Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Brian Schoner

75Patents
10h-index
62Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 28, 1997 → Jan 13, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6137734A Computer memory interface having a memory controller that automatically adjusts the timing of memory interface signals Physics 73 Expired
US6072548A Video decoder dynamic memory allocation system and method allowing variable decoded image size Electricity 55 Expired
US6493506B1 Optical disk system and method for storing disk- and user-specific settings Electricity 31 Expired
US5926227A Video decoder dynamic memory allocation system and method with error recovery Electricity 26 Expired
US7533402B2 Satellite set-top box decoder for simultaneously servicing multiple independent programs for display on independent display device Electricity 25 Expired
US8665969B2 System and method for generating pseudo MPEG information from digital video information Electricity 21 Active
US6625572B1 Cycle modeling in cycle accurate software simulators of hardware modules for software/software cross-simulation and hardware/software co-simulation Physics 19 Expired
US5903282A Video decoder dynamic memory allocation system and method with an efficient freeze mode Electricity 16 Expired
US7230987B2 Multiple time-base clock for processing multiple satellite signals Electricity 13 Expired
US6954114B2 NCO with rational frequency and normalized phase Physics 12 Expired
US7230651B2 A/V decoder having a clocking scheme that is independent of input data streams Electricity 10 Expired
US9307258B2 Parallel transcoding Electricity 10 Active
US7339627B2 Method and system for automatic detection and display of aspect ratio Electricity 8 Expired
US8194757B2 Method and system for combining results of mosquito noise reduction and block noise reduction Physics 7 Active
US9635334B2 Audio and video management for parallel transcoding Electricity 7 Active
US7205804B2 Methods and system for reducing effects of digital loop dead zones Electricity 6 Expired
US6420987B1 Hysteresis in an oversampled data conveter Electricity 6 Expired
US7501969B2 Method and apparatus for an image canceling digital-to-analog converter (DAC) Electricity 6 Active
US8842741B2 Method and system for digital noise reduction of scaled compressed video pictures Electricity 6 Active
US9407890B2 Method and system for sharpening the luma and the chroma signals Electricity 6 Active
US7454081B2 Method and system for video edge enhancement Electricity 5 Active
US8068174B2 Data rate management system and method for A/V decoder Electricity 5 Active
US6917247B2 NCO based timebase recovery system and method for A/V decoder Electricity 5 Expired
US7023371B2 Method and apparatus for an image canceling digital-to-analog converter (DAC) Electricity 5 Expired
US7847973B2 Color mapping circuit Electricity 5 Active

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