Inventor

Alfonse A. Acampora

Inventor

Staten Island, NY, US

Overview

1982–2007

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 46 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television73%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication7%

H03HImpedance networks, e.g. resonant circuits5%

H03MCoding3%

H04JMultiplex communication3%

G06FElectric digital data processing2%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general2%

G11CStatic stores2%

H04BTransmission2%

H04QSelecting2%

PatentTitleYear

7,188,354'Splicing compressed, local video segments into fixed time slots in a network feed'2007 6,731,825'Apparatus and method for producing images using digitally stored dynamic background sets'2004 6,473,007'Single clock reference for compressed domain processing systems with interspersed transport packets'2002 6,356,212'Single clock reference for compressed domain processing systems'2002 6,330,286'Flow control, latency control, and bitrate conversions in a timing correction and frame synchronization apparatus'2001 6,266,384'Method and apparatus for time base recovery and processing'2001 6,101,195'Timing correction method and apparatus'2000 6,081,650'Transport processor interface and video recorder/playback apparatus in a field structured datastream suitable for conveying television information'2000 6,061,399'Method and apparatus for information stream frame synchronization'2000 5,903,324'Transport processor interface for a digital television system'1999 5,847,779'Synchronizing a packetized digital datastream to an output processor in a television signal processing system'1998 5,831,690'Apparatus for formatting a packetized digital datastream suitable for conveying television information'1998 5,796,743'Data word indicator in a system for assembling transport data packets'1998 5,784,110'Data processor for assembling transport data packets'1998 5,767,912'Datastream packet alignment indicator in a system for assembling transport data packets'1998 5,729,292'Optimizing performance in a packet slot priority packet transport system'1998 5,621,463'Easily expandable transport stream encoder'1997 5,574,505'Method and apparatus for operating a transport stream encoder to produce a stream of packets carrying data representing a plurality of component signals'1996 5,287,178'Reset control network for a video signal encoder'1994 5,231,486'Data separation processing in a dual channel digital high definition television system'1993 5,168,356'Apparatus for segmenting encoded video signal for transmission'1992 5,148,272'Apparatus for recombining prioritized video data'1992 5,111,292'Priority selection apparatus as for a video signal processor'1992 4,982,283'Line-sequential pyramid processing of a plurality of raster-scanned image variables'1991 4,897,855'DPCM system with adaptive quantizer having unchanging bin number ensemble'1990 4,888,640'Refresh system for digital signals'1989 4,831,439'Refresh system for digital signals with refresh cycle synchronization'1989 4,827,336'Symbol code generation processing from interframe DPCM of TDM\'d spatial-frequency analyses of video signals'1989 4,737,850'Apparatus for noise reducing composite video signal'1988 4,706,260'DPCM system with rate-of-fill control of buffer occupancy'1987 4,700,226'Rate buffer control of predicted signal decimation and interpolation for adaptive differential pulse code modulator'1987 4,691,233'Rate buffer control of difference signal decimation and interpolation for adaptive differential pulse code modulator'1987 4,684,983'Non-linear processor for reducing the dynamic range of a digitized error signal'1987 4,663,660'Compressed quantized image-data transmission technique suitable for use in teleconferencing'1987 4,602,274'IYQY format television signal encoding and decoding apparatus'1986 4,575,749'Component companding in a multiplexed component system'1986 4,561,012'Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis filters for a composite NTSC format video signal'1985 4,553,158'Circuitry for correcting motion induced errors in frame comb filtered video signals'1985 4,542,475'Sampled data filter system as for a digital TV'1985 4,524,423'Digital signal separation filters'1985 4,498,100'Apparatus for frame-to-frame comb filtering composite TV signal'1985 4,482,916'Automatic color control for a digital television receiver'1984 4,430,721'Arithmetic circuits for digital filters'1984 4,422,094'Digital signal processor with symmetrical transfer characteristic'1983 4,320,503'Synchronizing transmissions from two earth stations to satellite'1982 4,318,120'Color TV buried subcarrier system'1982

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1982–1988Patents assigned to RCA CORP (18)· patent assignee history

1982–2007Based in Staten Island, NY, US· patent location history

1987Based in Duchtess County, NY, US· patent location history

1989–1998Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (12)· patent assignee history

1992–1998Patents assigned to RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP (3)· patent assignee history

1996–1999Patents assigned to THOMSON MULTIMEDIA SA (4)· patent assignee history

1997Based in New York, NY, US· patent location history

2000–2004Patents assigned to SARNOFF CORP (6)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
RCA CORP	18	1982–1988
GEN ELECTRIC	12	1989–1998
SARNOFF CORP	6	2000–2004
THOMSON MULTIMEDIA SA	4	1996–1999
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP	3	1992–1998

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Staten Island, New York, US	44	1982–2007
New York, New York, US	1	1997
Duchtess County, New York, US	1	1987