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Dirk Adolph
Also filed as: ADOLPH DIRK
39 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,018 citations·filing 1995–2015
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49 records- 0197US7359917B2Method and apparatus for automatic detection of data types for data type dependent processingTHOMSON LICENSING LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 15, 2008·283 cites·5 claims
- 0295US5959539AApparatus for the remote control of electronic devices with key allocationTHOMSON BRANDT GMBH·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 28, 1999·193 cites·9 claims
- 0394US8381254B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing data streams containing audio, video and/or other dataTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 19, 2013·12 cites·4 claims
- 0492US7653882B2Method for representing animated menu buttonsTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 26, 2010·38 cites·14 claims
- 0591US6625388B2Method and device for recording sub-titlesTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·48 cites·18 claims
- 0691US5825430AMethod, encoder and decoder for the transmission of digital signals which are hierarchically structured into a plurality of partsTHOMSON BRANDT GMBH·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 20, 1998·85 cites·10 claims
- 0789US6081295AMethod and apparatus for transcoding bit streams with video dataTHOMSON BRANDT GMBH·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 27, 2000·140 cites·7 claims
- 0884US8387091B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing data streams containing audio, video and/or other dataTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 26, 2013·9 cites·5 claims
- 0983US7852411B2Method and apparatus for composition of subtitlesTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 14, 2010·18 cites·2 claims
- 1076US6758540B1Method and apparatus for providing OSD data for OSD display in a video signal having an enclosed formatTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 6, 2004·50 cites·10 claims
- 1175US9183886B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing data streams containing audio, video and/or other dataTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 10, 2015·1 cites·3 claims
- 1273US7130621B2Method for creating a peer-to-peer home network using common group labelTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·18 cites·13 claims
- 1371US7280741B2Method and apparatus for controlling the insertion of stuffing data into a bitstream to be recordedTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 9, 2007·8 cites·10 claims
- 1471US5838265AMethod, encoder and decoder for resynchronization to a data stream which contains errorsTHOMSON BRANDT GMBH·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 17, 1998·40 cites·13 claims
- 1568US7317866B1Reproducing a digital datastream containing program information for trick mode displayTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 8, 2008·8 cites·14 claims
- 1667US7565064B2Method and device for updating a local copy of metadataTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 21, 2009·6 cites·5 claims
- 1766US8028096B2Method for using the hand-held device in a multimedia home networkTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 27, 2011·11 cites·16 claims
- 1866US7924916B2Method and apparatus for decoding encoded groups of pictures of a video sequence and presenting said video sequence and said groups of pictures in temporally backward directionTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 12, 2011·2 cites·6 claims
- 1964US8792770B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing data streams containing audio, video and/or other dataTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 29, 2014·0 cites·1 claims
- 2064US8792771B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing data streams containing audio, video and/or other dataTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 29, 2014·0 cites·1 claims
- 2160US6578049B1Replay appliance for recording media containing information blocksTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 10, 2003·13 cites·6 claims
- 2257US7395318B2Method for communication between nodes in peer-to peer networks using common group labelTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 1, 2008·4 cites·10 claims
- 2356US7634174B2Method data recorder for recording data packet timestampsTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 15, 2009·2 cites·10 claims
- 2455US9557888B2Method for representing animated menu buttonsTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·0 cites·2 claims
- 2555US8990694B2Method for representing animated menu buttonsHÖRENTRUP JOBST·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 24, 2015·0 cites·2 claims
- 2655US8867890B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing data streams containing audio, video and/or other dataADOLPH DIRK·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·0 cites·6 claims
- 2754US8326125B2Method and device for linking multimedia dataLI HUI·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 4, 2012·1 cites·17 claims
- 2854US7653284B2Method and apparatus for editing a data streamTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 26, 2010·2 cites·10 claims
- 2948US2015350697A1Recording broadcasting enhancement servicesTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3047US7302167B2Method for recording or reproduction of sub-picture data accompanying video signals corresponding apparatus signal and data carrierTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 27, 2007·0 cites·13 claims
- 3147US2005005289A1Method of linking metadata to a data streamFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3247US2005012859A1Recording broadcasting enhancement servicesFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3347US2005047449A1Individual video encryption system and methodFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3446US7382964B2Digital video recorder and methods for digital recordingTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 3, 2008·0 cites·13 claims
- 3545US2003233359A1Link resolving mechanismFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3644US7934195B2Method for controlling the propagation of metadata itemsTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 26, 2011·0 cites·14 claims
- 3742US7715685B2Recording media maintenance supportTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2003·Granted May 11, 2010·0 cites·18 claims
- 3841US8902314B2Transcoding MPEG bittstreams for adding sub-picture contentADOLPH DIRK·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 2, 2014·0 cites·6 claims
- 3941US6456656B1Method and apparatus for coding and for decoding a picture sequenceTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 24, 2002·8 cites·11 claims
- 4040US7409409B2Method for editing a recorded stream of application packets, and corresponding stream recorderTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 5, 2008·0 cites·7 claims
- 4140US2003086696A1Method for recording digital video broadcast data, and digital video recorderADOLPH DIRK·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4239US2006056819A1Method and apparatus for coding decoding items of subtitling dataSCHILLER HARALD·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4339US2004240844A1Method for editing a data stream on a dvd recorder and dvd stream recorderFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4438US2003039467A1Method for DVD recording of a data stream and DVD recorderFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4536US5920675AFast search operation in a film playback deviceTHOMSON BRANDT GMBH·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 6, 1999·5 cites·9 claims
- 4634US6438318B2Method for regenerating the original data of a digitally coded video film, and apparatus for carrying out the methodTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 20, 2002·3 cites·4 claims
- 4734US6397310B1Method and apparatus for controlling write access to storage means for a digital data processing circuitTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1999·Granted May 28, 2002·6 cites·6 claims
- 4834US2004060075A1Method for choosing a reference information item in a television signalFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4930US7020889B1Method for calling up information about current radio and television programmesTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 28, 2006·4 cites·12 claims
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