John R Conrad

US Patent:

7394939, Jul 1, 2008

Filed:

Dec 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/740147

Inventors:

John Conrad - Auburn WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/228

US Classification:

382232, 3482084, 34821111, 3482201, 3482291, 34820813, 382236

Abstract:

An image capturing device is capable of capturing and encoding image data so as to output a streaming media file from the device. Vector information derived from the captured image data may be altered to change, i. e. , the frame capture rate of subsequent image data, according to frame resolution requirements.

US Patent:

7627808, Dec 1, 2009

Filed:

Jun 13, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/461222

Inventors:

William Thomas Blank - Bellevue WA, US
John B. Deutscher - Sammamish WA, US
Brian D. Honey - Auburn WA, US
Tyler V. Davis - Issaquah WA, US
John Conrad - Auburn WA, US
Andrew D. Rosen - Woodinville WA, US
Sunit Gogia - New Delhi, IN

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715200, 715716, 709208, 709248

Abstract:

A media synch player includes a time control module, a digital data storage and retrieval device coupled to and responsive to the time control module and an audiovisual data signal output configured to supply audiovisual data to a display by playing a first media file from the digital data storage and retrieval device in response to commands from a system controller. The time control module is configured to request a system time from an external time server, reset the time control module in accordance with the system time, lock to a master clock contained in the external time server and resynchronize the first time control module in response to predetermined criteria being met.