Patents by Inventor Steven A. Morley
Steven A. Morley 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).
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Patent number: 8098943Abstract: A method of losslessly compressing and encoding signals representing image information is claimed. A lossy compressed data file and a residual compressed data file are generated. When the lossy compressed data file and the residual compressed data file are combined, a lossless data file that is substantially identical to the original data file is created.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Kadayam S. Thyagarajan, John Ratzel, Dianne Ratzel, legal representative, Steven A. Morley, Ann Chris Irvine
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Publication number: 20110299594Abstract: A method of losslessly compressing and encoding signals representing image information is claimed. A lossy compressed data file and a residual compressed data file are generated. When the lossy compressed data file and the residual compressed data file are combined, a lossless data file that is substantially identical to the original data file is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Kadayam S. Thyagarajan, John Ratzel, Dianne Ratzel, Steven A. Morley, Ann Chris Irvine
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Publication number: 20110299595Abstract: A method of losslessly compressing and encoding signals representing image information is claimed. A lossy compressed data file and a residual compressed data file are generated. When the lossy compressed data file and the residual compressed data file are combined, a lossless data file that is substantially identical to the original data file is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Kadayam S. Thyagarajan, John Ratzel, Dianne Ratzel, Steven A. Morley, Ann Chris Irvine
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Patent number: 8023750Abstract: A method of losslessly compressing and encoding signals representing image information is claimed. A lossy compressed data file and a residual compressed data file are generated. When the lossy compressed data file and the residual compressed data file are combined, a lossless data file that is substantially identical to the original data file is created.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Kadayam S. Thyagarajan, John Ratzel, Dianne Ratzel, legal representative, Steven A. Morley, Ann Chris Irvine
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Patent number: 7965775Abstract: A method of decimation of a digital image, the digital image represented by a plurality of pixels, is claimed. In the pixel domain, the digital image is divided into a plurality of blocks. Certain ones of the blocks are selectively decimated based upon predetermined criteria. In an embodiment, the chrominance portions of a given pixel block are decimated.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM, IncorporatedInventors: Steven A Morley, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran
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Patent number: 7649947Abstract: A method of decimation of a digital image, the digital image represented by a plurality of pixels, is claimed. In the pixel domain, the digital image is divided into a plurality of blocks. Certain ones of the blocks are selectively decimated base upon predetermined criteria. In an embodiment, the chrominance portions of a give pixel block are determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2001Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Steven A. Morley, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran
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Patent number: 7574558Abstract: Software that writes to storage disks using a differently sized sector format than that of the storage disks can require sector edges to be read from sectors of the disks before the write operation can occur. Write operations can consequently incur a performance penalty by having to pre-read sector edges. A sector-edge cache avoids this performance penalty by storing sector edges obtained from the sectors during previously executed read and write operations. Instead of having to pre-read a sector edge from disk during a write operation, an input/output controller can examine the sector-edge cache to determine if each appropriate sector edge is already present and then combine new data with that cached sector edge. RAID-5 implementations, which use a read-modify-write process to perform write operations, benefit from sector caches by reading and caching sector edges during the read phase so that no additional pre-reads are needed during the write phase.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Steven A. Morley, Joel J. Young
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Publication number: 20090103637Abstract: A method of decimation of a digital image, the digital image represented by a plurality of pixels, is claimed. In the pixel domain, the digital image is divided into a plurality of blocks. Certain ones of the blocks are selectively decimated based upon predetermined criteria. In an embodiment, the chrominance portions of a given pixel block are decimated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: STEVEN A. MORLEY, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran
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Patent number: 7483581Abstract: A method of losslessly compressing and encoding signals representing image information is claimed. A lossy compressed data file and a residual compressed data file are generated. When the lossy compressed data file and the residual compressed data file are combined, a lossless data file that is substantially identical to the original data file is created.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Kadayam Thyagarajan, Dianne Ratzel, legal representative, Steven A. Morley, Ann Chris Irvine, John Ratzel
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Patent number: 7460723Abstract: A system and method for quality-based image compression utilizing adaptively sized blocks and sub-blocks of discrete cosine transform coefficient data and a quality based quantization scale factor is claimed. A block size assignment element in an encoder element selects the block or sub-block of an input block of pixel data to be processed. Blocks with variances larger than a threshold are subdivided, while blocks with variances smaller than a threshold are not subdivided. A transform element transforms the pixel values of the selected blocks into the frequency domain. The frequency domain values are quantized either on a block by block basis or a frame by frame basis utilizing a scale factor that correlates with the quality of the image. The data is then serialized and coded in preparation for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kadayam Thyagarajan, Steven A. Morley
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Publication number: 20080279465Abstract: A method of losslessly compressing and encoding signals representing image information is claimed. A lossy compressed data file and a residual compressed data file are generated. When the lossy compressed data file and the residual compressed data file are combined, a lossless data file that is substantially identical to the original data file is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Kadayam S. Thyagarajan, John Ratzel, Steven A. Morley, Ann Chris Irvine
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Publication number: 20070245386Abstract: An apparatus and method for decoding of encoded signals representing at least image information from a storage medium is claimed. A storage device is configured to receive the storage medium. A decoder is configured receive the compressed encrypted encoded signals from the storage medium, and send the signals to a decryptor. The decryptor is configured to decrypt the compressed encrypted encoded signals, and send the signals to a decompressor. The decompressor is configured to receive the compressed encoded signals from the decryptor and to decompress the compressed encoded signals to enable display of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Steven Morley, Juan Faus, John Ratzel, Diane Ratzel
