Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Horlander
Thomas Edward Horlander 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: 11405688Abstract: Method (1000) of providing power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1010) media content comprising a plurality of media segments, determining (1020) a power consumption indicator for a media segment of the plurality of media segments, determining (1030) power saving information for the media segment based on the power consumption indicator for the media segment and providing (1040) the power saving information. Method (1100) of receiving power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1110) power saving information for a media segment in a media content, applying (1120) said power saving information to the media segment to generate a power adjusted media content and providing (1130) the power adjusted media content. Equivalent apparatuses for providing (110, 200) and for receiving (120, 200, 250) power saving information for media content are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Interdigital Madison Patent Holdings, SASInventors: Mark Francis Rumreich, Thomas Edward Horlander, Chad Andrew Lefevre
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Patent number: 10795692Abstract: A method and apparatus for a first device to determine profile information are described including receiving input from a second device, wherein at least one of the first device or the second device detects physical characteristics of people present in an area and the physical characteristics are used by the device to determine who is present in the area, retrieving profile information of the people present in the area, determining a relationship between profiles of the people in the area, applying rules to negotiate a compromise regarding device settings responsive to the relationship between profiles of the people present in the area and adjusting settings of a first device or a third device responsive to the compromise.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SASInventors: Chad Andrew Lefevre, Thomas Edward Horlander, Mark Francis Rumreich
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Publication number: 20200186745Abstract: An array of backlights in a television receiver are controlled through zone backlight metadata to enable better and more artistic control over the backlights. In one embodiment, the zone backlight metadata is sent to a digital receiver in a data channel as part of a digital television signal. In another embodiment, zone backlight metadata is received at the digital television receiver from the internet in coordination with video content. In another embodiment, zone backlight metadata is sent as information on a Blu-Ray disc to control backlights in coordination with the disc's contents.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Mark Francis RUMREICH, Thomas Edward HORLANDER
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Publication number: 20180295420Abstract: An aspect of present principles is directed to methods, systems, apparatus and computer executable code for executing instructions to perform at least a media control operation. This may include monitoring provided media content and attention information; determining attention detection based on the attention information; evaluating a filter condition based on the attention detection and additional attention information; and providing the media control operation based on an affirmative determination of the filter condition. The methods, systems and apparatus and computer executable code may further display the media control operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Mark Francis RUMREICH, Joel M. FOGELSON, Thomas Edward HORLANDER
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Publication number: 20180270536Abstract: A method for adjusting power consumption of playing back a media content is presented. The method comprises receiving media content having first and second media segments; playing back the first media segment with a first number of frames different from a second number of frames in the first media segment; and playing back the second media segment, wherein the first number is determined according to average power of the first media segment and average power of the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Chad Andrew LEFEVRE, Thomas Edward HORLANDER, Mark Francis RUMREICH
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Publication number: 20180255350Abstract: Method (1000) of providing power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1010) media content comprising a plurality of media segments, determining (1020) a power consumption indicator for a media segment of the plurality of media segments, determining (1030) power saving information for the media segment based on the power consumption indicator for the media segment and providing (1040) the power saving information. Method (1100) of receiving power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1110) power saving information for a media segment in a media content, applying (1120) said power saving information to the media segment to generate a power adjusted media content and providing (1130) the power adjusted media content. Equivalent apparatuses for providing (110, 200) and for receiving (120, 200, 250) power saving information for media content are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2016Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Mark Francis RUMREICH, Thomas Edward HORLANDER, Chad Andrew LEFEVRE
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Publication number: 20180133596Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for translating three dimensional movements. An interface is generated to permit configuration of at least one parameter for translating three dimensional movements. Three dimensional movement is detected and translated in accordance with the at least one parameter. A translation of the three dimensional movement is generated with a displayable moving image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Mark Francis RUMREICH, Krystle SWAVING, Arden ASH, Thomas Edward HORLANDER
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Publication number: 20180136950Abstract: A method and apparatus for a first device to determine profile information are described including receiving input from a second device, wherein at least one of the first device or the second device detects physical characteristics of people present in an area and the physical characteristics are used by the device to determine who is present in the area, retrieving profile information of the people present in the area, determining a relationship between profiles of the people in the area, applying rules to negotiate a compromise regarding device settings responsive to the relationship between profiles of the people present in the area and adjusting settings of a first device or a third device responsive to the compromise.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Chad Andrew LEFEVRE, Thomas Edward HORLANDER, Mark Francis RUMREICH
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Publication number: 20180129514Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting device settings on a first device are described including receiving input from a second device and adjusting the device settings or settings of a third device responsive to the input.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Chad Andrew LEFEVRE, Thomas Edward HORLANDER, Mark Francis RUMREICH
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Patent number: 9628769Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a disparity map in a receiving device, e.g., a set-top box, that enables user control for adjusting image depth in a stereo image set are provided. The apparatus and method provide for receiving a signal comprising a left eye image and a right eye image, encoding the left eye image as a reference image, predictively coding the right eye image using the coded left eye image as the reference image, capturing motion indicators generated during encoding of the right eye image, and generating a disparity map between the left eye image and right eye image using the motion indicators.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Thomson Licensing DTVInventor: Thomas Edward Horlander
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Publication number: 20160293225Abstract: A modular digital storage medium and cooling assembly includes a digital storage medium positioned at one end of the modular digital storage medium and cooling assembly, and a fan spaced apart from the digital storage medium. The assembly inserts into an electronic device and provides digital data storage and cooling functions for the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventor: Thomas Edward HORLANDER
