Patents by Inventor Paul Gareth Bright-Thomas

Paul Gareth Bright-Thomas 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).

  • TRANSPORT MECHANISMS FOR VIDEO STREAM MERGING WITH OVERLAPPING VIDEO
    Publication number: 20240040075
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a device receives a first video stream of a video conference. The device receives a second video stream of the video conference. The second video stream includes an indicated location for video of the second video stream relative to video of the first video stream. The device merges the first video stream and the second video stream into an overlapped video having the video of the second video stream located at the indicated location relative to the video of the first video stream. The device provides the overlapped video for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Jochen Christof SCHIRDEWAHN, Deqiang YE, Mayan FEI, Sijia CHEN, Zhou QIANG, Rui ZHANG, Paul Gareth BRIGHT-THOMAS
  • Transport mechanisms for video stream merging with overlapping video
    Patent number: 11765311
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a device receives a first video stream of a video conference. The device receives a second video stream of the video conference. The second video stream includes an indicated location for video of the second video stream relative to video of the first video stream. The device merges the first video stream and the second video stream into an overlapped video having the video of the second video stream located at the indicated location relative to the video of the first video stream. The device provides the overlapped video for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jochen Christof Schirdewahn, Deqiang Ye, Mayan Fei, Sijia Chen, Zhou Qiang, Rui Zhang, Paul Gareth Bright-Thomas
  • TRANSPORT MECHANISMS FOR VIDEO STREAM MERGING WITH OVERLAPPING VIDEO
    Publication number: 20230048296
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a device receives a first video stream of a video conference. The device receives a second video stream of the video conference. The second video stream includes an indicated location for video of the second video stream relative to video of the first video stream. The device merges the first video stream and the second video stream into an overlapped video having the video of the second video stream located at the indicated location relative to the video of the first video stream. The device provides the overlapped video for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen Christof Schirdewahn, Deqiang Ye, Mayan Fei, Sijia Chen, Zhou Qiang, Rui Zhang, Paul Gareth Bright-Thomas