Patents by Inventor Michael L. Coulter

Michael L. Coulter 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).

  • Patent number: 10313880
    Abstract: A reference picture buffer may supply an asymmetric macroblock to a video encoder to improve the bandwidth between the encoder and buffer. The macroblock width may be sized to match the minimum burst width of the buffer. The size of the macroblock may be kept unchanged by reducing the macroblock height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Michael L. Coulter
  • Patent number: 10104342
    Abstract: Techniques for improved decryption of an encrypted media stream are described. In one embodiment, a system may include a receiver to receive an encrypted media stream, an extraction module to extract an encryption characteristic of the encrypted media stream, a first processor to produce configuration commands from the extracted encryption characteristic, a second processor to receive the encrypted media stream and the configuration commands, and to produce decrypted media based upon a decryption scheme indicated by the configuration commands, and a key distribution module, to distribute a decryption key to the second processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akshat Nanda, Changliang Wang, Scott W. Cheng, Michael L. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20160255351
    Abstract: A reference picture buffer may supply an asymmetric macroblock to a video encoder to improve the bandwidth between the encoder and buffer. The macroblock width may be sized to match the minimum burst width of the buffer. The size of the macroblock may be kept unchanged by reducing the macroblock height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: MICHAEL L. COULTER
  • Patent number: 9319880
    Abstract: A reference picture buffer may supply an asymmetric macroblock to a video encoder to improve the bandwidth between the encoder and buffer. The macroblock width may be sized to match the minimum burst width of the buffer. The size of the macroblock may be kept unchanged by reducing the macroblock height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Michael L. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20150172600
    Abstract: Techniques for improved decryption of an encrypted media stream are described. In one embodiment, a system may include a receiver to receive an encrypted media stream, an extraction module to extract an encryption characteristic of the encrypted media stream, a first processor to produce configuration commands from the extracted encryption characteristic, a second processor to receive the encrypted media stream and the configuration commands, and to produce decrypted media based upon a decryption scheme indicated by the configuration commands, and a key distribution module, to distribute a decryption key to the second processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: AKSHAT NANDA, CHANGLIANG WANG, SCOTT W. CHENG, MICHAEL L. COULTER
  • Publication number: 20120063509
    Abstract: A reference picture buffer may supply an asymmetric macroblock to a video encoder to improve the bandwidth between the encoder and buffer. The macroblock width may be sized to match the minimum burst width of the buffer. The size of the macroblock may be kept unchanged by reducing the macroblock height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Michael L. Coulter