Patents by Inventor Samuel Blackman

Samuel Blackman 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: 11073608
    Abstract: Radar system that utilizes Multiple Hypothesis Tracker (MHT) to resolve angle ambiguities, from a series of dwells with ambiguous detections over time. The system receives first and second observation, forms radar tracks and ambiguous angle detections using unfolding data at each of the ambiguous angle detections, scores the radar tracks to determine a best hypothesis of tracks, where a hypothesis for the MHT is formed by collecting compatible tracks into the hypothesis and computing probabilities of the hypothesis by using the score of each radar track in said hypothesis, and compares the scores of all the radar tracks originating from the first observation data to determine whether one of the scores of the radar tracks exceeds the scores of all other radar tracks originating from the same first observation data by a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Justin Ng, Ephrem S. Paredes, Katherine K. Cheung, Samuel Blackman, Robert Dempster
  • Publication number: 20200116853
    Abstract: Radar system that utilizes Multiple Hypothesis Tracker (MHT) to resolve angle ambiguities, from a series of dwells with ambiguous detections over time. The system receives first and second observation, forms radar tracks and ambiguous angle detections using unfolding data at each of the ambiguous angle detections, scores the radar tracks to determine a best hypothesis of tracks, where a hypothesis for the MHT is formed by collecting compatible tracks into the hypothesis and computing probabilities of the hypothesis by using the score of each radar track in said hypothesis, and compares the scores of all the radar tracks originating from the first observation data to determine whether one of the scores of the radar tracks exceeds the scores of all other radar tracks originating from the same first observation data by a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Justin NG, Ephrem S. Paredes, Katherine K. Cheung, Samuel Blackman, Robert Dempster
  • Patent number: 8437407
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for employing a set of stream processors to greatly accelerate common video encoding and transcoding tasks, with the goal of making these tasks run at a reasonable rate on off-the-shelf hardware. Stream processors are most commonly found in the graphics processing unit (GPU), a commodity piece of computer hardware used to generate images for display. Embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous to accelerate video encoding and transcoding tasks in which the blocks being processed have dependencies on their neighboring blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Elemental Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse J. Rosenzweig, Brian Gregory Lewis, Samuel Blackman
  • Publication number: 20120219068
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for employing a set of stream processors to greatly accelerate common video encoding and transcoding tasks, with the goal of making these tasks run at a reasonable rate on off-the-shelf hardware. Stream processors are most commonly found in the graphics processing unit (GPU), a commodity piece of computer hardware used to generate images for display. Embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous to accelerate video encoding and transcoding tasks in which the blocks being processed have dependencies on their neighboring blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Elemental Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse J. Rosenzweig, Brian Gregory Lewis, Samuel Blackman
  • Patent number: 8250618
    Abstract: A method for real time video transmission over networks with varying bandwidth is described. Image quality is maintained even under degrading network performance conditions through the use of image scaling in conjunction with block based motion compensated video coding (MPEG2/4, H.264, et. Al.). The ability to quickly switch resolutions without decreasing reference frame correlation is shown enabling a fast switch to reduce the required bandwidth for stable image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Elemental Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse J. Rosenzweig, Michael J. West, Samuel Blackman
  • Patent number: 8184715
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for employing a set of stream processors to greatly accelerate common video encoding and transcoding tasks, with the goal of making these tasks run at a reasonable rate on off-the-shelf hardware. Stream processors are most commonly found in the graphics processing unit (GPU), a commodity piece of computer hardware used to generate images for display. Embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous to accelerate video encoding and transcoding tasks in which the blocks being processed have dependencies on their neighboring blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Elemental Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse J. Rosenzweig, Brian Gregory Lewis, Samuel Blackman
  • Publication number: 20080084927
    Abstract: A method for real time video transmission over networks with varying bandwidth is described. Image quality is maintained even under degrading network performance conditions through the use of image scaling in conjunction with block based motion compensated video coding (MPEG2/4, H.264, et. Al.). The ability to quickly switch resolutions without decreasing reference frame correlation is shown enabling a fast switch to reduce the required bandwidth for stable image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Elemental Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Rosenzweig, Michael West, Samuel Blackman