Christopher E Chupp

6661905, Dec 9, 2003

Mar 27, 2000

09/535400

Christopher Eric Chupp - Rolla MO
Daniel Andrew Ciardullo - Rolla MO

Koplar Interactive Systems International LLC - St. Louis MO

G06K 900

382100

A method of encoding data in the visible portion of a transmitted video signal without degrading display of the received video signal, and for decoding the data in the received video signal. Each group of data bits to be transmitted, referred to a data symbol, is associated with one of a number of longer predetermined sequences of chips. Each chip sequence is divided into a multiplicity of lines of chips, and each line of chips together with its inverse are embedded, in pairwise fashion, in respective pairs of line scans of the video signal prior to its transmission. Received pairs of line scans are operated upon to detect the lines of chips they represent, and each of the number of chip sequences is correlated with the detected line of chips to derive a correlation magnitude. The chip sequence with the largest correlation magnitude is selected as the chip sequence whose data symbol was transmitted. The number of data lines exceeds the number of video lines required to define a video framer.

7590992, Sep 15, 2009

Mar 14, 2007

11/686156

Edward J. Koplar - St. Louis MO, US
Daniel A. Ciardullo - Rolla MO, US
James G. Withers - Chesterfield MO, US
Christopher E. Chupp - Rolla MO, US

Koplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C. - St. Louis MO

H04N 7/16

725 23, 725 6, 725 19

A method and system for auxiliary data detection. Data is received on a hand-held device from a display of a signal on a monitor. The signal is visually displayed on the monitor at a frequency. A modulated video signal is received on the hand-held device from a display device. The modulated video signal contains auxiliary data modulated within a video signal in a substantially invisible way. The modulated video signal is demodulated to obtain the auxiliary data. At least one of the data or the auxiliary data is processed to identify a promotional opportunity available through the hand-held device. The user of the hand-held device is notified of availability of the promotional opportunity through the hand-held device.

60942282, Jul 25, 2000

Mar 23, 1998

9/046413

Daniel Andrew Ciardullo - Rolla MO
Kurt Louis Kosbar - Rolla MO
Christopher Eric Chupp - Rolla MO

H04N 708

348473

A method of encoding data in the visible portion of a transmitted video signal without degrading display of the received video signal, and for decoding the data in the received video signal. Each group of data bits to be transmitted, referred to a data symbol, is associated with one of a number of longer predetermined sequences of chips. Each chip sequence is divided into a multiplicity of lines of chips, and each line of chips together with its inverse are embedded, in pairwise fashion, in respective pairs of line scans of the video signal prior to its transmission. Received pairs of line scans are operated upon to detect the lines of chips they represent, and each of the number of chip sequences is correlated with the detected line of chips to derive a correlation magnitude. The chip sequence with the largest correlation magnitude is selected as the chip sequence whose data symbol was transmitted.

62295721, May 8, 2001

Mar 27, 2000

9/535401

Daniel Andrew Ciardullo - Rolla MO
Kurt Louis Kosbar - Rolla MO
Christopher Eric Chupp - Rolla MO

Koplar Interactive International, LLC - St. Louis MO

H04N 708

348473

A method of encoding data in the visible portion of a transmitted video signal without degrading display of the received video signal, and for decoding the data in the received video signal. Each group of data bits to be transmitted, referred to a data symbol, is associated with one of a number of longer predetermined sequences of chips. Each chip sequence is divided into a multiplicity of lines of chips, and each line of chips together with its inverse are embedded, in pairwise fashion, in respective pairs of line scans of the video signal prior to its transmission. Received pairs of line scans are operated upon to detect the lines of chips they represent, and each of the number of chip sequences is correlated with the detected line of chips to derive a correlation magnitude. The chip sequence with the largest correlation magnitude is selected as the chip sequence whose data symbol was transmitted.

20140257741, Sep 11, 2014

Mar 8, 2013

13/815516

Christopher Chupp - O'Fallon MO, US

G01G 19/44
G01G 19/50

702131, 702173, 702166

A weightless scale system provides a selectable display of actual or differential measurements of body composition factors and has a scrollable calendar whereby a user can select any reference date back to the initial use of the weightless scale system for the one or more differential measurements selectable by the user. Body composition factors include body weight, body mass, body muscle, % water, height and a photographic capability for recording a selectable picture range of the user. The weightless scale system can be used with a single or dual display screens. Certain body composition factors can selectably be measured for a user's whole body or for a specific body part. Methods are described for setup and use of the weightless scale system. Wireless network weightless scale systems are also described for use of the weightless scale system in local and wide area networks and with the Internet.

20130028608, Jan 31, 2013

Jul 29, 2011

13/137234

Christopher Chupp - O'Fallon MO, US

H04B 10/10
H04B 10/04

398130, 398182

A communication system and method are described for transmitting data from a display in a bit transmission data format to a machine vision system. The described system and method allows for the process and further application of a larger amount of data faster and more reliably than by use of the human readable data from the display. A standard LCD screen displays bit transmission data corresponding to human readable data, and transmits the bit transmission data to a machine vision system, such as by use of the camera on a smart phone. The captured bit transmission data is converted into a bit data stream for further processing, such as by use of an application in the smart phone, and can be stored in memory and/or transmitted to another system to provide useful human readable information. Faster transmission of a greater amount of data is realized including, in one aspect of the bit generation, data error and correction codes. In one embodiment the method and system is applied in a body composition scale application using a four digit, 7-segment LCD.