Patents by Inventor William Evans Butterworth

William Evans Butterworth 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 CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20200389620
    Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: William Evans Butterworth, Roger Raymond Dwinell, Valerie McMahon
  • Video conversion technology
    Patent number: 10687017
    Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: William Evans Butterworth, Roger Raymond Dwinell, Valerie McMahon
  • VIDEO CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20190253661
    Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: William Evans Butterworth, Roger Raymond Dwinell, Valerie McMahon
  • Video conversion technology
    Patent number: 10277862
    Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: William Evans Butterworth, Roger Raymond Dwinell, Valerie McMahon
  • VIDEO CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20170332040
    Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: William Evans Butterworth, Roger Raymond Dwinell, Valerie McMahon
  • Video conversion technology
    Patent number: 9723257
    Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: William Evans Butterworth, Roger Raymond Dwinell, Valerie McMahon
  • VIDEO CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20160100128
    Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: William Evans Butterworth, Roger Raymond Dwinell, Valerie McMahon
  • Video conversion technology
    Patent number: 9241128
    Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: William Evans Butterworth, Roger Raymond Dwinell, Valerie McMahon