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Patent number: 7277986Abstract: Software that writes to storage disks using a differently sized sector format than that of the storage disks can require sector edges to be read from sectors of the disks before the write operation can occur. Write operations can consequently incur a performance penalty by having to pre-read sector edges. A sector-edge cache avoids this performance penalty by storing sector edges obtained from the sectors during previously executed read and write operations. Instead of having to pre-read a sector edge from disk during a write operation, an input/output controller can examine the sector-edge cache to determine if each appropriate sector edge is already present and then combine new data with that cached sector edge. RAID-5 implementations, which use a read-modify-write process to perform write operations, benefit from sector caches by reading and caching sector edges during the read phase so that no additional pre-reads are needed during the write phase.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Steven A. Morley, Joel J. Young
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Publication number: 20070071335Abstract: A system and method for quality-based image compression utilizing adaptively sized blocks and sub-blocks of discrete cosine transform coefficient data and a quality based quantization scale factor is claimed. A block size assignment element in an encoder element selects the block or sub-block of an input block of pixel data to be processed. Blocks with variances larger than a threshold are subdivided, while blocks with variances smaller than a threshold are not subdivided. A transform element transforms the pixel values of the selected blocks into the frequency domain. The frequency domain values are quantized either on a block by block basis or a frame by frame basis utilizing a scale factor that correlates with the quality of the image. The data is then serialized and coded in preparation for transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Kadayam Thyagarajan, Steven Morley
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Patent number: 7136534Abstract: A system and method for quality-based image compression utilizing adaptively sized blocks and sub-blocks of discrete cosine transform coefficient data and a quality based quantization scale factor is claimed. A block size assignment element in an encoder element selects the block or sub-block of an input block of pixel data to be processed. Blocks with variances larger than a threshold are subdivided, while blocks with variances smaller than a threshold are not subdivided. A transform element transforms the pixel values of the selected blocks into the frequency domain. The frequency domain values are quantized either on a block by block basis or a frame by frame basis utilizing a scale factor that correlates with the quality of the image. The data is then serialized and coded in preparation for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2003Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Kadayam S. Thyagarajan, Steven A. Morley
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Patent number: 6985589Abstract: An apparatus and method for the encoding and storage of signals representing at least image information onto a storage medium is claimed. A source generator is configured to convert the signals into digitized image information. A compressor is configured to receive the digitized image information from the source generator and compress the digitized image. An encryptor is configured to receive the compressed digitized image information from the compressor and encrypt the compressed digitized image information. A storage device is configured to then store the encrypted compressed digitized image information onto the storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2000Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Steven A. Morley, Juan Faus, John Ratzel
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Patent number: 6982780Abstract: In a digital cinema system, a method for creating a playlist is claimed. At least one image program and at least one audio program is displayed. Each image program comprises encoded data representing image information, and each audio program comprising encoded data representing audio information. Responsive to image programs and audio programs being specified, compatibility of selected image programs and selected audio programs is verifying.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2001Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: Technicolor Digital Cinema, LLCInventors: Steven A. Morley, Jesse Hose, Michael Mitrani, Jason Reich
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Publication number: 20050135619Abstract: An apparatus and method for the encoding and storage of signals representing at least image information onto a storage medium is claimed. A source generator is configured to convert the signals into digitized image information. A compressor is configured to receive the digitized image information from the source generator and compress the digitized image. An encryptor is configured to receive the compressed digitized image information from the compressor and encrypt the compressed digitized image information. A storage device is configured to then store the encrypted compressed digitized image information onto the storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2005Publication date: June 23, 2005Inventors: Steven Morley, Juan Faus, John Ratzel
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Publication number: 20050025097Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication between a plurality of subscriber units and a base station, the base station communicating information signals from an originating source to a destination subscriber unit over a channel at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies using repetitive time frames, each said time frame comprising a sequence of time slots. The channel is defined as having the same one or more time slots from the sequence of time slots in one or more of the time frames. The base station includes a central processing unit capable of assigning a duration of time for the information signals being sent to the destination subscriber unit. The duration equals the duration of one or more time slots in the same frame. The central processing unit maintains a memory of which time slots of each time frame have been assigned and provides the time slot assignment, and therefore channel assignment, by consulting said memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Applicant: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Eric Paneth, Mark Handzel, Steven Morley, Graham Avis
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Publication number: 20050025101Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication between a plurality of subscriber units and a base station, the base station communicating information signals from an originating source to a destination subscriber unit over a channel at an assigned one of a plurality of frequencies using repetitive time frames, each said time frame comprising a sequence of time slots. The channel is defined as having the same one or more time slots from the sequence of time slots in one or more of the time frames. The base station includes a central processing unit capable of assigning a duration of time for the information signals being sent to the destination subscriber unit. The duration equals the duration of one or more time slots in the same frame. The central processing unit maintains a memory of which time slots of each time frame have been assigned and provides the time slot assignment, and therefore channel assignment, by consulting said memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Applicant: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Eric Paneth, Mark Handzel, Steven Morley, Graham Avis