Patents by Inventor Bruce Gooch

Bruce Gooch 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).

  • Retargeting images for small displays
    Patent number: 7574069
    Abstract: A method retargets an image to a different size. An input image is segmented into regions. Selected regions are cut from the input image to construct a background image. The background image is scaled to a predetermined size, and the selected regions are pasted back into the scaled background image to produce an output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Vidya Setlur, Michael Gleicher, Bruce Gooch, Saeko Takagi, Ramesh Raskar
  • Retargeting images for small displays
    Publication number: 20070025637
    Abstract: A method retargets an image to a different size. An input image is segmented into regions. Selected regions are cut from the input image to construct a background image. The background image is scaled to a predetermined size, and the selected regions are pasted back into the scaled background image to produce an output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Vidya Setlur, Michael Gleicher, Bruce Gooch, Saeko Takagi, Ramesh Raskar