Patents by Inventor Laura Contin
Laura Contin 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).
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Patent number: 11315397Abstract: It is disclosed an anti-tampering assembly for the transportation and storage of a package, the anti-tampering assembly being configured to be associated with the package. the anti-tampering assembly comprises: a tampering detection unit comprising a RFID passive tag and a tampering track of a conductive material configured to be connected to said RFID tag upon dispatching the package so as to inhibit the operation of the RFID tag, wherein the tampering track is configured to be interrupted in case of tampering of the package; an actuating unit configured to detect the interruption of the tampering track in case of tampering of the package and, upon detection, actuate an alarm unit; and the alarm unit comprising a radio module configured to, upon actuation, transmit an alarm message over a long range wireless communication network.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Valter Bella, Fabio Bellifemine, Laura Contin, Rossana Simeoni
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Patent number: 11189142Abstract: It is disclosed a theft-detection assembly for detecting the theft of an item, the theft-detection assembly comprising: a wireless power transmitter configured to broadcast electromagnetic waves within a given area; a locator device configured to be associated with the item and comprising a wireless power receiver configured to receive the electromagnetic waves. The locator device further comprises an actuating unit and an alarm unit, wherein: the actuating unit is connected to the wireless power receiver and is configured to, in the absence of the electromagnetic waves, actuate the alarm unit; and the alarm unit comprises a radio module configured to, upon actuation, transmit an alarm message over a wireless communication network.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Valter Bella, Fabio Bellifemine, Laura Contin
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Publication number: 20210142631Abstract: It is disclosed an anti-tampering assembly for the transportation and storage of a package, the anti-tampering assembly being configured to be associated with the package. the anti-tampering assembly comprises: a tampering detection unit comprising a RFID passive tag and a tampering track of a conductive material configured to be connected to said RFID tag upon dispatching the package so as to inhibit the operation of the RFID tag, wherein the tampering track is configured to be interrupted in case of tampering of the package; an actuating unit configured to detect the interruption of the tampering track in case of tampering of the package and, upon detection, actuate an alarm unit; and the alarm unit comprising a radio module configured to, upon actuation, transmit an alarm message over a long range wireless communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Valter BELLA, Fabio BELLIFEMINE, Laura CONTIN, Rossana SIMEONI
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Patent number: 10993640Abstract: The movement of a part of human body, e.g. a limb, is monitored. The movement includes N iterated rotations in a plane. A sensing device is fixed to the limb and provides data indicative of the limb movement. These data are processed to generate a rotation signal. Then, portions of the rotation signal corresponding to each movement iteration are identified. To this purpose, a plurality of null-velocity instants is identified, wherein the angular velocity of the sensing device is null. Then, each null-velocity instant is classified as a candidate start/end time or a candidate peak time. Then, a start time, end time and peak time for each iteration are determined as a combination of two candidate start/end times and a candidate peak time that fulfils certain conditions on the values of the rotation signal in correspondence of candidate start/end times and candidate peak times.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Matteo Giuberti, Gianluigi Ferrari, Alessandro Mauro, Corrado Azzaro, Giovanni Albani, Roberto Nerino, Laura Contin
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Publication number: 20200118407Abstract: It is disclosed a theft-detection assembly for detecting the theft of an item, the theft-detection assembly comprising: a wireless power transmitter configured to broadcast electromagnetic waves within a given area; a locator device configured to be associated with the item and comprising a wireless power receiver configured to receive the electromagnetic waves. The locator device further comprises an actuating unit and an alarm unit, wherein: the actuating unit is connected to the wireless power receiver and is configured to, in the absence of the electromagnetic waves, actuate the alarm unit; and the alarm unit comprises a radio module configured to, upon actuation, transmit an alarm message over a wireless communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: TELECOMITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Valter BELLA, Fabio BELLIFEMINE, Laura CONTIN
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Patent number: 10092220Abstract: A motion capture system includes a wearable device (e.g. a glove) suitable for being worn by a user and including one or more markers having respective colors. A video camera acquires a sequence of color frames of the user moving while wearing the glove, while a range camera acquires corresponding depth frames of the same scene. A processing unit processes both color frames and depth frames for reconstructing the 3D positions of the markers. In particular, the depth information provided by the depth frames are used for isolating a validity area within the color frames, and the markers are searched based on their colors, exclusively within the validity area of the color frames. The movements of the user are then captured as a sequence of positions of the markers. Combined use of color information and depth information provide a very reliable and accurate motion capture.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Alessandro Mauro, Corrado Azzaro, Giovanni Albani, Claudia Ferraris, Roberto Nerino, Antonio Chimienti, Giuseppe Pettiti, Laura Contin
