Andrey V Kouninski

US Patent:

20080001971, Jan 3, 2008

Filed:

Jun 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/427673

Inventors:

Andrey Kouninski - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. - Lawrenceville GA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345635

Abstract:

Systems and methods, including methods performed by a processing device, are disclosed herein for filling the unused or blank spaces of a display screen. In one exemplary system, among others, the system comprises a display screen configured to display video images and a display screen controller configured to control the display screen. The display screen controller comprising a device for sampling a plurality of pixels from a stream of video images and a device for calculating an average color of the plurality of sampled pixels. Also, the display screen controller includes a device for adding color bands in unused portions of the display screen, the color bands comprising a color corresponding to the calculated average color. With the present system, the difference between the burn-in pattern of a video image and the unused portions of the display screen is reduced, thereby preserving the integrity of the display screen.

US Patent:

20110295430, Dec 1, 2011

Filed:

May 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/117112

Inventors:

Andrey Kouninski - Alpharetta GA, US

International Classification:

G05D 23/19
G06F 1/32

US Classification:

700278

Abstract:

Apparatus for managing heating or cooling of an area in a building which includes a general processing unit adapted to communicate with the internet, a peripheral controller adapted to collect temperature data to control the heating or air conditioning of an area in a building, a central controller which communicates with the general processing unit and the peripheral controller. A motorized damper is controlled by the central controller, and a self auditing system is coupled to the central controller and the peripheral controller to audit remotely for trouble. A neural network engine is coupled to the general processing unit to generate commands to the peripheral controller and the central controller utilizes the temperature difference between the area of space in the building and outside the building to save energy and provide comfort.