Patents by Inventor Michael Shinsky

Michael Shinsky 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: 9014279
    Abstract: A system to perform automated conversion of video data includes a transcoder with a decoder processing video data for automatic video format detection and conversion of video data into uncompressed format; and an image scaler coupled to the setting controller to perform automatic video image size conversion based on horizontal and/or vertical scaling factors. The system also includes a video data pre-processor for compression of video data; a compression encoder to convert video data into compressed format; and a degradations and distortions meter (video quality analyzer) to process video data and data generated by said transcoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventors: Avigdor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky, Maxim Levkov, Roderick Snell
  • Publication number: 20140241727
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of communication between optical transceivers in an optical WDM network, wherein a broad-band modulation of optical signals in a primary frequency band is utilized for transmitting primary high-speed data, while a plurality of relatively low-frequency in-band subcarriers is used to modulate the optical signals to transmit secondary data between network nodes, wherein the plurality of low-frequency subcarriers lie at least in part within the primary frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Hock Gin LIM, Thomas Beck Mason, Michael Shinsky, Victor Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20140218543
    Abstract: Methods, systems and software are disclosed for automated Measurement of Video Quality parameters. The system includes a static Test Pattern provided either in form of a Test Pattern File, converted via a standard playout device (test source) into analog or digital test signal and supplied to the input of a System Under Test, or in form of a Reflectance Chart installed before the front-end device of the System Under Test, such as TV camera. The system also includes a video capture device connected to the back-end device of the System Under Test, e.g. to the output of system decoder/player. A Video Quality Analyzer processes the captured video data and generates a detailed Analysis Report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Victor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Patent number: 8780210
    Abstract: Methods, systems and software are disclosed for automated Measurement of Video Quality parameters. The system includes a static Test Pattern provided either in form of a Test Pattern File, converted via a standard playout device (test source) into analog or digital test signal and supplied to the input of a System Under Test, or in form of a Reflectance Chart installed before the front-end device of the System Under Test, such as TV camera. The system also includes a video capture device connected to the back-end device of the System Under Test, e.g. to the output of system decoder/player. A Video Quality Analyzer processes the captured video data and generates a detailed Analysis Report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: VideoQ, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Avigdor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Patent number: 8525884
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to perform automated audio visual (AV) delay measurement for a system under test (SUT) by generating a dynamic AV test pattern to drive a source display device and one or more destination video display devices; detecting video output through at least one light sensor coupled to the one or more destination video display devices; digitizing the light sensor output; and performing multi-channel delay parameters analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Videoq, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Patent number: 8525885
    Abstract: A system to perform automated audio visual (AV) delay measurement for a system under test (SUT) includes a test pattern generator to generate a dynamic AV test pattern and connected to a source display device and to one or more destination video display devices; at least one light sensor coupled to the one or more destination video display devices; an AV capture device having video inputs connected to the light sensors; and an AV delay analyzer coupled to the AV capture device to perform multi-channel delay parameters analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Videoq, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Publication number: 20130188060
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for testing video quality by generating a stress tracker test pattern with one or more moving zone plates and one or more stamps; determining compression quality scores for encoder resources spent at predetermined levels of compression (stress); and analyzing the test pattern and generating a Compression Stress Response profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Victor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Publication number: 20130148741
    Abstract: A system to perform automated conversion of video data includes a transcoder with a decoder processing video data for automatic video format detection and conversion of video data into uncompressed format; and an image scaler coupled to the setting controller to perform automatic video image size conversion based on horizontal and/or vertical scaling factors. The system also includes a video data pre-processor for compression of video data; a compression encoder to convert video data into compressed format; and a degradations and distortions meter (video quality analyzer) to process video data and data generated by said transcoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Avigdor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky, Maxim Levkov, Roderick Snell
  • Patent number: 8395666
    Abstract: Methods, systems and software are disclosed for automated Measurement of Video Quality parameters. The system includes a static Test Pattern provided either in form of a Test Pattern File, converted via a standard playout device (test source) into analog or digital test signal and supplied to the input of a System Under Test, or in form of a Reflectance Chart installed before the front-end device of the System Under Test, such as TV camera. The system also includes a video capture device connected to the back-end device of the System Under Test, e.g. to the output of system decoder/player. A Video Quality Analyzer processes the captured video data and generates a detailed Analysis Report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Videoq, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Publication number: 20130057706
