David Scott Erickson

Address:

21045 E Desert Hl Cir, Queen Creek, AZ 85142

VIN:

JTEES42A282100898

Make:

TOYOTA

Model:

HIGHLANDER

Year:

2008

Address:

4403 E Via Montoya Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85050

VIN:

1GNFC13017R362838

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

TAHOE

Year:

2007

US Patent:

7577204, Aug 18, 2009

Filed:

Feb 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/770912

Inventors:

Gaurav Aggarwal - Bangalore, IN
Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/18

US Classification:

37524026, 37524025

Abstract:

Schemes for rewinding a HITS stream in video recorder and playback systems are presented herein. Reference pictures are stored for a group of pictures, allowing subsequent pictures to be decoded from the reference pictures. The foregoing significantly reduces the number of picture decodes required to display a HITS stream in reverse order.

US Patent:

8448214, May 21, 2013

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650145

Inventors:

Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Xuemin Chen - Rancho Sante Fe CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725110, 725100, 725109, 725112, 725114, 725138, 725139

Abstract:

A method and/or system are described for providing complete Internet anywhere with partial server processing in which a request may be sent from a set-top-box (STB) to a server communicatively coupled with the STB to process a portion of a web page that is unsupported by a web browser running on the STB. The STB may receive a data stream from the server, wherein the server generates the data stream by processing the unsupported portion of the web page. The web page may be composited in the web browser based on the received data stream. The server may be located in a server computing cloud or may be a local server. The unsupported portion of the web page may comprise a binary plug-in. A supported portion of the web page may be rendered before or concurrently with the overlaying of the data stream during compositing.

US Patent:

20110161511, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650020

Inventors:

Xuemin Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709229

Abstract:

An Internet capable set-top-box (STB) may be operable to extend a security boundary from the Internet capable STB to an application server to allow support of web browsing operations from the application server. A secure link between the Internet capable STB and the application server may be established. The Internet capable STB may communicate a request for web page information from a secure web server along with cryptographic credentials to the application server, via the secure link. The application server may be allowed to receive the web page information directly from the secure web server and process at least the unsupported portion of the received web page information. The Internet capable STB may then receive the web page information with at least the unsupported portion processed from the application server, via the secure link, for further processing and rendering.

US Patent:

20110162023, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/649998

Inventors:

Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Xuemin Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725110

Abstract:

A device (e.g., a server) retrieves a web page based on a request from another device, for example, a set-top-box (STB). The server determines advertising content and/or web page content to deliver to the STB. The server renders and/or encodes the advertising content and the web page content and communicates the content to the STB. The content is decoded and/or displayed by the STB. The advertising content may be determined based on television viewing, recording and/or web browsing via the STB. The advertising content may be determined based on location information and/or user information from a service provider the STB and/or from user input. Advertising may be inserted within a splash screen, a plug-in window, and/or an area within the web page. Web page advertising may be replaced, blocked and/or modified based on user information. The determined advertising may be communicated to the STB prior to communicating a plug-in.

US Patent:

20110162025, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/649971

Inventors:

Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Xuemin Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725116

Abstract:

A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content retrieved via and/or derived from Internet access operations of a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs). Resource allocation and/or utilization, and/or tasks or applications performed in the server during the processing may be configured based on control data, which may be determined by the server and which may comprise capabilities of links between the server and each of the plurality of STBs, requirements of the tasks, characteristics of the content and/or the Internet access operations, user preferences and/or interactions, and/or content provider preferences. The server may dynamically reconfigure the tasks and/or resources based on monitoring of its operations and/or changes of the control data. Configuring tasks and/or resources may comprise time slicing access to resources that are commonly used during concurrent servicing of at least some of the plurality of STBs by the support server.

US Patent:

20110162027, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650069

Inventors:

Xuemin Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Marcus Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725117

Abstract:

A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content that is based on web access operations initiated in a set-top box (STB), wherein one or more links between the server and the STB that are used to forward multimedia broadcasts are configured to free bandwidth for communicating at least a portion of the processed content to the STB. The bandwidth may be freed based on switched digital video (SDV) and/or dedicated IPTV channels or systems. The broadcast links may be reconfigured based on monitoring of multimedia broadcast access by the STB and/or one or more other STBs. The freed bandwidth in the multimedia broadcast links may be configured for unicast transport of processed content to a specific STB, or may be configured for multicast transport of the processed content to a plurality of STBs.

US Patent:

20120212575, Aug 23, 2012

Filed:

May 24, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/114988

Inventors:

Sherman (Xuemin) Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Alan Trerise - Los Gatos CA, US
Marcus C. Kellerman - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

BROADCOM CORPORATION - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 13/00

US Classification:

348 42, 725109, 725 93, 725 88, 348E13064

Abstract:

A gateway includes a communications interface and processing circuitry and establishes communications with at least one service provider device and with a serviced client device. The gateway receives video on demand instructions from the serviced client device and transmits the video on demand instructions to the cloud server. The gateway then receives streamed video content from the cloud server, the streamed video content video processed based upon the video on demand instructions and, during some operations the streamed video content having video on demand icons formed therein. The gateway then transmits the streamed video content to the serviced client device. The advanced video processing instructions may be three-dimensional processing instruction, texturing, or another type of advanced video processing. The cloud server may also service a Video on Demand session for the serviced client device.

US Patent:

20120215833, Aug 23, 2012

Filed:

May 24, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/114314

Inventors:

Sherman (Xuemin) Chen - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
David Erickson - San Clemente CA, US
Vladimir Silyaev - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Alan Trerise - Los Gatos CA, US
Marcus C. Kellerman - San Diego CA, US
Jeyhan Karaoguz - Irvine CA, US

Assignee:

BROADCOM CORPORATION - IRVINE CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203

Abstract:

A gateway includes at least one communications interface and processing circuitry and establishes communications with at least one service provider device and with a serviced client device. The gateway receives serviced client device display structure instructions, first streamed content from a service provider device, and second streamed content from a cloud server, the second streamed content based upon an Internet session hosted by the cloud server. Based upon the serviced client device display structure instructions, the gateway combines the first streamed content with the second streamed content to form merged streamed content and transmits the merged streamed content to the serviced client device. In another operation the gateway forwards the first streamed content to a first client device and the second streamed content to a second client device based upon the serviced client device display structure instructions.