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Laurence A. Thompson
Also filed as: THOMPSON LAURENCE · THOMPSON LAURENCE A · THOMPSON LAURENCE ALAN
32 granted patents·8 pending applications·1,058 citations·filing 1986–2021
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40 records- 0197US9769417B1Metadata transfer in audio video systemsLATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·29 cites·11 claims
- 0295US6380978B1Digital video system and methods for providing sameDVDO INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 30, 2002·236 cites·16 claims
- 0392US10477141B1Frame synchronous packet switching for high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) video transitionsFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 12, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 0491US6587158B1Method and apparatus for reducing on-chip memory in vertical video processingDVDO INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 1, 2003·115 cites·15 claims
- 0590US7027099B2Method and apparatus for deinterlacing digital video imagesSILICON IMAGE·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·35 cites·4 claims
- 0687US7359624B2Portable DVD playerSILICON IMAGE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 15, 2008·36 cites·30 claims
- 0786USRE48740EAdaptive processing of video streams with reduced color resolutionLATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 14, 2021·3 cites·38 claims
- 0885US6700622B2Method and apparatus for detecting the source format of video imagesDVDO INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 2, 2004·83 cites·20 claims
- 0984US5928313AMethod and apparatus for sample rate conversionAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·45 cites·20 claims
- 1083US5065231AApparatus and method for merging input RGB and composite video signals to provide both RGB and composite merged video outputsAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 12, 1991·64 cites·10 claims
- 1182US7499103B2Method and apparatus for detecting frequency in digital video imagesSILICON IMAGE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 3, 2009·5 cites·13 claims
- 1280US8452117B2Block noise detection and filteringADAMS DALE RICHARD·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·4 cites·26 claims
- 1380US7710501B1Time base correction and frame rate conversionANCHOR BAY TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 4, 2010·20 cites·18 claims
- 1480US6829013B2Method and apparatus for detecting and smoothing diagonal features in video imagesSILICON IMAGE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·22 cites·18 claims
- 1580US6489998B1Method and apparatus for deinterlacing digital video imagesDVDO INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 3, 2002·49 cites·4 claims
- 1680US4823120AEnhanced video graphics controllerAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1986·Granted Apr 18, 1989·50 cites·21 claims
- 1776US6681059B1Method and apparatus for efficient video scalingDVDO INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 20, 2004·60 cites·12 claims
- 1875US7215376B2Digital video system and methods for providing sameSILICON IMAGE INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 8, 2007·14 cites·12 claims
- 1974US9191700B2Encoding guard band data for transmission via a communications interface utilizing transition-minimized differential signaling (TMDS) codingLATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 17, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 2074US8891897B2Block noise detection and filteringSILICON IMAGE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 18, 2014·2 cites·19 claims
- 2174US6515706B1Method and apparatus for detecting and smoothing diagonal features video imagesDVDO INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 4, 2003·46 cites·25 claims
- 2273US5920197ASensor for detecting the presence of a peripheral deviceAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 6, 1999·32 cites·14 claims
- 2371US9262988B2Radio frequency interference reduction in multimedia interfacesLATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·2 cites·15 claims
- 2470US11533534B2Techniques for enabling ultra-high definition alliance specified reference mode (UHDA-SRM)HUAWEI TECH CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 20, 2022·1 cites·28 claims
- 2569US5065143AApparatus for converting an RGB signal into a composite video signal and its use in providing computer generated video overlaysAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 12, 1991·30 cites·4 claims
- 2667US8086067B2Noise cancellationTHOMPSON LAURENCE A·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·3 cites·15 claims
- 2766US5838299ARGB/YUV video convolution systemAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 17, 1998·31 cites·20 claims
- 2862US10897594B2Frame synchronous packet switching for high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) video transitionsFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 19, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2960USRE48920EAdaptive processing of video streams with reduced color resolutionLATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·38 claims
- 3059US7203557B1Audio signal delay apparatus and methodSILICON IMAGE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 10, 2007·6 cites·19 claims
- 3158US5119074AApparatus for converting an RGB signal into a composite video signal and its use in providing computer generated video overlaysAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 2, 1992·21 cites·2 claims
- 3247US2007211167A1Digital video system and methods for providing sameADAMS DALE R·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3347US2016205416A1Radio frequency interference reduction in multimedia interfacesLATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3443US2005062892A1Method and apparatus for reducing on-chip memory in vertical video processingDVDO INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3543US2007162168A1Audio signal delay apparatus and methodTHOMPSON LAURENCE A·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3642US9699469B2Adaptive processing of video streams with reduced color resolutionLATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 3742US2022060781A1Display Of Video Content On A Sink Device Using Advanced FeaturesHUAWEI TECH CO LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3838US2013162901A1Ringing suppression in video scalersTHOMPSON LAURENCE A·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3935US2015281743A1Orthogonal Data Organization for Error Detection and Correction in Serial Video InterfacesSILICON IMAGE INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4034US2019115935A1Forward Error Correction and Asymmetric Encoding for Video Data Transmission Over Multimedia LinkLATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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