Patents by Inventor Alessandro Porta

Alessandro Porta 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).

  • Video-communication in mobile networks
    Patent number: 8964575
    Abstract: A video-communication service in a mobile communication network using a packet-switched connection, in which a monitoring of a radio channel portion is performed at the mobile stations of the users involved in the communication. Parameters of the video communication (e.g. the coding rate) are adjusted based on a result of the monitoring of the radio channel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Franceschini, Andrea Calvi, Bruno Bottiero, Gianni Guglielmi, Alessandro Porta, Stefano Oldrini
  • Method for establishing a multimedia session with a remote user of a communications network
    Patent number: 8532000
    Abstract: For establishing a multimedia session with a remote user's terminal, a terminal starts a signaling intended to establish the multimedia session addressed to the remote user's terminal. Predetermined acknowledgement messages indicate to the terminal and to the remote terminal that the multimedia session is established. The terminal and/or the remote terminal run at least a module of a multimedia application before reception of the predetermined acknowledgement messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Bruno Bottiero, Andrea De Martin, Alessandro Porta, Andrea Varesio
  • Method for Establishing a Multimedia Session With a Remote User of a Communications Network
    Publication number: 20090268712
    Abstract: For establishing a multimedia session with a remote user's terminal, a terminal starts a signaling intended to establish the multimedia session addressed to the remote user's terminal. Predetermined acknowledgement messages indicate to the terminal and to the remote terminal that the multimedia session is established. The terminal and/or the remote terminal run at least a module of a multimedia application before reception of the predetermined acknowledgement messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Bruno Bottiero, Andrea De Martin, Alessandro Porta, Andrea Varesio
  • Average Calculation in Color Space, Particularly for Segmentation of Video Sequences
    Publication number: 20090219379
    Abstract: A method of image processing includes: providing a plurality of image frames and processing at least one image frame. A description of a plurality of pixels of the plurality of image frames is provided in a color space, including at least an angular coordinate. A method is disclosed for reliably calculating the average of the angular coordinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Luca Rossato, Andrea Varesio, Alessandro Porta
  • Segmentation of Video Sequences
    Publication number: 20090028432
    Abstract: A method of image processing, includes: providing a data processing apparatus, including a central processing unit and a graphics processing unit; feeding at least one video frame of a video sequence to the data processing apparatus, the at least one video frame including at least one foreground subject and a background; and processing the at least one video frame in the data processing apparatus so as to separate the at least one foreground subject from the background. The processing is at least partially performed by the processors of the graphics processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Luca Rossato, Andrea Varesio, Alessandro Porta
  • Video-Communication in Mobile Networks
    Publication number: 20080320526
    Abstract: A video-communication service in a mobile communication network using a packet-switched connection, in which a monitoring of a radio channel portion is performed at the mobile stations of the users involved in the communication. Parameters of the video communication (e.g. the coding rate) are adjusted based on a result of the monitoring of the radio channel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Daniele Franceschini, Andrea Calvi, Bruno Bottiero, Gianni Guglielmi, Alessandro Porta, Stefano Oldrini