Inventor
THOMPSON LAURENCE A
US28 patents
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APPLE COMPUTER
7 patentsUS5065231ANov 12, 1991
Apparatus and method for merging input RGB and composite video signals to provide both RGB and composite merged video outputs
APPLE COMPUTER64 citations96
US5928313AJul 27, 1999
Method and apparatus for sample rate conversion
APPLE COMPUTER45 citations92
US5920197AJul 6, 1999
Sensor for detecting the presence of a peripheral device
APPLE COMPUTER32 citations92
US5838299ANov 17, 1998
RGB/YUV video convolution system
APPLE COMPUTER31 citations92
US5065143ANov 12, 1991
Apparatus for converting an RGB signal into a composite video signal and its use in providing computer generated video overlays
APPLE COMPUTER30 citations92
US4823120AApr 18, 1989
Enhanced video graphics controller
APPLE COMPUTER50 citations90
US5119074AJun 2, 1992
Apparatus for converting an RGB signal into a composite video signal and its use in providing computer generated video overlays
APPLE COMPUTER21 citations82
DVDO INC
6 patentsUS6700622B2Mar 2, 2004
Method and apparatus for detecting the source format of video images
DVDO INC83 citations98
US6587158B1Jul 1, 2003
Method and apparatus for reducing on-chip memory in vertical video processing
DVDO INC115 citations97
US6380978B1Apr 30, 2002
Digital video system and methods for providing same
DVDO INC236 citations97
US6681059B1Jan 20, 2004
Method and apparatus for efficient video scaling
DVDO INC60 citations96
US6515706B1Feb 4, 2003
Method and apparatus for detecting and smoothing diagonal features video images
DVDO INC46 citations96
US6489998B1Dec 3, 2002
Method and apparatus for deinterlacing digital video images
DVDO INC49 citations96
SILICON IMAGE INC
6 patentsUS7359624B2Apr 15, 2008
Portable DVD player
SILICON IMAGE INC36 citations92
US6829013B2Dec 7, 2004
Method and apparatus for detecting and smoothing diagonal features in video images
SILICON IMAGE INC22 citations92
US7215376B2May 8, 2007
Digital video system and methods for providing same
SILICON IMAGE INC14 citations83
US7499103B2Mar 3, 2009
Method and apparatus for detecting frequency in digital video images
SILICON IMAGE INC5 citations74
US7203557B1Apr 10, 2007
Audio signal delay apparatus and method
SILICON IMAGE INC6 citations63
US8891897B2Nov 18, 2014
Block noise detection and filtering
SILICON IMAGE INC2 citations61
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
3 patentsUS9769417B1Sep 19, 2017
Metadata transfer in audio video systems
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP29 citations93
US9262988B2Feb 16, 2016
Radio frequency interference reduction in multimedia interfaces
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP2 citations63
US9191700B2Nov 17, 2015
Encoding guard band data for transmission via a communications interface utilizing transition-minimized differential signaling (TMDS) coding
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP2 citations63
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC
2 patentsUS10477141B1Nov 12, 2019
Frame synchronous packet switching for high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) video transitions
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC12 citations82
US10897594B2Jan 19, 2021
Frame synchronous packet switching for high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) video transitions
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations61