Patents by Inventor Bruce Davey

Bruce Davey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Image region segmentation system and method
    Patent number: 7596267
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of segmenting an image of a structure stored as a set of spatially related data points representing variations in a predetermined parameter, said method comprising the steps of selecting a seed point within the structure to be segmented, assigning to each of the data points a value of connectivity indicative of the confidence that respective areas of the data points are part of the same structure as said seed point, said value of connectivity including a function of the distance of the respective point from said seed point, establishing a threshold value for said level of connectivity and selecting for display data points meeting said threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Cedara Software Corp.
    Inventors: Vittorio Accomazzi, Renee Lazarowich, Christopher J. Barlow, Bruce Davey
  • Image region segmentation system and method
    Publication number: 20050031202
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of segmenting an image of a structure stored as a set of spatially related data points representing variations in a predetermined parameter, said method comprising the steps of selecting a seed point within the structure to be segmented, assigning to each of the data points a value of connectivity indicative of the confidence that respective areas of the data points are part of the same structure as said see point, said value of connectivity including a function of the distance of the respective point from said seed point, establishing a threshold value for said level of connectivity and selecting for display data points meeting said threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Vittorio Accomazzi, Renee Lazarowich, Christopher Barlow, Bruce Davey