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Patent number: 9215445Abstract: At least one implementation interleaves blocks from a stereo-image pair and enables intra-coding of the interleaved image using corresponding blocks as references. One particular implementation accesses a first image that includes multiple blocks, one of which is a first-image block. A second image is accessed that includes multiple blocks, one of which is a second-image block that has overlapping content with the first-image block. The multiple blocks of the first and second images are interleaved on a block basis to form an interleaved image. At least a portion of the interleaved image is encoded by encoding the first-image block using the second-image block as a reference. Another implementation provides the encoded portion in signal. Yet another implementation accesses the encoded image and decodes the portion by using the second-image block as a reference.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: Thomas Edward Horlander, Brian Joseph Dorini
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Patent number: 9148646Abstract: Systems and low bandwidth methods to encode and broadcast a video multiplex that allows a receiving device, e.g., a set-top box, to select and decode reduced resolution stereoscopic three-dimensional video, full resolution two-dimensional video and full resolution stereoscopic three-dimensional video is provided. The systems and methods provide for receiving a data signal, the data signal including a first video signal representing a two-dimensional image at a first video resolution and a second video signal representing a three-dimensional image at a second resolution, decoding the first video signal if an output display type is a two-dimensional display type, decoding the second video signal if the output display type is a first three-dimensional display type, and decoding the first video signal and second video signal simultaneously if the output display type is a second three-dimensional display type.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventor: Thomas Edward Horlander
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Publication number: 20150201177Abstract: Systems and low bandwidth methods to encode and broadcast a video multiplex that allows a receiving device, e.g., a set-top box, to select and decode reduced resolution stereoscopic three-dimensional video, full resolution two-dimensional video and full resolution stereoscopic three-dimensional video is provided. The systems and methods provide for receiving a data signal, the data signal including a first video signal representing a two-dimensional image at a first video resolution and a second video signal representing a three-dimensional image at a second resolution, decoding the first video signal if an output display type is a two-dimensional display type, decoding the second video signal if the output display type is a first three-dimensional display type, and decoding the first video signal and second video signal simultaneously if the output display type is a second three-dimensional display type.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventor: Thomas Edward Horlander
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Patent number: 9077966Abstract: Systems and low bandwidth methods to encode and broadcast a video multiplex that allows a receiving device, e.g., a set-top box, to select and decode half resolution split screen stereo video, full resolution two-dimensional video and full resolution stereo video is provided. The systems and methods provide for receiving a data signal, the data signal including a first video signal representing a two-dimensional image at a first video resolution and a second video signal representing a three-dimensional image at a second resolution; decoding the first video signal if an output display type is a two-dimensional display type; decoding the second video signal if the output display type is a first three-dimensional display type; and decoding the first video signal and second video signal simultaneously if the output display type is a second three-dimensional display type.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventor: Thomas Edward Horlander
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Publication number: 20130322544Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a disparity map in a receiving device, e.g., a set-top box, that enables user control for adjusting image depth in a stereo image set are provided. The apparatus and method provide for receiving a signal comprising a left eye image and a right eye image, encoding the left eye image as a reference image, predictively coding the right eye image using the coded left eye image as the reference image, capturing motion indicators generated during encoding of the right eye image, and generating a disparity map between the left eye image and right eye image using the motion indicators.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Thomson LicensingInventor: Thomas Edward Horlander
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Publication number: 20120300031Abstract: Systems and low bandwidth methods to encode and broadcast a video multiplex that allows a receiving device, e.g., a set-top box, to select and decode half resolution split screen stereo video, full resolution two-dimensional video and full resolution stereo video is provided. The systems and methods provide for receiving a data signal, the data signal including a first video signal representing a two-dimensional image at a first video resolution and a second video signal representing a three-dimensional image at a second resolution; decoding the first video signal if an output display type is a two-dimensional display type; decoding the second video signal if the output display type is a first three-dimensional display type; and decoding the first video signal and second video signal simultaneously if the output display type is a second three-dimensional display type.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventor: Thomas Edward Horlander
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Publication number: 20120300843Abstract: At least one implementation interleaves blocks from a stereo-image pair and enables intra-coding of the interleaved image using corresponding blocks as references. One particular implementation accesses a first image that includes multiple blocks, one of which is a first-image block. A second image is accessed that includes multiple blocks, one of which is a second-image block that has overlapping content with the first-image block. The multiple blocks of the first and second images are interleaved on a block basis to form an interleaved image. At least a portion of the interleaved image is encoded by encoding the first-image block using the second-image block as a reference. Another implementation provides the encoded portion in signal. Yet another implementation accesses the encoded image and decodes the portion by using the second-image block as a reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: Thomas Edward Horlander, Brian Joseph Dorini
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Publication number: 20120245723Abstract: The disclosed methods and systems provide for a preference engine driven personalized music service that can be implemented in consumer electronic device, such as set top box, that is capable of receiving a digital broadcast stream containing music. The personalized music service described herein does not require the consumer electronic device to have two-way communication. The necessary processing can be done on the device itself removing the need to transmit information to a remote server for processing. The method involves receiving a digital broadcast stream containing music. One or more songs are then selected from the digital broadcast stream based on a music preference for a user. The one or more selected songs can then be assembled into a custom station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventor: Thomas Edward Horlander
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Patent number: 8260993Abstract: An apparatus for performing arbitration increases the fairness of arbitrations, decreases system latency, increases system throughput, and is suitable for use in more complex systems. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a generator for generating a plurality of arbitration numbers corresponding to a plurality of agents, and circuitry for selecting one of the agents to access a resource shared by the agents based on the arbitration numbers. At least one of the arbitration numbers includes a plurality of fields corresponding to a plurality of parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Shuyou Chen, Thomas Edward Horlander