Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Van Court

Thomas D. Van Court 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).

  • Video signal interface system utilizing deductive control
    Patent number: 5917552
    Abstract: A video signal interface system for displaying video signals from various sources utilizing a deductive control technique for processing a video signal in response to measured characteristics associated the video signal. The measured characteristics are compared to stored characteristics associated with known video sources and to stored characteristics associated with previously processed video sources in order to obtain stored tuning settings associated with the respective video source. In the event that the measured characteristics do not match any of the stored characteristics, the measured characteristics are stored in memory to identify the new video source. The tuning settings in association with each video source are user adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: PixelVision Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas D. Van Court