Patents by Inventor Olin D. Williford, II

Olin D. Williford, II 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).

  • System and method for providing enhanced audio in a video environment
    Patent number: 9338394
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving audio data at a microphone array that includes a plurality of microphones. The microphone array is provisioned at a first endpoint, which includes a camera element configured to capture video data associated with a video session involving the first endpoint and a second endpoint. The method also includes formatting the audio data into a time division multiplex (TDM) stream, and communicating the stream to a port for a subsequent communication over a network and to the second endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Wei Li, J. William Mauchly, David J. Mackie, Olin D. Williford, II, Jinshi Huang, Pawel Paszkowski, Indrajit Rajeev Gajendran, Richard T. Wales, Joseph T. Friel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED AUDIO IN A VIDEO ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120120270
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving audio data at a microphone array that includes a plurality of microphones. The microphone array is provisioned at a first endpoint, which includes a camera element configured to capture video data associated with a video session involving the first endpoint and a second endpoint. The method also includes formatting the audio data into a time division multiplex (TDM) stream, and communicating the stream to a port for a subsequent communication over a network and to the second endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Wei Li, J. William Mauchly, David J. Mackie, Olin D. Williford, II, Jinshi Huang, Pawel Paszkowski, Indrajit Rajeev Gajendran, Richard T. Wales, Joseph T. Friel