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Thomas W. Holcomb
Also filed as: HOLCOMB THOMAS C · HOLCOMB THOMAS J · HOLCOMB THOMAS W
100 granted patents·8 pending applications·3,085 citations·filing 2002–2023
99Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP47MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC31HOLCOMB THOMAS W11LIN CHIH-LUNG4REGUNATHAN SHANKAR3
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108 records- 0199US11356678B2Decoding jointly coded transform type and subblock pattern informationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 7, 2022·6 cites·20 claims
- 0299US11272194B2Fractional quantization step sizes for high bit ratesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 8, 2022·6 cites·20 claims
- 0399US11245910B2Adaptive multiple quantizationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 8, 2022·6 cites·20 claims
- 0499US10958916B2Fractional quantization step sizes for high bit ratesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 23, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 0599US8743949B2Video coding / decoding with re-oriented transforms and sub-block transform sizesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 3, 2014·51 cites·37 claims
- 0699US7266149B2Sub-block transform coding of prediction residualsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 4, 2007·129 cites·47 claims
- 0798US10958917B2Decoding jointly coded transform type and subblock pattern informationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 23, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 0898US10924749B2Adaptive multiple quantizationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 16, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 0998US7852936B2Motion vector prediction in bi-directionally predicted interlaced field-coded picturesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 14, 2010·118 cites·18 claims
- 1098US7529302B2Four motion vector coding and decoding in bi-directionally predicted interlaced picturesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 5, 2009·117 cites·17 claims
- 1198US7317839B2Chroma motion vector derivation for interlaced forward-predicted fieldsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 8, 2008·185 cites·29 claims
- 1297US11570451B2Adaptive multiple quantizationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 31, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 1397US10075731B2Video coding / decoding with re-oriented transforms and sub-block transform sizesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 11, 2018·12 cites·18 claims
- 1497US8908768B2Video coding / decoding with motion resolution switching and sub-block transform sizesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·15 cites·21 claims
- 1597US8396114B2Multiple bit rate video encoding using variable bit rate and dynamic resolution for adaptive video streamingGU CHUANG·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 12, 2013·86 cites·19 claims
- 1697US8311115B2Video encoding using previously calculated motion informationGU CHUANG·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 13, 2012·118 cites·8 claims
- 1797US7599438B2Motion vector block pattern coding and decodingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 6, 2009·120 cites·34 claims
- 1897US7577198B2Number of reference fields for an interlaced forward-predicted fieldMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 18, 2009·128 cites·24 claims
- 1997US7469011B2Escape mode code resizing for fields and slicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 23, 2008·70 cites·19 claims
- 2097US7120197B2Motion compensation loop with filteringMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 10, 2006·63 cites·25 claims
- 2196US10123038B2Video coding / decoding with sub-block transform sizes and adaptive deblock filteringMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 6, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 2296US8325800B2Encoding streaming media as a high bit rate layer, a low bit rate layer, and one or more intermediate bit rate layersHOLCOMB THOMAS W·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 4, 2012·46 cites·24 claims
- 2396US8243797B2Regions of interest for quality adjustmentsLIN CHIH-LUNG·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 14, 2012·46 cites·14 claims
- 2496US8155195B2Switching distortion metrics during motion estimationREGUNATHAN SHANKAR·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 10, 2012·40 cites·19 claims
- 2596US7606311B2Macroblock information signaling for interlaced framesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 20, 2009·57 cites·25 claims
- 2695US9258570B2Video coding / decoding with re-oriented transforms and sub-block transform sizesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 9, 2016·10 cites·28 claims
- 2795US8817868B2Sub-block transform coding of prediction residualsHOLCOMB THOMAS W·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 26, 2014·14 cites·29 claims
- 2895US8625669B2Predicting motion vectors for fields of forward-predicted interlaced video framesHOLCOMB THOMAS W·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 7, 2014·24 cites·35 claims
- 2995US7623574B2Selecting between dominant and non-dominant motion vector predictor polaritiesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 24, 2009·77 cites·25 claims
- 3095US7616692B2Hybrid motion vector prediction for interlaced forward-predicted fieldsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 10, 2009·89 cites·17 claims
- 3195US7567617B2Predicting motion vectors for fields of forward-predicted interlaced video framesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 28, 2009·73 cites·28 claims
- 3294US11202085B1Low-cost hash table construction and hash-based block matching for variable-size blocksMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 14, 2021·4 cites·27 claims
- 3394US9456216B2Sub-block transform coding of prediction residualsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 27, 2016·7 cites·21 claims
- 3494US7924920B2Motion vector coding and decoding in interlaced frame coded picturesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 12, 2011·40 cites·38 claims
- 3594US7630438B2Direct mode motion vectors for Bi-directionally predicted interlaced picturesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 8, 2009·45 cites·29 claims
- 3694US7620106B2Joint coding and decoding of a reference field selection and differential motion vector informationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 17, 2009·70 cites·15 claims
- 3793US8498335B2Adaptive deadzone size adjustment in quantizationHOLCOMB THOMAS W·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 30, 2013·28 cites·19 claims
- 3893US8064520B2Advanced bi-directional predictive coding of interlaced videoMUKERJEE KUNAL·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 22, 2011·44 cites·23 claims
- 3993US7680185B2Self-referencing bi-directionally predicted framesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 16, 2010·39 cites·22 claims
- 4093US7606308B2Signaling macroblock mode information for macroblocks of interlaced forward-predicted fieldsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 20, 2009·65 cites·20 claims
- 4193US7092576B2Bitplane coding for macroblock field/frame coding type informationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·62 cites·20 claims
- 4292US11190774B1Screen content encoding mode evaluation including intra-block evaluation of multiple potential encoding modesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 30, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 4392US10158879B2Sub-block transform coding of prediction residualsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 18, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 4492US8687709B2In-loop deblocking for interlaced videoHSU POHSIANG·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 1, 2014·35 cites·35 claims
- 4592US8379851B2Optimized client side rate control and indexed file layout for streaming mediaMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 19, 2013·28 cites·12 claims
- 4692US8238424B2Complexity-based adaptive preprocessing for multiple-pass video compressionCHANG CHENG·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 7, 2012·21 cites·17 claims
- 4792US8189933B2Classifying and controlling encoding quality for textured, dark smooth and smooth video contentHOLCOMB THOMAS W·Filed 2008·Granted May 29, 2012·21 cites·19 claims
- 4892US7580584B2Adaptive multiple quantizationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 25, 2009·51 cites·15 claims
- 4992US7379496B2Multi-resolution video coding and decodingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 27, 2008·57 cites·39 claims
- 5091US8576908B2Regions of interest for quality adjustmentsLIN CHIH-LUNG·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 5, 2013·12 cites·20 claims
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