picture. Detection of the overlay can be used to identify an owner of the video, or detect when a scene change such as a commercial occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ARRIS Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq
  • Patent number: 9025682
    Abstract: A communication is provided that schedules both Distributed Virtual Resource Blocks (DVRB) and Localized Virtual Resource Blocks (LVRB) in a same frequency channel, thereby obtaining the benefits of frequency selective scheduling while minimizing the uplink feedback overhead. In one embodiment of the invention, the communication system assigns one or more downlink Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) of multiple downlink Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) to each user equipment (UE) given an LVRB to produce at least one reserved PRB and multiple non-reserved PRBs and assigns a part of each PRB of the multiple non-reserved PRBs to a UE given a DVRB. In another embodiment of the invention, the communication system assigns PRBs pre-reserved for localized transmission to UEs scheduled for LVRBs and assigns parts of multiple PRBs pre-reserved for distributed transmission to each UE given a DVRB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Brian K. Classon, Kevin L. Baum, Amitava Ghosh, Robert T. Love, Vijay Nangia, Rapeepat Ratasuk, Weimin Xiao
  • Publication number: 20150082349
    Abstract: A method receives video content and metadata associated with video content. The method then extracts features of the video content based on the metadata. Portions of the visual, audio, and textual features are fused into composite features that include multiple features from the visual, audio, and textual features. A set of video segments of the video content is identified based on the composite features of the video content. Also, the segments may be identified based on a user query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Faisal Ishtiaq, Benedito J. Fonseca, JR., Kevin L. Baum, Anthony J. Braskich, Stephen P. Emeott, Bhavan Gandhi, Renxiang Li, Alfonso Martinez Smith, Michael L. Needham, Isselmou Ould Dellahy
  • Publication number: 20150070587
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating alerts and enhanced viewing experience features using on-screen data are disclosed. Textual data corresponding to on-screen text is determined from the visual content of video data. The textual data is associated with corresponding regions and frames of the video data in which the corresponding on-screen text was detected. Users can select regions in the frames of the visual content to monitor for a particular triggering item (e.g., a triggering word, name, or phrase). During play back of the video data, the textual data associated with the selected regions in the frames can be monitored for the triggering item. When the triggering item is detected in the textual data, an alert can be generated. Alternatively, the textual data for the selected region can be extracted to compile supplemental information that can be rendered over the playback of the video data or over other video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen P. Emeott, Kevin L. Baum, Bhavan Gandhi, Faisal Ishtiaq, Isselmou Ould Dellahy
  • Publication number: 20140270504
    Abstract: A video processing system detects an overlay image, such as a logo, in a picture of a video stream, the overlay for example being a broadcaster's logo. The detection is based on evaluation of blending characteristics of a picture frame. The method of detection of an overlay defines first and second areas within the image, the first and second areas being non-overlapping. Next an alpha-blended value is calculated for the mean color value of the second area with an overlay color value. Then, if the mean color value of the first area is closer to the alpha-blended value than it is to the mean color value of the second area, the overlay can be indicated as detected and defined within the picture. Detection of the overlay can be used to identify an owner of the video, or detect when a scene change such as a commercial occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq
  • Publication number: 20140282642
    Abstract: A method implemented in a computer system for controlling the delivery of data and audio/video content. The method delivers primary content to the subscriber device for viewing by a subscriber. The method also delivers secondary content to the companion device for viewing by the subscriber in parallel with the subscriber viewing the primary content, where the secondary content relates to the primary content. The method extracts attention estimation features from the primary content, and monitors the companion device to determine an interaction measurement for the subscriber viewing the secondary content on the companion device. The method calculates an attention measurement for the subscriber viewing the primary content based on the attention estimation features, and the interaction measurement, and controls the delivery of the secondary content to the companion device based on the attention measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael L. Needham, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Renxiang Li, Shivajit Mohapatra
  • Publication number: 20140254807
    Abstract: Devices and methods that match audio signatures to programming content stored in a remote database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benedito J. Fonseca, JR., Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Jay J. Williams
  • Publication number: 20140254806
    Abstract: Devices and methods for scoring viewer's interactions with content broadcast on a presentation device by processing at least one audio signal received by a microphone proximate the viewer and the presentation device, to generate at least one audio signature, which is compared to at least two different reference audio signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Benedito J. Fonseca, JR., Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham