Inventor
Billy Wesley Beyers, Jr.
Inventor
Greenfield, IN, US
Overview
Patents· 46 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television51%
G04GElectronic time-pieces8%
H03JTuning resonant circuits8%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general5%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer5%
B06BMethods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, e.g. for performing mechanical work in general2%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties2%
G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them2%
G04CElectromechanical clocks or watches2%
G06FElectric digital data processing2%
PatentTitleYear
8,332,657'Global copy protection system for digital home networks'20127,800,690'Low noise encoding and decoding apparatus and method'20107,664,268'Conditional access system for digital receivers'20107,549,756'Pixel shifting color projection system'20097,227,816'Container for optical disks, tray and magazine type player therefor'20077,020,205'Sending progressive video sequences suitable for MPEG and other data formats'20066,873,368'Low noise encoding and decoding method'20056,788,710'Auxiliary data insertion in a transport datastream'20046,621,934'Memory efficient compression apparatus in an image processing system'20036,594,361'High speed signal processing smart card'20036,529,551'Data efficient quantization table for a digital video signal processor'20036,388,700'Video processing apparatus and method'20026,256,347'Pixel block compression apparatus in an image processing system'20016,167,086'Overhead data processor in a memory efficient image processing system'20006,081,300'Apparatus and method for generating on-screen-display messages using stored bitstreams'20006,072,804'Ring bus data transfer system'20006,055,270'Multiplexer system using constant bit rate encoders'20005,943,467'Adaptive menu for programming a videocassette recorder'19995,933,450'Complexity determining apparatus'19995,867,207'Program guide in a digital video system'19995,847,762'MPEG system which decompresses and then recompresses MPEG video data before storing said recompressed MPEG video data into memory'19985,825,424'MPEG system which decompresses and recompresses image data before storing image data in a memory and in accordance with a resolution of a display device'19985,818,530'MPEG compatible decoder including a dual stage data reduction network'19985,673,378'Color coding method for expanding palette by including colors derived by averaging numeric codes of actual palette colors'19975,642,153'Consumer interface for a digital television system'19975,534,942'On screen display arrangement for digital video signal processing system'19965,387,940'Method and apparatus for providing scaleable compressed video signal'19955,148,275'Second video program'19925,113,259'Data transfer from an external computer to a television receiver having picture-in-picture capability'19925,111,296'Data transfer from a television receiver having picture-in-picture capability to an external computer'19924,959,720'Tuner control apparatus having tune-by-label capability'19904,905,187'Time-keeping apparatus'19904,808,992'Component audio/video system with automatic turn-off of peripheral devices'19894,792,990'Audio amplifier with programmed volume control'19884,677,484'Stabilizing arrangement for on-screen display'19874,641,205'Television system scheduler with on-screen menu type programming prompting apparatus'19874,626,892'Television system with menu like function control selection'19864,581,645'Distributed switched component audio/video system'19864,450,587'Tuning arrangement for providing relatively uniform automatic fine tuning sensitivity'19844,162,513'Television system scheduler'19794,156,850'Display system for facilitating the setup of a tuning system'19794,099,372'Timekeeping apparatus with power line dropout provisions'19784,065,681'Voltage storage circuit useful in television receiver control applications'19774,027,280'Transducer drive circuit for remote control transmitter'19773,984,828'Character generator for television channel number display with edging provisions'19763,949,390'High voltage aerosol detector'1976Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1976–1987Patents assigned to RCA CORP (12)· patent assignee history
1976–2006Based in Greenfield, IN, US· patent location history
1987Based in Hancock County, IN, US· patent location history
1988–1990Patents assigned to RCA LICENSING CORP (4)· patent assignee history
1992–2000Patents assigned to THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (14)· patent assignee history
1997Based in Greenfiled, IN, US· patent location history
2000–2005Patents assigned to THOMSON LICENSING SA (8)· patent assignee history
2002–2012Based in Carmel, IN, US· patent location history
2006–2012Patents assigned to THOMSON LICENSING (6)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS | 14 | 1992–2000 |
| RCA CORP | 12 | 1976–1987 |
| THOMSON LICENSING SA | 8 | 2000–2005 |
| THOMSON LICENSING | 6 | 2006–2012 |
| RCA LICENSING CORP | 4 | 1988–1990 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Greenfield, IN, US | 37 | 1976–2006 |
| Carmel, IN, US | 7 | 2002–2012 |
| Greenfiled, IN, US | 1 | 1997 |
| Hancock County, IN, US | 1 | 1987 |