David W Erickson

US Patent:

7577204, Aug 18, 2009

Filed:

Feb 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/770912

Inventors:

Gaurav Aggarwal - Bangalore, IN
Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/18

US Classification:

37524026, 37524025

Abstract:

Schemes for rewinding a HITS stream in video recorder and playback systems are presented herein. Reference pictures are stored for a group of pictures, allowing subsequent pictures to be decoded from the reference pictures. The foregoing significantly reduces the number of picture decodes required to display a HITS stream in reverse order.

US Patent:

8448214, May 21, 2013

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650145

Inventors:

Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Xuemin Chen - Rancho Sante Fe CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725110, 725100, 725109, 725112, 725114, 725138, 725139

Abstract:

A method and/or system are described for providing complete Internet anywhere with partial server processing in which a request may be sent from a set-top-box (STB) to a server communicatively coupled with the STB to process a portion of a web page that is unsupported by a web browser running on the STB. The STB may receive a data stream from the server, wherein the server generates the data stream by processing the unsupported portion of the web page. The web page may be composited in the web browser based on the received data stream. The server may be located in a server computing cloud or may be a local server. The unsupported portion of the web page may comprise a binary plug-in. A supported portion of the web page may be rendered before or concurrently with the overlaying of the data stream during compositing.

US Patent:

20060247760, Nov 2, 2006

Filed:

Apr 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/117978

Inventors:

Prema Ganesan - San Francisco CA, US
Jonathan Morris - Keller TX, US
David Erickson - Memphis TN, US
Matthew Rust - Santa Rosa CA, US
Curtis Hanson - San Diego CA, US
Jack Chu - Santa Rosa CA, US
Charles Thomas - Santa Rosa CA, US

Assignee:

Medtronic Vascular, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

International Classification:

A61F 2/06

US Classification:

623001160

Abstract:

A polymer coating/ring is employed to aid in the sealing and connection of modular elements used in body flow lumens for the exclusion and bypass of diseased regions of the flow lumen, such as where aneurysm occurs adjacent to branching blood vessels.

US Patent:

20110161511, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650020

Inventors:

Xuemin Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709229

Abstract:

An Internet capable set-top-box (STB) may be operable to extend a security boundary from the Internet capable STB to an application server to allow support of web browsing operations from the application server. A secure link between the Internet capable STB and the application server may be established. The Internet capable STB may communicate a request for web page information from a secure web server along with cryptographic credentials to the application server, via the secure link. The application server may be allowed to receive the web page information directly from the secure web server and process at least the unsupported portion of the received web page information. The Internet capable STB may then receive the web page information with at least the unsupported portion processed from the application server, via the secure link, for further processing and rendering.

US Patent:

20110162023, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/649998

Inventors:

Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Xuemin Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725110

Abstract:

A device (e.g., a server) retrieves a web page based on a request from another device, for example, a set-top-box (STB). The server determines advertising content and/or web page content to deliver to the STB. The server renders and/or encodes the advertising content and the web page content and communicates the content to the STB. The content is decoded and/or displayed by the STB. The advertising content may be determined based on television viewing, recording and/or web browsing via the STB. The advertising content may be determined based on location information and/or user information from a service provider the STB and/or from user input. Advertising may be inserted within a splash screen, a plug-in window, and/or an area within the web page. Web page advertising may be replaced, blocked and/or modified based on user information. The determined advertising may be communicated to the STB prior to communicating a plug-in.

US Patent:

20110162025, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/649971

Inventors:

Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Xuemin Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725116

Abstract:

A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content retrieved via and/or derived from Internet access operations of a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs). Resource allocation and/or utilization, and/or tasks or applications performed in the server during the processing may be configured based on control data, which may be determined by the server and which may comprise capabilities of links between the server and each of the plurality of STBs, requirements of the tasks, characteristics of the content and/or the Internet access operations, user preferences and/or interactions, and/or content provider preferences. The server may dynamically reconfigure the tasks and/or resources based on monitoring of its operations and/or changes of the control data. Configuring tasks and/or resources may comprise time slicing access to resources that are commonly used during concurrent servicing of at least some of the plurality of STBs by the support server.

US Patent:

20110162027, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650069

Inventors:

Xuemin Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725117

Abstract:

A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content that is based on web access operations initiated in a set-top box (STB), wherein one or more links between the server and the STB that are used to forward multimedia broadcasts are configured to free bandwidth for communicating at least a portion of the processed content to the STB. The bandwidth may be freed based on switched digital video (SDV) and/or dedicated IPTV channels or systems. The broadcast links may be reconfigured based on monitoring of multimedia broadcast access by the STB and/or one or more other STBs. The freed bandwidth in the multimedia broadcast links may be configured for unicast transport of processed content to a specific STB, or may be configured for multicast transport of the processed content to a plurality of STBs.

US Patent:

20120196376, Aug 2, 2012

Filed:

Aug 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/391508

Inventors:

Seung-min Park - Albany CA, US
Yun Suk Huh - Daejeon, KR
David Erickson - Ithaca NY, US
Harold G. Craighead - Ithaca NY, US

Assignee:

CORNELL UNIVERSITY - Ithaca NY

International Classification:

G01N 33/48
G01N 27/447
B29C 43/44
H01L 27/146
G01J 3/44
B01L 3/00
B29C 59/02
B82Y 5/00
B82Y 40/00

US Classification:

436 94, 422502, 204451, 264280, 264284, 2502081, 356301, 977888, 977700, 977902

Abstract:

A method is provided for fabricating a nanochannel. The method comprises providing a microchannel and controlling collapse of the microchannel so that it collapses to form a nanochannel of desired dimensions. The method employs a collapsible, flexible material such as the elastomer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to form the nanochannel. A master is provided that is configured to have geometric conditions that promote a desired frequency of microchannel collapse. A collapsible material having a stiffness that also promotes a desired frequency of microchannel collapse is molded on the master. The molded collapsible material is removed from the master and bonded to a base, thereby forming the microchannel, which then collapses (or is collapsed) to form the nanochannel of desired dimensions. Nanofluidic and microfluidic devices comprising complex nanochannel structures and micro to nanochannel transitions are also provided.