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Publication number: 20170340248Abstract: The movement of a part of human body, e.g. a limb, is monitored. The movement includes N iterated rotations in a plane. A sensing device is fixed to the limb and provides data indicative of the limb movement. These data are processed to generate a rotation signal. Then, portions of the rotation signal corresponding to each movement iteration are identified. To this purpose, a plurality of null-velocity instants is identified, wherein the angular velocity of the sensing device is null. Then, each null-velocity instant is classified as a candidate start/end time or a candidate peak time. Then, a start time, end time and peak time for each iteration are determined as a combination of two candidate start/end times and a candidate peak time that fulfils certain conditions on the values of the rotation signal in correspondence of candidate start/end times and candidate peak times.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2014Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Matteo GIUBERTI, Gianluigi FERRARI, Alessandro MAURO, Corrado AZZARO, Giovanni ALBANI, Roberto NERINO, Laura CONTIN
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Publication number: 20170086712Abstract: A motion capture system includes a wearable device (e.g. a glove) suitable for being worn by a user and including one or more markers having respective colors. A video camera acquires a sequence of color frames of the user moving while wearing the glove, while a range camera acquires corresponding depth frames of the same scene. A processing unit processes both color frames and depth frames for reconstructing the 3D positions of the markers. In particular, the depth information provided by the depth frames are used for isolating a validity area within the color frames, and the markers are searched based on their colors, exclusively within the validity area of the color frames. The movements of the user are then captured as a sequence of positions of the markers. Combined use of color information and depth information provide a very reliable and accurate motion capture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicants: Telecom Italia S.p.A., Telecom Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Alessandro Mauro, Corrado Azzaro, Giovanni Albani, Claudia Ferraris, Roberto Nerino, Antonio Chimienti, Giuseppe Pettiti, Laura Contin
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Patent number: 8789100Abstract: In order to offer contents on demand services triggered by broadcasted TV programs in an efficient and effective way, notifications are received by a TV receiver, for example, a set-top box, on the availability of additional contents, such as, movie tracks, back stages, audio and/or video interviews, written articles, songs, photos, games, software programs, catalogues, brochures, electronic books, electronic tickets, electronic discounts, and electronic bonuses, together with TV programs, and these additional contents are automatically collected and stored into electronic appliances, for example, a portable electronic appliance, at the request of a user.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Laura Contin, Maurizio Pelizza, Luigi Quattrocchi, Piero Mozzone
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Patent number: 8006270Abstract: A method for enabling use of contents by a user of at least one set top box adapted to receive broadcast TV signals, includes: establishing an association between at least one identifier of the user in a communications network, and at least one identifier of the at least one user's set top box; notifying the user via the communications network of the availability of the contents, wherein the notifying includes exploiting the at least one identifier of the user in the communications network; upon receiving a confirmation by the user, delivering the contents to the user's set top box, wherein the delivering includes identifying the at least one user's set top box exploiting the at least one identifier thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Telecom Italia S.P.A.Inventors: Giovanni Martini, Laura Contin
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Publication number: 20100017816Abstract: A method for enabling use of contents by a user of at least one set top box adapted to receive broadcast TV signals, includes: establishing an association between at least one identifier of the user in a communications network, and at least one identifier of the at least one user's set top box; notifying the user via the communications network of the availability of the contents, wherein the notifying includes exploiting the at least one identifier of the user in the communications network; upon receiving a confirmation by the user, delivering the contents to the user's set top box, wherein the delivering includes identifying the at least one user's set top box exploiting the at least one identifier thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2004Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Giovanni Martini, Laura Contin
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Publication number: 20090271815Abstract: In order to offer contents on demand services triggered by broadcasted TV programs in an efficient and effective way, notifications are received by a TV receiver, for example, a set-top box, on the availability of additional contents, such as, movie tracks, back stages, audio and/or video interviews, written articles, songs, photos, games, software programs, catalogues, brochures, electronic books, electronic tickets, electronic discounts, and electronic bonuses, together with TV programs, and these additional contents are automatically collected and stored into electronic appliances, for example, a portable electronic appliance, at the request of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Laura Contin, Maurizio Pelizza, Luigi Quattrocchi, Piero Mozzone
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Publication number: 20080010664Abstract: A method and system for providing interactive services on a digital receiving device (e.g., a set-top box) linked to a screen. The interactive services include media content that can be displayed on the screen. Interactive services are provided by a service application running in the digital receiving device that includes a dynamic service logic that is able to generate new media content to be visualized on the screen. The dynamic service logic is an application logic that provides the capability of creating dynamic information on-the-fly by using data, which are either stored in the service application or downloaded from a server. These data include the “raw” information content, which will be worked out to produce the script visual representation. The dynamic service logic includes one or more business logics, which are responsible for the client-side production at run time of context-dependent content, e.g., following a user's request.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2004Publication date: January 10, 2008Inventors: Maurizio Pelizza, Luigi Quattrocchi, Laura Contin