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James A. Michener
Also filed as: MICHENER JAMES · MICHENER JAMES A
25 granted patents·1 pending application·547 citations·filing 1982–2019
96Inventor score
Files withDIRECTV GROUP INC14GRASS VALLEY GROUP4HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP2MUNSELL MICHAEL R2CULWELL KEVIN S1
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26 records- 0198US7912219B1Just in time delivery of entitlement control message (ECMs) and other essential data elements for television programmingDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 22, 2011·80 cites·27 claims
- 0291US6744789B1System and method for translating MPEG packets which include PCR data into DIRECTV packets which include RTS dataDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 1, 2004·52 cites·52 claims
- 0390US8732780B2Content delivery systems and methods to operate the sameKAHN RAYNOLD M·Filed 2010·Granted May 20, 2014·11 cites·22 claims
- 0488US7817184B1Methods and apparatus to test receiversDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 19, 2010·12 cites·20 claims
- 0588US7735111B2Merging of multiple encoded audio-video streams into one program with source clock frequency locked and encoder clock synchronizedDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 8, 2010·19 cites·19 claims
- 0686US4852035ASimple coefficient half-bandwidth digital filter for video data compressionGRASS VALLEY GROUP·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 25, 1989·36 cites·8 claims
- 0782US6560496B1Method for altering AC-3 data streams using minimum computationHUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 6, 2003·37 cites·9 claims
- 0882US6323909B1Method and apparatus for transmitting high definition television programming using a digital satellite system transport and MPEG-2 packetized elementary streams (PES)HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 27, 2001·74 cites·20 claims
- 0981US7376159B1Exploitation of null packets in packetized digital television systemsDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 20, 2008·21 cites·28 claims
- 1074US9729120B1System and method to monitor audio loudness and provide audio automatic gain controlCULWELL KEVIN S·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 8, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 1173US7848933B2Error monitoring of a Dolby Digital AC-3 bit streamDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 7, 2010·2 cites·11 claims
- 1270US7283965B1Delivery and transmission of dolby digital AC-3 over television broadcastDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2007·57 cites·23 claims
- 1368US8532294B1Just in time delivery of entitlement control messages (ECMs) and other essential data elements for television programmingMICHENER JAMES A·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 1468US7948558B2Audio video timing measurement and synchronizationDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 24, 2011·2 cites·56 claims
- 1566US6349330B1Method and appparatus for generating a compact post-diagnostic case record for browsing and diagnostic viewingEIGDEN VIDEO·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 19, 2002·87 cites·38 claims
- 1664US7848364B2Exploitation of null packets in packetized digital television systemsDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 7, 2010·1 cites·19 claims
- 1760US7647221B2Audio level control for compressed audioDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 12, 2010·8 cites·33 claims
- 1860US4470064AHorizontal sync to subcarrier phase measurement method and apparatusGRASS VALLEY GROUP·Filed 1982·Granted Sep 4, 1984·13 cites·22 claims
- 1956US10750247B2Facilitating mixed service use of bonded satellite transpondersDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 18, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2051US10306329B2Facilitating mixed service use of bonded satellite transpondersDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2151US9917564B2System and method to monitor audio loudness and provide audio automatic gain controlDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 13, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 2251US5448301AProgrammable video transformation rendering method and apparatusGRASS VALLEY GROUP·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 5, 1995·18 cites·8 claims
- 2351US2007265966A1Content delivery systems and methods to operate the sameDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2449US9060096B2Method and system for forming a content stream with conditional access information and a content fileMUNSELL MICHAEL R·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 16, 2015·0 cites·54 claims
- 2544US9564988B2Method and system for forming a formatted content stream and using a cyclic redundancy checkMUNSELL MICHAEL R·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 7, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 2643US4888768AFrame format for video codecGRASS VALLEY GROUP·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 19, 1989·10 cites·10 claims
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