Jeffrey D Hopper

US Patent:

7555123, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Apr 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

10/908169

Inventors:

Howard G. Pinder - Norcross GA, US
Jeffrey C. Hopper - Decatur GA, US

Assignee:

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. - Lawrenceville GA

International Classification:

H04N 7/167
H04L 9/00

US Classification:

380202, 713153, 713154, 713160, 713163, 713182, 726 1, 726 2, 726 3, 726 11, 726 13, 380217, 380241

Abstract:

Processing an MPEG elementary stream contained in multiple PID streams in a conditional access overlay environment. A multi-program transport stream contains numerous video and audio elementary streams. Critical packets in the elementary streams are encrypted with two different encryption schemes creating a stream having multiple PID values. The streams are then sent from the headend to individual set-top boxes. One encryption scheme can be decoded by the incumbent set-top box and the second encryption scheme can be decoded by the overlay set-top box. The overlay set-top box uses a dual filter system to filter and decode the PIDs for each video and audio stream of the desired program.

US Patent:

8301016, Oct 30, 2012

Filed:

Aug 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/843711

Inventors:

Arturo A. Rodriguez - Norcross GA, US
Ramesh Nallur - Duluth GA, US
Jeffrey C. Hopper - Decatur GA, US
Ajith N. Nair - Lawrenceville GA, US
Peter Chan - Lawrenceville GA, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/783

US Classification:

386343

Abstract:

A method for implementing trick mode functionality includes storing a video stream and information related to the video stream in memory, receiving a request for a trick mode operation, decoding a plurality of undecoded dependent frames to create a decoded frame, and outputting the decoded frame.

US Patent:

8312265, Nov 13, 2012

Filed:

Dec 11, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/015351

Inventors:

Howard G. Pinder - Norcross GA, US
Jeffrey C. Hopper - Decatur GA, US

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713160, 713189, 380212

Abstract:

Encrypting content included in a program or service is disclosed, wherein the encrypted content is transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver in a subscriber network. Generally, in one embodiment, the encrypted program or service is packetized, and the packets are transmitted to the receiver. When a packet having ciphertext of the encrypted program or service is received at the receiver, the ciphertext of the packet is preferably converted to a different form of ciphertext.

US Patent:

8358916, Jan 22, 2013

Filed:

Aug 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/832391

Inventors:

Arturo A. Rodriguez - Norcross GA, US
Ramesh Nallur - Duluth GA, US
Jeffrey C. Hopper - Decatur GA, US
Ajith N. Nair - Lawrenceville GA, US
Peter Chan - Lawrenceville GA, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/783

US Classification:

386343

Abstract:

A method annotates information of video streams to enable their subsequent trick mode presentation. Annotations are performed while simultaneously storing the one or more video programs and further in concert while decoding and displaying the one or more video programs.

US Patent:

20030123849, Jul 3, 2003

Filed:

Dec 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/038943

Inventors:

Ramesh Nallur - Duluth GA, US
Arturo Rodriguez - Norcross GA, US
Jeffrey Hopper - Decatur GA, US
Ajith Nair - Lawrenceville GA, US
Peter Chan - Lawrenceville GA, US

Assignee:

Scientific Atlanta, Inc. - Norcross GA

International Classification:

H04N005/783
H04N007/26

US Classification:

386/068000, 386/111000

Abstract:

A method for implementing trick mode functionality includes storing a video stream and information related to the video stream in memory, receiving a request for a trick mode operation, decoding a plurality of undecoded dependent frames to create a decoded frame, and outputting the decoded frame.

US Patent:

20060271990, Nov 30, 2006

Filed:

May 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/132060

Inventors:

Arturo Rodriguez - Norcross GA, US
Benjamin Cook - Flowery Branch GA, US
Jeffrey Hopper - Decatur GA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/16

US Classification:

725118000, 725100000, 725131000, 725147000, 725148000

Abstract:

Methods and systems for the efficient and non-redundant transmission of a single video program in multiple frame rates, optionally employing a combination of video coding standards, in a way that is backwards-compatible with legacy receivers only supportive of some subsection of frame rates or of some subsection of video coding standards.

US Patent:

20090103605, Apr 23, 2009

Filed:

Dec 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/342946

Inventors:

Arturo A. Rodriguez - Norcross GA, US
Benjamin Cook - Flowery Branch GA, US
Jeffrey C. Hopper - Decatur GA, US

International Classification:

H04N 11/02

US Classification:

37524001

Abstract:

Methods and systems for the efficient and non-redundant transmission of a single video program in multiple frame rates, optionally employing a combination of video coding standards, in a way that is backwards-compatible with legacy receivers only supportive of some subsection of frame rates or of some subsection of video coding standards.

US Patent:

20090103634, Apr 23, 2009

Filed:

Dec 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/343032

Inventors:

Arturo Rodriguez - Norcross GA, US
Benjamin Cook - Flowery Branch GA, US
Jeffrey C. Hopper - Decatur GA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/26

US Classification:

37524026, 375E07026

Abstract:

Methods and systems for the efficient and non-redundant transmission of a single video program in multiple frame rates, optionally employing a combination of video coding standards, in a way that is backwards-compatible with legacy receivers only supportive of some subsection of frame rates or of some subsection of video coding standards.