Patents by Inventor Paul Eric Haskell

Paul Eric Haskell 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: 9288497
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for transcoding advanced video coding (AVC) bitstreams into multiview video coding (MVC) bitstreams are described. In some implementations, a MVC transcoder may be used to convert non-anchor pictures (e.g., at a specified temporal point) into anchor pictures by using only inter-view prediction. The MVC transcoder also may utilize inter-view reference pictures (in addition to temporal reference pictures) in the motion estimation/mode decision functions of the non-anchor pictures. The output of the MVC transcoder may be one or more MVC bitstreams each representing a different view of a same scene or image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Harmonic, Inc.
    Inventors: Purvin Bibhas Pandit, Paul Eric Haskell
  • Patent number: 8228991
    Abstract: Methods and systems for video coding are provided. A method includes receiving a digital video stream. The digital video stream includes multiple sequential independent frames. The method further includes storing a first frame of the digital video stream. The method also includes encoding a second frame of the digital video stream using motion compensation with the stored first frame as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Harmonic Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Eric Haskell, Andrew W. Johnson, Damien Kessler
  • Publication number: 20090285308
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for providing a deblocking algorithm to one or more blocks in a picture are described. A filtered block may result for each deblocked block. Each filtered block may then be combined to generate a decoded deblocked picture. This process may subsequently be applied to a next picture in a group of pictures resulting in a deblocking of a coded video sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Harmonic Inc.
    Inventors: Kannan Panchapakesan, Paul Eric Haskell, Andrew W. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20090268816
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for transcoding advanced video coding (AVC) bitstreams into multiview video coding (MVC) bitstreams are described. In some implementations, a MVC transcoder may be used to convert non-anchor pictures (e.g., at a specified temporal point) into anchor pictures by using only inter-view prediction. The MVC transcoder also may utilize inter-view reference pictures (in addition to temporal reference pictures) in the motion estimation/mode decision functions of the non-anchor pictures. The output of the MVC transcoder may be one or more MVC bitstreams each representing a different view of a same scene or image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: PURVIN BIBHAS PANDIT, PAUL ERIC HASKELL
  • Publication number: 20090080525
    Abstract: Methods and systems for video coding are provided. A method includes receiving a digital video stream. The digital video stream includes multiple sequential independent frames. The method further includes storing a first frame of the digital video stream. The method also includes encoding a second frame of the digital video stream using motion compensation with the stored first frame as a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: HARMONIC INC.
    Inventors: Paul Eric Haskell, Andrew W. Johnson, Damien Kessler