Patents by Inventor Steffen Rasmussen

Steffen Rasmussen 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).

  • Reducing loss in transmission quality under changing network conditions
    Publication number: 20060064501
    Abstract: An apparatus for dynamically controlling the delivery of data over a network is provided. The apparatus includes a network interface circuit with at least one communication port adapted to be coupled to a network. The apparatus further includes an encoder that is communicatively coupled to the network interface circuit. The encoder is adapted to receive data from a source and to encode the data with a selectable level of compression. The network interface circuit includes a control mechanism that provides a signal to select the level of compression for the encoder based on at least one parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Harris, Steffen Rasmussen
  • Reducing loss in transmission quality under changing network conditions
    Patent number: 6973501
    Abstract: An apparatus for dynamically controlling the delivery of data over a network is provided. The apparatus includes a network interface circuit with at least one communication port adapted to be coupled to a network. The apparatus further includes an encoder that is communicatively coupled to the network interface circuit. The encoder is adapted to receive data from a source and to encode the data with a selectable level of compression. The network interface circuit includes a control mechanism that provides a signal to select the level of compression for the encoder based on at least one parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph L. Harris, Steffen Rasmussen
  • Multiple video screen display system
    Patent number: 5995146
    Abstract: A video communications system for transmitting video data between a plurality of transmitting nodes and one or more receiving nodes. The video data at each transmitting nodes is scaled and assigned a display location at the receiving node(s) prior to transmission. The receiving node(s) simultaneously display video data received from each of the transmitting nodes. The video communications system minimizes the use of bandwidth, and uses a simple, inexpensive and efficient encoding and decoding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Pathway, Inc.
    Inventor: Steffen Rasmussen