Patents by Inventor Roderick Andre Watts

Roderick Andre Watts 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing adaptive horizontal sync detection
    Patent number: 6943828
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing adaptive horizontal synchronization (sync) signal detection to identify whether a high quality television signal is being received by a television set. The method determines whether no signal is applied, whether a weak signal is applied or a strong signal is applied to the television set by sampling and processing the horizontal synchronization signal. The signals are classified by comparing the sample horizontal synchronization signals to a predefined threshold. The threshold is established based upon the type of source that produced the television signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.
    Inventors: Kevin Lloyd Grimes, Roderick Andre Watts, Andrew Kent Flickner