Patents by Inventor Mert Van Pelt

Mert Van Pelt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for encoding a video signal having multi-language capabilities
    Patent number: 5289288
    Abstract: An audio/video system for encoding and decoding a video signal and a plurality of corresponding audio signals includes an encoder for receiving an input video signal, a first audio signal, and a plurality of second audio signals which correspond to the input video signal. The encoder combines the input video signal and the plurality of second audio signals to produce an encoded video signal but leaves the first audio signal substantially unchanged and then outputs the first audio signal and the encoded video signal. An audio/video signal communication device is connected to the encoder. The audio/video signal communication device accepts the encoded video signal and the first audio signal and transmits them to a decoder. The decoder separates the plurality of second audio signals from the encoded video signal leaving an unencoded video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: MTI Associates
    Inventors: Murray B. Silverman, Mert Van Pelt
  • Method and apparatus for encoding a video signal having multi-language capabilities
    Patent number: 5130815
    Abstract: An audio/video system for encoding and decoding a video signal and a plurality of corresponding audio signals. The system includes an encoder means for receiving an input video signal, a first audio signal, and a plurality of second audio signals which correspond to the input video signal. The encoder means combines the input video signal and the plurality of second audio signals to produce an encoded video signal but leaves the first audio signal substantially unchanged and then outputs the first audio signal and the encoded video signal. An audio/video signal communication means is connected to the encoder. The audio/video signal communication means accepts the encoded video signal and the first audio signal and transmits them to a decoder. The decoder means separates the plurality of second audio signals from the encoded video signal leaving an unencoded video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: MTI Associates
    Inventors: Murray B. Silverman, Mert Van Pelt