    Abstract: Methods, systems and software are disclosed for automated Measurement of Video Quality parameters. The system includes a static Test Pattern provided either in form of a Test Pattern File, converted via a standard playout device (test source) into analog or digital test signal and supplied to the input of a System Under Test, or in form of a Reflectance Chart installed before the front-end device of the System Under Test, such as TV camera. The system also includes a video capture device connected to the back-end device of the System Under Test, e.g. to the output of system decoder/player. A Video Quality Analyzer processes the captured video data and generates a detailed Analysis Report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Victor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Publication number: 20120287288
    Abstract: A system to perform automated audio visual (AV) delay measurement for a system under test (SUT) includes a test pattern generator to generate a dynamic AV test pattern and connected to a source display device and to one or more destination video display devices; at least one light sensor coupled to the one or more destination video display devices; an AV capture device having video inputs connected to the light sensors; and an AV delay analyzer coupled to the AV capture device to perform multi-channel delay parameters analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Victor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Publication number: 20120287289
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to perform automated audio visual (AV) delay measurement for a system under test (SUT) by generating a dynamic AV test pattern to drive a source display device and one or more destination video display devices; detecting video output through at least one light sensor coupled to the one or more destination video display devices; digitizing the light sensor output; and performing multi-channel delay parameters analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Victor Steinberg, Michael Shinsky
  • Patent number: 6285398
    Abstract: A CCD video camera is coupled to a host system. The CCD video camera captures image data representing elements in its field of view. The video camera does not include a digital signal processing circuit for processing the raw video data into the appropriate video format. The raw video data is processed and converted into the appropriate video format for display by the host computer system after it is received from the video camera. Necessary gain adjustments and control signals are calculated within the host computer and provided to the video camera or used during the digital signal processing of the video data to adjust the parameters of the data before the video images are displayed. A histogram is generated in order to continually monitor and adjust the exposure and gain of the system and thereby appropriately change the necessary control signals for optimal performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shinsky, Michael Yukelson, Leonid Milenky, Ken Carter
  • Patent number: 6201924
    Abstract: A disk-assisted system for editing video tapes. Source material from video tapes is logged onto random access storage such as a hard disk drive using of a Macintosh-based computer system. At any one time, only a small portion of the tape material is stored as video frames on the computer disk. By software control, material is cached back and forth between the computer disk and the video tape. Thus editing is accomplished and an edit decision list constructed for compilation of the final video production. This provides the advantage of fast access time for editing of the material which is on the disk while allowing actual physical editing at the end of the project of the actual video tape material. The processes of logging the material onto the disk and editing the final tape are performed automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen E. Crane, LeeAnn Heringer, Michael Shinsky, Gerald A. Raitzer, Michael A. Ogrinc, Steven T. Mayer
  • Patent number: 5595136
    Abstract: A harness release device for towing a water skier by a harness worn by the skier. The device having a frame and a cylindrical handle with two ends both of which being rotatably attached to and supported by the frame. The handle is freely rotatable about its longitudinal axis. A harness line, having a first end and a second end, is fixedly attached to said frame at the first end. The second end of the harness line is releasably connected to the handle. The releasable connection is formed by winding the second end of the harness line around the handle by rotating the handle in a first direction. The harness engages the harness line whereby if the skier lets go of the handle, the handle spins thus releasing the harness line from the handle and the harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Inventor: Michael Shinsky
  • Patent number: 5515110
    Abstract: A computer-based video editing system provides software controlled wipes between scenes. These wipes may be the conventional horizontal, vertical, or clock type wipes used in video to transition from one scene to the next. Instead of being generated by conventional digital wave form generators, the wipes are generated as a bit map in computer memory, thus allowing the editor to design his own wipes as desired. The wipes are generated by comparators which have as their inputs line-by-line video data and computer controlled threshold data so as to control a video switcher to select between scenes as determined by the wipe pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Adobe Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Alig, Gerald A. Raitzer, Michael Shinsky
  • Patent number: 5412479
    Abstract: A computer-based video editing system provides software controlled wipes between scenes. These wipes may be the conventional horizontal, vertical, or clock type wipes used in video to transition from one scene to the next. Instead of being generated by conventional digital wave form generators, the wipes are generated as a bit map in computer memory, thus allowing the editor to design his own wipes as desired. The wipes are generated by comparators which have as their inputs line-by-line video data and computer controlled threshold data so as to control a video switcher to select between scenes as determined by the wipe pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Digital F/X, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Alig, Gerald A. Raitzer, Michael Shinsky