Patents by Inventor Michael Rexroad

Michael Rexroad 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).

  • Non-bandwidth intensive method for providing multiple levels of censoring in an A/V stream
    Patent number: 8624953
    Abstract: Particular embodiments generally relate to providing different censoring levels for audio-video streams. In one embodiment, an audio-video stream is received. Metadata including censoring information for the audio-video stream is also received. The audio-video stream and metadata may be sent by a source in separate streams. A first level of censoring associated with a first receiver is determined along with a second level of censoring for a second receiver. A first audio-video stream is generated for the first receiver with a first censor level and a second audio-video stream is generated for the second receiver with a second censor level. For example, the first audio-video stream may include censoring of faces and the second audio-video stream may be an audio-video stream without censoring or may censor some other part of the audio-video. The first audio-video stream and the second audio-video stream are then sent to the first and second receivers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Joshi, Michael Rexroad
  • NON-BANDWIDTH INTENSIVE METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF CENSORING IN AN A/V STREAM
    Publication number: 20120262539
    Abstract: Particular embodiments generally relate to providing different censoring levels for audio-video streams. In one embodiment, an audio-video stream is received. Metadata including censoring information for the audio-video stream is also received. The audi-video stream and metadata may be sent by a source in separate streams. A first level of censoring associated with a first receiver is determined along with a second level of censoring for a second receiver. A first audio-video stream is generated for the first receiver with a first censor level and a second audio-video stream is generated for the second receiver with a second censor level. For example, the first audio-video stream may include censoring of faces and the second audio-video stream may be an audio-video stream without censoring or may censor some other part of the audio-video. The first audio-video stream and the second audio-video stream are then sent to the first and second receivers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Joshi, Michael Rexroad
  • Non-bandwidth intensive method for providing multiple levels of censoring in an A/V stream
    Patent number: 8223187
    Abstract: Particular embodiments generally relate to providing different censoring levels for audio-video streams. In one embodiment, an audio-video stream is received. Metadata including censoring information for the audio-video stream is also received. The audio-video stream and metadata may be sent by a source in separate streams. A first level of censoring associated with a first receiver is determined along with a second level of censoring for a second receiver. A first audio-video stream is generated for the first receiver with a first censor level and a second audio-video stream is generated for the second receiver with a second censor level. For example, the first audio-video stream may include censoring of faces and the second audio-video stream may be an audio-video stream without censoring or may censor some other part of the audio-video. The first audio-video stream and the second audio-video stream are then sent to the first and second receivers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Joshi, Michael Rexroad
  • NON-BANDWIDTH INTENSIVE METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF CENSORING IN AN A/V STREAM
    Publication number: 20100017818
    Abstract: Particular embodiments generally relate to providing different censoring levels for audio-video streams. In one embodiment, an audio-video stream is received. Metadata including censoring information for the audio-video stream is also received. The audio-video stream and metadata may be sent by a source in separate streams. A first level of censoring associated with a first receiver is determined along with a second level of censoring for a second receiver. A first audio-video stream is generated for the first receiver with a first censor level and a second audio-video stream is generated for the second receiver with a second censor level. For example, the first audio-video stream may include censoring of faces and the second audio-video stream may be an audio-video stream without censoring or may censor some other part of the audio-video. The first audio-video stream and the second audio-video stream are then sent to the first and second receivers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Joshi, Michael Rexroad