Patents by Inventor Maurice Buttimer

Maurice Buttimer 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).

  • Streaming media associated with a premises security system
    Patent number: 12114031
    Abstract: A user interface device associated with a premises security system that is configured to monitor a premises using a plurality of premises devices is provided. The user interface device includes processing circuitry configured to receive a request to stream video from a premises device of the plurality of premises devices, select one of a plurality of media servers to use to stream the video from the premises device, initiate a streaming channel to the selected media server to initiate the video streaming process with the selected media server, and receive, from the selected media server, the video stream associated with the premises device for playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: The ADT Security Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice Buttimer, James Beck
  • STREAMING MEDIA ASSOCIATED WITH A PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240223830
    Abstract: A user interface device associated with a premises security system that is configured to monitor a premises using a plurality of premises devices is provided. The user interface device includes processing circuitry configured to receive a request to stream video from a premises device of the plurality of premises devices, select one of a plurality of media servers to use to stream the video from the premises device, initiate a streaming channel to the selected media server to initiate the video streaming process with the selected media server, and receive, from the selected media server, the video stream associated with the premises device for playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Maurice BUTTIMER, James BECK
  • System and method for providing enhanced video processing in a network environment
    Patent number: 8723914
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a video input from a camera element; using change detection statistics to identify background image data; using the background image data as a temporal reference to determine foreground image data of a particular video frame within the video input; using a selected foreground image for a background registration of a subsequent video frame; and providing at least a portion of the subsequent video frame to a next destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Mackie, Dihong Tian, Andrew P. Weir, Maurice Buttimer, Joseph T. Friel, J. William Mauchly, Wen-Hsiung Chen
  • Network-adaptive preemptive repair in real-time video
    Patent number: 8270307
    Abstract: A network-adaptive error recovery method for real-time video transmission based on sending repair frames preemptively with a frequency that is based on observed run-length of good frames and round trip time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph T. Friel, Dihong Tian, J. William Mauchly, Maurice Buttimer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED VIDEO PROCESSING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120127259
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a video input from a camera element; using change detection statistics to identify background image data; using the background image data as a temporal reference to determine foreground image data of a particular video frame within the video input; using a selected foreground image for a background registration of a subsequent video frame; and providing at least a portion of the subsequent video frame to a next destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: David J. Mackie, Dihong Tian, Andrew P. Weir, Maurice Buttimer, Joseph T. Friel, J. William Mauchly, Wen-Hsiung Chen
  • NETWORK-ADAPTIVE PREEMPTIVE REPAIR IN REAL-TIME VIDEO
    Publication number: 20100061225
    Abstract: A network-adaptive error recovery method for real-time video transmission based on sending repair frames preemptively with a frequency that is based on observed run-length of good frames and round trip time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: JOSEPH T. FRIEL, DIHONG TIAN, J. WILLIAM MAUCHLY, MAURICE BUTTIMER