Patents by Inventor Tom W. HOLCOMB

Tom W. HOLCOMB 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).

  • Publication number: 20250203098
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a solution for rate control based on reinforcement learning. In this solution, an encoding state of a video encoder is determined, the encoding state being associated with encoding of a first video unit by the video encoder. An encoding parameter associated with rate control in the video encoder is determining by a reinforcement learning model and based on the encoding state of the video encoder. A second video unit different from the first video unit is encoded based on the encoding parameter. In this way, it is possible to achieve a better quality of experience (QOE) for real time communication with computation overhead being reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jiahao LI, Bin LI, Yan LU, Tom W. HOLCOMB, Mei-Hsuan LU, Andrey MEZENTSEV, Ming-Chieh LEE
  • Patent number: 12262032
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a solution for rate control based on reinforcement learning. In this solution, an encoding state of a video encoder is determined, the encoding state being associated with encoding of a first video unit by the video encoder. An encoding parameter associated with rate control in the video encoder is determined by a reinforcement learning model and based on the encoding state of the video encoder. A second video unit different from the first video unit is encoded based on the encoding parameter. In this way, it is possible to achieve a better quality of experience (QOE) for real time communication with computation overhead being reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jiahao Li, Bin Li, Yan Lu, Tom W. Holcomb, Mei-Hsuan Lu, Andrey Mezentsev, Ming-Chieh Lee
  • Publication number: 20230319292
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a solution for rate control based on reinforcement learning. In this solution, an encoding state of a video encoder is determined, the encoding state being associated with encoding of a first video unit by the video encoder. An encoding parameter associated with rate control in the video encoder is determined by a reinforcement learning model and based on the encoding state of the video encoder. A second video unit different from the first video unit is encoded based on the encoding parameter. In this way, it is possible to achieve a better quality of experience (QOE) for real time communication with computation overhead being reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jiahao LI, Bin LI, Yan LU, Tom W. HOLCOMB, Mei-Hsuan LU, Andrey MEZENTSEV, Ming-Chieh LEE