Patents by Inventor Simon Anthony John Winder

Simon Anthony John Winder 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).

  • Quality control in frame interpolation with motion analysis
    Patent number: 7558320
    Abstract: Techniques and tools for quality control in frame interpolation and motion analysis are described. The techniques and tools may be implemented separately or in combination in software and/or hardware devices for various applications. For example, a media playback device uses quality control in frame interpolation with motion analysis to increase the frame rate of streamed video for playback. The device selectively uses frame synthesis to increase frame rate and quality under normal circumstances, but avoids using frame synthesis when it would not provide suitable quality improvement. The device uses selective ghosting reduction and selective feathering to reduce artifacts in synthesized frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Anthony John Winder, Jordi Ribas-Corbera
  • Increasing motion smoothness using frame interpolation with motion analysis
    Patent number: 7408986
    Abstract: Techniques and tools for video frame interpolation and motion analysis are described. The techniques and tools may be implemented separately or in combination in software and/or hardware devices for various applications. For example, a media playback device uses frame interpolation and motion analysis in real time to increase the frame rate of streamed video for playback. The device uses feature/region selection in global motion estimation, local motion estimation to correct the global motion estimation at an intermediate timestamp for a synthesized frame, and vector switching in the local motion estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Simon Anthony John Winder
  • Increasing motion smoothness using frame interpolation with motion analysis
    Publication number: 20040252230
    Abstract: Techniques and tools for video frame interpolation and motion analysis are described. The techniques and tools may be implemented separately or in combination in software and/or hardware devices for various applications. For example, a media playback device uses frame interpolation and motion analysis in real time to increase the frame rate of streamed video for playback. The device uses feature/region selection in global motion estimation, local motion estimation to correct the global motion estimation at an intermediate timestamp for a synthesized frame, and vector switching in the local motion estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Simon Anthony John Winder
  • Quality control in frame interpolation with motion analysis
    Publication number: 20040252759
    Abstract: Techniques and tools for quality control in frame interpolation and motion analysis are described. The techniques and tools may be implemented separately or in combination in software and/or hardware devices for various applications. For example, a media playback device uses quality control in frame interpolation with motion analysis to increase the frame rate of streamed video for playback. The device selectively uses frame synthesis to increase frame rate and quality under normal circumstances, but avoids using frame synthesis when it would not provide suitable quality improvement. The device uses selective ghosting reduction and selective feathering to reduce artifacts in synthesized frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Anthony John Winder, Jordi Ribas-Corbera