Patents by Inventor Joseph Ladkani

Joseph Ladkani 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).

  • Method of indexing and searching images of text in video
    Patent number: 6937766
    Abstract: A method for generating an index of the text of a video image sequence is provided. The method includes the steps of determining the image text objects in each of a plurality of frames of the video image sequence; comparing the image text objects in each of the plurality of frames of the video image sequence to obtain a record of frame sequences having matching image text objects; extracting the content for each of the similar image text objects in text string format; and storing the text string for each image text object as a video text object in a retrievable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: MATE—Media Access Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Itzhak Wilf, Joseph Ladkani, Ovadya Menadeva, Hayit Greenspan