Patents by Inventor Thomas Rathgen

Thomas Rathgen 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).

  • Patent number: 8948739
    Abstract: ANS method for transmitting data, in which basic data is transmitted while one or several packets are transmitted with data that complements the basic data and increases the quality of the basic data when being decoded by a receiver. The packets contain at least one field with information about how the complementing data of the respective packet increases the quality of the basic data. The field can be read independently of the complementing data of the respective packet. Based on the information, a decision can be made as to whether the packets are to be forwarded or decoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Amon, Andreas Hutter, Thomas Rathgen
  • Publication number: 20100296584
    Abstract: In a data aggregate formed of multimedia independent fragments, each of the fragments is assigned a respective explicit identifier for identifying that fragment. The identifier is stored in a respective metadata structure associated with the fragment. The metadata structure is used to store the identifiers for a first sequence, such as chronological order, and/or a second sequence, such as reverse chronological order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Gero Bäse, Thomas Rathgen
  • Patent number: 7769790
    Abstract: The following are saved as a first dataset in a first order: basic information and a plurality of elements containing information during the decoding process. Details about the position of the elements in the first dataset are saved as a second dataset. Information about the conversion of the order of the elements from the first order into a second order is also available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Amon, Andreas Hutter, Thomas Rathgen
  • Publication number: 20090119314
    Abstract: Data elements of a scalable data flow are individually stored in at least one file with quality levels of the scalable data flow described by at least one scaling feature in respective scaling levels and at least one data element is associated with every scaling level of the scaling features. A processing index is allocated to each data element so that only data element(s) having a value lower than that processing index must be taken into consideration for processing. At least one descriptive list, containing descriptive elements associated with the data element, namely the scaling level of the respective scaling features, the time index and/or the processing index, is stored in one of the files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Amon, Andreas Hutter, Thomas Rathgen
  • Publication number: 20080214176
    Abstract: ANS method for transmitting data, in which basic data is transmitted while one or several packets are transmitted with data that complements the basic data and increases the quality of the basic data when being decoded by a receiver. The packets contain at least one field with information about how the complementing data of the respective packet increases the quality of the basic data. The field can be read independently of the complementing data of the respective packet. Based on the information, a decision can be made as to whether the packets are to be forwarded or decoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Amon, Andreas Hutter, Thomas Rathgen
  • Publication number: 20080082482
    Abstract: The following are saved as a first dataset in a first order: basic information and a plurality of elements containing information during the decoding process. Details about the position of the elements in the first dataset are saved as a second dataset. Information about the conversion of the order of the elements from the first order into a second order is also available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Amon, Andreas Hutter, Thomas Rathgen