Patents by Inventor Paul N. Niesen

Paul N. Niesen 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).

  • Live integration of push-to-talk (PTT) audio with independent video feed
    Patent number: 8566881
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a mosaic video channel and a system for generating the mosaic video channel. A system in accordance with the present invention indicates an audio input for a mosaic video channel displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, and comprises a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell having a respective audio portion associated with the video cell, an announcer audio portion, and an indicator, coupled to the respective audio portions, for indicating to an announcer that at least one of the respective audio portions is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David Eric Shanks, Paul N. Niesen
  • LIVE INTEGRATION OF PUSH-TO-TALK (PTT) AUDIO WITH INDEPENDENT VIDEO FEED
    Publication number: 20080209476
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a mosaic video channel and a system for generating the mosaic video channel. A system in accordance with the present invention indicates an audio input for a mosaic video channel displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, and comprises a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell having a respective audio portion associated with the video cell, an announcer audio portion, and an indicator, coupled to the respective audio portions, for indicating to an announcer that at least one of the respective audio portions is active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David Eric Shanks, Paul N. Niesen