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Robert Norman Hurst, Jr.
Also filed as: HURST JR ROBERT N · HURST JR ROBERT NORMAN · HURST ROBERT N · HURST ROBERT NORMAN
52 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,463 citations·filing 1975–2022
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54 records- 0196US6038000AInformation stream syntax for indicating the presence of a splice pointSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 14, 2000·275 cites·16 claims
- 0295US6137834AMethod and apparatus for splicing compressed information streamsSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 24, 2000·265 cites·13 claims
- 0394US6985188B1Video decoding and channel acquisition systemTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 10, 2006·183 cites·15 claims
- 0494US6909743B1Method for generating and processing transition streamsSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 21, 2005·207 cites·26 claims
- 0594US6785289B1Method and apparatus for aligning sub-stream splice points in an information streamSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 31, 2004·84 cites·20 claims
- 0691US6785338B1Constraining video production based on compression-related informationSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 31, 2004·49 cites·35 claims
- 0791US4134128ATelevision picture size altering apparatusRCA CORP·Filed 1976·Granted Jan 9, 1979·53 cites·11 claims
- 0890US7254175B2Frame-accurate seamless splicing of information streamsCRYSTALMEDIA TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 7, 2007·31 cites·24 claims
- 0990US6763067B2Rate control for bitstream re-encodingSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 13, 2004·45 cites·18 claims
- 1090US5317398AVideo/film-mode (3:2 pulldown) detector using patterns of two-field differencesRCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP·Filed 1992·Granted May 31, 1994·117 cites·16 claims
- 1188US6459811B1Bursty data transmission of compressed video dataSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 1, 2002·102 cites·18 claims
- 1288US6141358AMethod and apparatus for aligning sub-stream splice points in an information streamSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 31, 2000·116 cites·24 claims
- 1386US6188728B1Block motion video coding and decodingSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 13, 2001·94 cites·22 claims
- 1486US5731837AQuantization circuitry as for video signal compression systemsTHOMSON MULTIMEDIA SA·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 24, 1998·92 cites·14 claims
- 1584US6771825B1Coding video dissolves using predictive encodersSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 3, 2004·26 cites·26 claims
- 1682US4523227ASystem for synchronizing a video signal having a first frame rate to a second frame rateRCA CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Jun 11, 1985·32 cites·6 claims
- 1782US4393415ATime changing system for VTRRCA CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 12, 1983·23 cites·10 claims
- 1880US6034731AMPEG frame processing method and apparatusSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·65 cites·32 claims
- 1980US4533938AColor modifier for composite video signalsRCA CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Aug 6, 1985·28 cites·15 claims
- 2079US4639773AApparatus for detecting motion in a video image by comparison of a video line value with an interpolated valueRCA CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Jan 27, 1987·34 cites·7 claims
- 2176US6373530B1Logo insertion based on constrained encodingSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 16, 2002·58 cites·22 claims
- 2276US6285710B1Noise estimation and reduction apparatus for video signal processingTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 4, 2001·53 cites·21 claims
- 2376US4654714APixel addressing systemRCA CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 31, 1987·30 cites·20 claims
- 2476US4074307ASignal processor using charge-coupled devicesRCA CORP·Filed 1975·Granted Feb 14, 1978·22 cites·5 claims
- 2575US5046164AInterstitial line generator for an interlace to non-interlace scan converterRCA LICENSING CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 3, 1991·27 cites·4 claims
- 2675US4021852ASignal defect compensationRCA CORP·Filed 1975·Granted May 3, 1977·20 cites·6 claims
- 2774US6115071AVideo signal compression apparatus using noise reductionTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 5, 2000·53 cites·9 claims
- 2873US6580829B1Detecting and coding flash frames in video dataSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 17, 2003·43 cites·28 claims
- 2971US4080626ADiscontinuous motion special effects generator for televisionRCA CORP·Filed 1976·Granted Mar 21, 1978·21 cites·10 claims
- 3070US4562487AVideo disc encoding and decoding system providing intra-infield track error correctionRCA CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 31, 1985·14 cites·4 claims
- 3168US4506293AIndependent fleshtone contoursRCA CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 19, 1985·17 cites·14 claims
- 3267US4553157AApparatus for correcting errors in color signal transitionsRCA CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Nov 12, 1985·17 cites·14 claims
- 3366US5031030AVideo signal encoded with additional detail informationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 9, 1991·25 cites·18 claims
- 3464US6731677B1Method and apparatus for carrying digital data as analog videoSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 4, 2004·8 cites·21 claims
- 3562US4884127AApparatus for pre-conditioning auxiliary television signal informationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 28, 1989·10 cites·25 claims
- 3661US4069500AArrangements for testing color television systemsRCA CORP·Filed 1976·Granted Jan 17, 1978·12 cites·2 claims
- 3759US5155580ASide panel signal processor for a widescreen television systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 13, 1992·18 cites·28 claims
- 3857US5140420AInformation in vertical blanking interval of video sync signalGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 18, 1992·16 cites·6 claims
- 3955US4707728ACompatible HDTV with increased vertical and horizontal resolutionRCA CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Nov 17, 1987·10 cites·23 claims
- 4052US10148946B2Method for generating test patterns for detecting and quantifying losses in video equipmentSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 4, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4152US5828366ANon-linear interline flicker reducerSARNOFF CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 27, 1998·16 cites·20 claims
- 4251US9083943B2Method for generating test patterns for detecting and quantifying losses in video equipmentHURST ROBERT NORMAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 14, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 4349US4413288AIndicator control signal generator for video tape recorderRCA CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 1, 1983·6 cites·8 claims
- 4448US11831862B2Embedded timestamps for determining offset between test streamsSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4548US6959045B2Reduced cost decoder using bitstream editing for image croppingMEDIATEK INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 25, 2005·12 cites·28 claims
- 4648US2020322677A1Characteristic-based assessment for video contentSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4747US2005025463A1Method and apparatus for creating multiple unique copies of contentFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4845US4656520AFrame-transfer CCD imager with recirculating frame storage registerRCA CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 7, 1987·8 cites·19 claims
- 4944US4866521AAdvanced compatible television system with auxiliary carrierGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 12, 1989·7 cites·22 claims
- 5041US4910585AFrequency selective video signal intraframe processorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 20, 1990·6 cites·9 claims
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