ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,375, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to ATOMBEAM TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Moraga, Calif.).

"System and method for encrypted video stream data compaction" was invented by Joshua Cooper (Columbia, S.C.), Grant Fickes (Columbia, S.C.) and Charles Yeomans (Orinda, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is a system and method for encrypted video stream data compaction. The system integrates video processing techniques with data compaction methods, achieving compressed outputs that maintain data security. A video stream processor analyzes frames, estimates motion, and eliminates redundancies, preparing the data for further compress...