Patents by Inventor Mark D. McBride

Mark D. McBride 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).

  • Dynamic time synchronization
    Patent number: 10154320
    Abstract: A method is provided in certain example embodiments and may include evaluating a first video stream being encoded by a first encoding element, where the first video stream is provided at a first bit rate. The method may also include evaluating a second video stream being encoded by a second encoding element, where the second video stream is provided at a second bit rate. The method may further include providing an output that is reflective of a time synchronization and a frame alignment for a plurality of frames within the first video stream and the second video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott C. Labrozzi, Mark D. McBride, Kevin Scott Kirkup
  • Producing equivalent content across encapsulators in a network environment
    Patent number: 9294530
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving first synchronization information associated with a first encapsulated output, receiving second synchronization information associated with a second encapsulated output, and determining whether the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output are in synchronization based upon the first synchronization information and the second synchronization information. The method may further include, when the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output are determined to out of synchronization, generating corrected synchronization information, and sending the corrected synchronization information to an encapsulator generating at least one of the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Anne K. McCormick, Carol Etta Iturralde, Eric Colin Friedrich, Mark D. McBride, Matthew Francis Caulfield, Scott C. Labrozzi
  • DYNAMIC TIME SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20150201254
    Abstract: A method is provided in certain example embodiments and may include evaluating a first video stream being encoded by a first encoding element, where the first video stream is provided at a first bit rate. The method may also include evaluating a second video stream being encoded by a second encoding element, where the second video stream is provided at a second bit rate. The method may further include providing an output that is reflective of a time synchronization and a frame alignment for a plurality of frames within the first video stream and the second video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Scott C. Labrozzi, Mark D. McBride, Kevin Scott Kirkup
  • Dynamic time synchronization
    Patent number: 9001886
    Abstract: A method is provided in certain example embodiments and may include evaluating a first video stream being encoded by a first encoding element, where the first video stream is provided at a first bit rate. The method may also include evaluating a second video stream being encoded by a second encoding element, where the second video stream is provided at a second bit rate. The method may further include providing an output that is reflective of a time synchronization and a frame alignment for a plurality of frames within the first video stream and the second video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott C. Labrozzi, Mark D. McBride, Kevin Scott Kirkup
  • PRODUCING EQUIVALENT CONTENT ACROSS ENCAPSULATORS IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20140351455
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving first synchronization information associated with a first encapsulated output, receiving second synchronization information associated with a second encapsulated output, and determining whether the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output are in synchronization based upon the first synchronization information and the second synchronization information. The method may further include, when the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output are determined to out of synchronization, generating corrected synchronization information, and sending the corrected synchronization information to an encapsulator generating at least one of the first encapsulated output and the second encapsulated output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Anne K. McCormick, Carol Etta Iturralde, Eric Colin Friedrich, Mark D. McBride, Matthew Francis Caulfield, Scott C. Labrozzi
  • DYNAMIC TIME SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20120128061
    Abstract: A method is provided in certain example embodiments and may include evaluating a first video stream being encoded by a first encoding element, where the first video stream is provided at a first bit rate. The method may also include evaluating a second video stream being encoded by a second encoding element, where the second video stream is provided at a second bit rate. The method may further include providing an output that is reflective of a time synchronization and a frame alignment for a plurality of frames within the first video stream and the second video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Scott C. Labrozzi, Mark D. McBride, Kevin Scott Kirkup