Inventor · Carnation, WA, US

Stephen J. Estrop

30Patents
10h-index
28Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 15, 2002 → Mar 31, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7451457B2 Facilitating interaction between video renderers and graphics device drivers Electricity 20 Expired
US7219352B2 Methods and apparatuses for facilitating processing of interlaced video images for progressive video displays Electricity 19 Expired
US7505485B2 Methods and systems for start code emulation prevention and data stuffing Electricity 17 Expired
US7929599B2 Accelerated video encoding Electricity 15 Active
US7649539B2 Image formats for video capture, processing and display Electricity 14 Expired
US7703141B2 Methods and systems for protecting media content Electricity 14 Active
US7839895B2 Methods and systems for start code emulation prevention and data stuffing Electricity 12 Active
US7139002B2 Bandwidth-efficient processing of video images Electricity 10 Expired
US9589540B2 Adaptive control of display refresh rate based on video frame rate and power efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7643675B2 Strategies for processing image information using a color information data structure Electricity 10 Active
US7315308B2 Methods and system for merging graphics for display on a computing device Physics 7 Expired
US7683906B2 Frame buffer control for smooth video display Physics 5 Active
US7259779B2 Automatic assessment of de-interlaced video quality Electricity 5 Expired
US7639265B2 Image formats for video capture, processing and display Electricity 4 Active
US7548245B2 Image formats for video capture, processing and display Electricity 4 Active
US7239324B2 Methods and systems for merging graphics for display on a computing device Physics 4 Expired
US7477264B2 Compositing external images into a multimedia rendering pipeline Electricity 3 Expired
US8174620B2 High definition media content processing Electricity 3 Active
US6933954B2 Aspect ratio conversion of video content Physics 3 Expired
US7315307B2 Methods and systems for merging graphics for display on a computing device Physics 3 Expired
US8687120B2 High definition media content processing Electricity 2 Active
US8397069B2 Methods and systems for protecting media content Electricity 2 Active
US7876379B2 Methods and apparatuses for facilitating processing of interlaced video images for progressive video displays Electricity 2 Active
US7929754B2 Strategies for processing image information using a color information data structure Electricity 1 Active
US8902363B2 Clear rectangle processing Electricity 1 Active

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