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Stephen J. Estrop
Also filed as: ESTROP STEPHEN · ESTROP STEPHEN J
30 granted patents·7 pending applications·286 citations·filing 2002–2017
97Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP25MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC4ESTROP STEPHEN3ALKOVE JAMES M1ESTROP STEPHEN J1
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37 records- 0193US9589540B2Adaptive control of display refresh rate based on video frame rate and power efficiencyWU YONGJUN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 7, 2017·14 cites·20 claims
- 0291US7839895B2Methods and systems for start code emulation prevention and data stuffingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 23, 2010·13 cites·20 claims
- 0388US7219352B2Methods and apparatuses for facilitating processing of interlaced video images for progressive video displaysMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 15, 2007·29 cites·42 claims
- 0487US7929599B2Accelerated video encodingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 19, 2011·17 cites·17 claims
- 0587US7639265B2Image formats for video capture, processing and displayMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 29, 2009·8 cites·12 claims
- 0687US7505485B2Methods and systems for start code emulation prevention and data stuffingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 17, 2009·29 cites·37 claims
- 0786US7548245B2Image formats for video capture, processing and displayMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 16, 2009·7 cites·4 claims
- 0885US7451457B2Facilitating interaction between video renderers and graphics device driversMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 11, 2008·29 cites·19 claims
- 0984US7683906B2Frame buffer control for smooth video displayMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·8 cites·20 claims
- 1083US7649539B2Image formats for video capture, processing and displayMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 19, 2010·18 cites·19 claims
- 1183US7643675B2Strategies for processing image information using a color information data structureMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 5, 2010·18 cites·23 claims
- 1282US8397069B2Methods and systems for protecting media contentALKOVE JAMES M·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 12, 2013·6 cites·19 claims
- 1382US7703141B2Methods and systems for protecting media contentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 20, 2010·19 cites·13 claims
- 1479US8687120B2High definition media content processingESTROP STEPHEN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 1, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 1576US7139002B2Bandwidth-efficient processing of video imagesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 21, 2006·14 cites·31 claims
- 1675US8902363B2Clear rectangle processingESTROP STEPHEN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 2, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 1775US8174620B2High definition media content processingESTROP STEPHEN·Filed 2007·Granted May 8, 2012·3 cites·20 claims
- 1873US7929754B2Strategies for processing image information using a color information data structureMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 19, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 1973US7477264B2Compositing external images into a multimedia rendering pipelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 13, 2009·4 cites·15 claims
- 2072US7876379B2Methods and apparatuses for facilitating processing of interlaced video images for progressive video displaysMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 25, 2011·2 cites·16 claims
- 2171US7315308B2Methods and system for merging graphics for display on a computing deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 1, 2008·9 cites·20 claims
- 2269US7239324B2Methods and systems for merging graphics for display on a computing deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 3, 2007·8 cites·12 claims
- 2367US7259779B2Automatic assessment of de-interlaced video qualityMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 21, 2007·9 cites·25 claims
- 2462US7315307B2Methods and systems for merging graphics for display on a computing deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 1, 2008·5 cites·8 claims
- 2562US6933954B2Aspect ratio conversion of video contentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·7 cites·20 claims
- 2660US9030610B2High definition media content processingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 12, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 2757US2009031328A1Facilitating Interaction Between Video Renderers and Graphics Device DriversMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2856US2017302899A1Facilitating interaction between video renderers and graphics device driversMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2953US8428346B2Strategies for processing image information using a color information data structureEVANS GLENN F·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 23, 2013·0 cites·18 claims
- 3052US7224368B2Rendering tear free videoMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 29, 2007·3 cites·29 claims
- 3150US2014297882A1Dynamic track switching in media streamingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3249US8176500B2Closing a video stream objectESTROP STEPHEN J·Filed 2011·Granted May 8, 2012·0 cites·4 claims
- 3348US2017324792A1Dynamic track switching in media streamingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3447US8654842B2Accelerated video encodingGANESH ANAND·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 18, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 3546US2009327344A1Media foundation source readerMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3628US2016313970A1Gapless media generationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3726US2016322080A1Unified Processing of Multi-Format Timed DataMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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