Patents by Inventor Michial Gunter

Michial Gunter 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).

  • Patent number: 9667991
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the motion of an image region (the “center” region) from a source video frame to a target video frame. The motion estimation is locally constrained in that the estimated motion of the “center region” is affected by the estimated motion of neighboring regions. Advantageously, this may reduce common motion matching problems such as false and ambiguous matches. In one embodiment, the locally-constrained motion estimation may be implemented by biasing an error map of the center region using error maps of the neighboring regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Michial Gunter, David B. Kita, Oliver W. Shih, Carroll Philip Gossett
  • Publication number: 20110150096
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the motion of an image region (the “center” region) from a source video frame to a target video frame. The motion estimation is locally constrained in that the estimated motion of the “center region” is affected by the estimated motion of neighboring regions. Advantageously, this may reduce common motion matching problems such as false and ambiguous matches. In one embodiment, the locally-constrained motion estimation may be implemented by biasing an error map of the center region using error maps of the neighboring regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Michial Gunter, David B. Kita, Oliver W. Shih, Carroll Philip Gossett
  • Patent number: 7899118
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the motion of an image region (the “center” region) from a source video frame to a target video frame. The motion estimation is locally constrained in that the estimated motion of the “center region” is affected by the estimated motion of neighboring regions. Advantageously, this may reduce common motion matching problems such as false and ambiguous matches. In one embodiment, the locally-constrained motion estimation may be implemented by biasing an error map of the center region using error maps of the neighboring regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Michial Gunter, David B. Kita, Oliver W. Shih, Carroll Philip Gossett
  • Publication number: 20080107159
    Abstract: An autocorrelation filter for use with a spread spectrum receiver. The autocorrelation filter can be used as a prefilter stage to reduce phase distortion present in a spread spectrum signal. The autocorrelation filter can be used to process the output from a lattice filter. The lattice filter is configured to remove magnitude distortion from the spread spectrum signal. The autocorrelation filter performs a series of correlations on the output of the lattice filter. The results of these correlations are integrated over a period of time to generate a running impulse response for characterizing and removing the phase distortion in the spread spectrum signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Carroll Gossett, Michial Gunter
  • Publication number: 20060034373
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the motion of an image region (the “center” region) from a source video frame to a target video frame. The motion estimation is locally constrained in that the estimated motion of the “center region” is affected by the estimated motion of neighboring regions. Advantageously, this may reduce common motion matching problems such as false and ambiguous matches. In one embodiment, the locally-constrained motion estimation may be implemented by biasing an error map of the center region using error maps of the neighboring regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Michial Gunter, David Kita, Oliver Shih, Carroll Gossett
  • Patent number: 6985527
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the motion of an image region (the “center” region) from a source video frame to a target video frame. The motion estimation is locally constrained in that the estimated motion of the “center region” is affected by the estimated motion of neighboring regions. Advantageously, this may reduce common motion matching problems such as false and ambiguous matches. In one embodiment, the locally-constrained motion estimation may be implemented by biasing an error map of the center region using error maps of the neighboring regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: PTS Corporation
    Inventors: Michial Gunter, David B. Kita, Oliver W. Shih, Carroll Philip Gossett
  • Publication number: 20050047482
    Abstract: A method of improving bandwidth of wireless CDMA systems by shuffling the rows of a Hadamard function in a pseudo-random manner. A Hadamard function is used to provide orthogonality between users. The orthogonal waveforms are used to prevent interference from different users sharing the same cell as well as multiple channels from the same user. The rows of the Hadamard function are shuffled in a pseudo-random manner. This effectively maximally spreads the spectral density of the transmitted signal out across the available spectrum. These codes are pre-computed and stored in lookup tables of mobile wireless devices. The data signals are modulated by one set of codes. Thereby, one data bit can be transmitted per chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Carroll Gossett, Michial Gunter
  • Publication number: 20020159524
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the motion of an image region (the “center” region) from a source video frame to a target video frame. The motion estimation is locally constrained in that the estimated motion of the “center region” is affected by the estimated motion of neighboring regions. Advantageously, this may reduce common motion matching problems such as false and ambiguous matches. In one embodiment, the locally-constrained motion estimation may be implemented by biasing an error map of the center region using error maps of the neighboring regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Michial Gunter, David B. Kita, Oliver W. Shih, Carroll Philip Gossett