Jack D. Grimes, Ph.D.
Dr. Grimes has over 35 years experience in the computer, Internet and video graphics industries with ServiceHub, Visa International, ICVerify, Taligent, Mass Microsystems, Intel, IT&T, and Tektronix. Mr. Grimes has also served as an independent consultant and expert witness in Internet commerce, Java, ASP, Unix, NT, scalability, security and payments, data security, chip cards, credit and debit cards, SET and ACH methods, computer graphics and TV video platforms, video capture and overlay systems, video display devices, ASIC design, compressed video, digital satellite TV technologies, and various internet platform architectures. He has developed Internet technology architecture with wireless data to SMS and browsers for mobile phones, chip card technology for Visa with internet payment systems, object-oriented applications for IBM, Apple and HP, video peripherals and graphic ASIC`s. Dr. Grimes has testified as an expert witness in numerous patent cases involving payment systems, computer systems and displays, e-commerce, automated trading systems, ASIC`s, LCD panel controllers, remote image capture, wireless technology, 3D graphics, CRT monitors, power saving circuits, and video display and graphic systems. Dr. Grimes has testified in numerous ITC, Markman and Federal patent cases and has published many articles in the aforementioned technologies. He received BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University in 1965, 1968 and 1970, respectively and a MS degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oregon in 1981. View Full CV

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Expert has a strong background in management and integration of state-of-the-art technologies and concepts into products for both domestic and international markets. His engineering experience involves leading-edge projects spanning systems architecture to hardware development and software coding. Current activities include exploration of new business paradigms for Internet-based provisioning of information services for the consumer marketplace.

• MPEG2
• Digital Cable
• TV Broadcast Systems
• Internet Telecommunications
• Fiber Optic & xDSL Networks
• VLSI Integrated Circuit & ASIC Design & Development
• Ethernet Networking

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This independent systems, signals & algorithms expert has over 24 years experience of end-to-end design, development and testing of commercial and aerospace imaging systems. He has provided professional services to multiple concurrent clients since 1994 with focus on modeling, simulation, analysis, design, development and testing including digital interactive television development, the Internet, and pharmacometrics. He has served as expert consultant providing technical analysis related to patent infringement, patent validity, and the Research Tax Credit.

• Systems
• Signals
• Algorithms
• Digital Television
• Set-Top Box
• Claims Analysis
• Written Opinion
• Testimony

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This expert has 25-years of extensive design experience in the areas of cable television set top decoders, cable television head end equipment, medical electronics, microcomputer controllers for multiple consumer products, computer display hardware designs, infrared sensors, and various telecommunications and paging industry hardware designs. He has recent experience in application software design for the General Instruments DCT series of digital set top cable units.

• Cable TV Set Top Decoders
• Digital Printing Systems
• Computer Display Hardware
• Digital Set Top Cable Systems
• FPGA Design
• Infrared Sensors
• Medical Electronics
• Microcomputer Controllers
• Scrambling and De-Scrambling Techniques
• Television Head End Equipment

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A broad background in engineering, technical management and consulting services in communications, with a specialty in optical and broadband RF distribution systems. Experienced equally in product development and operating aspects of the business.

• Municipal Telecommunications Planning
• Optical Distribution Systems
• Broadband Distribution System Architecture
• Advanced Services on Broadband Networks
• Broadband Distribution System Performance Measurement
• Evaluations of Cable Television Systems
• Cable Television Technical Operations
• Consumer Interface and Home Terminals
• Microwave Product and System Design

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Expert has over thirty-five years of technical, business and intellectual property rights experience in digital imaging, video and audio. In the 1970`s and early 1980`s, he was one of the leaders in the digital imaging field, performing extensive work in areas of compression, real-time processing, real-time display, image enhancement, and others. Applications included reconnaissance imaging, medical imaging, earth resources management and videoconferencing. This work anticipated much of the technology being used in contemporary consumer digital video systems. He has in-depth experience of the commercial history and when key parts of technology were first developed and published. Expert has held many leadership roles in standards development: including MPEG, MPEG1 standard; instigator of successful effort to make MPEG2 the market standard for digital TV over proprietary competitors in the US and national competitors in Europe and Japan; MPEG4; AVS Subgroup. He is an expert in all major audio-video standards. MPEG audio (Layer I, II, mp3, AAC), Dolby AC3, MPEG video (1, 2, 4), H.264, Windows Media 9 (VC-1), and AVS. He is also an expert in DVD standards, including formatting, navigation and authoring. Expert has authored over twenty technical papers, two book chapters and two patents in digital video processing, display, and compression. He is an experienced patent litigation expert with deposition and court experience. He is a patent holder with a Ph.D. in Physical Electronics.

• Real-time Processing and Display
• Image and Video compression (MPEG)
• Imaging/Video Systems Architecture
• Imaging/Video Chip Architecture
• Video Compression Algorithms
• Reconnaissance Imaging
• Medical Imaging
• Earth Resources Imaging

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International telecommunications technology marketing executive skilled in strategic planning, sales, product and business development of large network system and services to broadcast, internet, data, wireless and telephony operators.

• Cable Modem Technology
• Cellular System Architecture
• eCommerce Technology
• Internet Technology
• Satellite Communications
• VSAT
• Wireless Local Loop
• Wireless Technology

2011
This consultant has been involved in the emerging and converging information and interactive technology industries since 1971 in a variety of business, policy and technology analysis roles. He has focused on the applications and services enabled by digital, broadband and interactive media platforms for residential and enterprise deployments, including local information services.. He edited and published industry newsletters and reports about the development of interactive content, including marketing and advertising and their relationships to distribution technology. He has conducted extensive research on business development and customer acceptance of new telecom/media technologies. His company has provided research and analytical services to organizations and business groups including telecommunications carriers, technology (hardware and software) providers, financial institutions, publishing, entertainment and media companies and non-profit organizations plus an array of start-up ventures. He has also been an advisor to and developed programs for the University of Southern California`s Entertainment Technology Center, The Museum of Television and Radio and the American Film Institute`s Enhanced Television Workshop. He has contributed editorial analysis to many information technologies and media services publications. He has served as an expert witness in various cases.

• Interactive media content and applications
• Distribution technology for residential and enterprise info services
• Cable TV, telephone company and broadcasting "new media" initiatives
• Public policy affecting media technology
• Consumer marketing of info services
• Consumer electronics devices
• Convergence and competition of telecom and media services
• Online industry history and business development.
• Interactive advertising

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This expert is an industry consultant, who has a PhD in economic. He offers strategic, economic, and financial consulting services to telecommunications industries. He is an experienced expert witness.

• Economic analysis
• Market research
• Competitive analysis
• Due diligence
• Cable television
• Satellite television
• Telecom industries
• Media and programming

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Expert has experience with design and development experience in embedded systems, OS, applications, security, operations, IT, field engineering, and patents. Expert has extensive experience in digital TV systems, equipment, codecs, and set tops, as well as video/audio production experience. Expert holds multiple patents, is published and has been on multiple standard committees.

• Hardware
• Software
• Embedded Systems
• Consumer Electronics
• Digital TV Systems
• Codecs
• Set Tops
• Video/Audio Production