Erik A Scheelke

US Patent:

8022837, Sep 20, 2011

Filed:

Aug 11, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/503818

Inventors:

Erik Scheelke - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Resource Consortium Limited, Inc.

International Classification:

G08C 19/00

US Classification:

34082569, 34082525, 34082572, 381 81

Abstract:

An apparatus for and method of distributing and reproducing infrared signals within a digital network is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a control unit for digitizing a received infrared signal command from a wireless remote and transmitting the digitized signal over the digital network. The apparatus also-comprises at least one transceiver device coupled to the network and identified by the control unit to receive the digitized signal and reproduce the infrared signal as originally received. The transceiver device can provide the reproduced infrared signal to at least one electronic device located within a vicinity of the transceiver device.

US Patent:

20040255327, Dec 16, 2004

Filed:

Jun 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/461142

Inventors:

Erik Scheelke - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Digital Deck, Inc.

International Classification:

H04N007/20
H04N007/18
H04N007/173

US Classification:

725/086000, 725/063000, 725/143000, 725/146000, 725/112000

Abstract:

A media content distribution system comprising a media source unit for transmitting media content, a media destination unit for receiving media content, and a media management unit for accepting inputs from the media source unit and outputting to the media destination unit. The system allows for redirecting media content directly from the media source unit to the media destination unit by an alternating path when the media management unit fails. The distribution system further includes a set of protocols and behaviors in the media source unit and the media destination unit to insure that in the case of failure by the media management unit, the media source unit and the media destination unit will become aware of the failure and redirect the media content along an alternate path to the user.

US Patent:

20050018648, Jan 27, 2005

Filed:

May 14, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/846332

Inventors:

Erik Scheelke - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

H04L012/28

US Classification:

370351000

Abstract:

An apparatus for and method of distributing and reproducing infrared signals within a digital network is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a control unit for digitizing a received infrared signal command from a wireless remote and transmitting the digitized signal over the digital network. The apparatus also comprises at least one transceiver device coupled to the network and identified by the control unit to receive the digitized signal and reproduce the infrared signal as originally received. The transceiver device can provide the reproduced infrared signal to at least one electronic device located within a vicinity of the transceiver device.

US Patent:

20050022243, Jan 27, 2005

Filed:

May 14, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/846189

Inventors:

Erik Scheelke - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

H04N007/18
H04L012/28

US Classification:

725078000, 725080000, 725081000, 725074000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method of distributing media content from a plurality of source devices to a plurality of remotely located display devices within a home network. A first management unit is assigned to control a first source stream and first display stream. A second management unit is assigned to control a second source stream and a second display stream. The first source stream and the first display stream are subsequently assigned to the second management unit if the first management unit fails. Alternatively, the second source stream and the second display stream are subsequently assigned to the first management unit if the second management unit fails. The apparatus and method can include a plurality of management units, each unit assigned to control at least one of the source streams and one of the display streams.

US Patent:

20050022244, Jan 27, 2005

Filed:

May 14, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/845670

Inventors:

Erik Scheelke - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G03F003/08
H04N007/18

US Classification:

725080000, 725074000, 725081000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method of distributing media content from a hardware input device to a hardware output device, located remotely from each other, in a home network, is disclosed. A control unit receives a user input and converts it to a control signal. An encoder device is coupled to the input device and a decoder device is coupled to the output device. The encoder device and the decoder device each receive the control signal. The encoder device digitally encodes an analog signal from the input device and transmits the encoded signal over the network to the decoder device. The decoder device translates the encoded signal into a decoded signal suitable for the output device.

US Patent:

20080101455, May 1, 2008

Filed:

Oct 25, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/589273

Inventors:

Erik Scheelke - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Digital Deck, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

H04N 11/04

US Classification:

37524001

Abstract:

Another aspect of the present invention is directed to system and a method that encodes a single input media stream into two or more output media streams having one or more different encoding characteristics. In one embodiment, one of the encoding characteristics which is different in the two or more output streams is the bandwidth of the encoding. In another embodiment, the different characteristic is the format of the encoding. In yet another embodiment the different characteristic is the computational complexity of the encoding. In a further development, computations which are common to the encoding process in each format may be found. The common computations may be performed only once. Once the common computations are performed in the context of encoding a media stream to a first format, the results of the common computations may be saved and used for encoding the media stream in other formats.

US Patent:

20080155618, Jun 26, 2008

Filed:

Dec 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/643146

Inventors:

Steven Grady - Redwood City CA, US
Erik Scheelke - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725 97

Abstract:

The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for centralizing the scheduling of multiple tuners for recording content from various sources. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, a universal network tuner is created whereby the tuning capabilities of each networked device within a given geography (e.g., all of the consumer electronics and computers within a household) are aggregated at a central location from which a user may interact with a graphical user interface (“GUI”) to control, view, and schedule programming available to any any/all of the tuners within the system.

US Patent:

20090172750, Jul 2, 2009

Filed:

Mar 3, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/396669

Inventors:

Erik Scheelke - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
H04N 5/00
H04N 7/18

US Classification:

725 81, 386126, 725 78, 709206, 709227

Abstract:

An apparatus and method of distributing media content from a plurality of source devices to a plurality of remotely located display devices within a home network. A first management unit is assigned to control a first source stream and first display stream. A second management unit is assigned to control a second source stream and a second display stream. The first source stream and the first display stream are subsequently assigned to the second management unit if the first management unit fails. Alternatively, the second source stream and the second display stream are subsequently assigned to the first management unit if the second management unit fails. The apparatus and method can include a plurality of management units, each unit assigned to control at least one of the source streams and one of the display streams.