Patents by Inventor Bruno Ferracini

Bruno Ferracini 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).

  • System and method for scaling a digital image
    Patent number: 5335295
    Abstract: System and method for scaling the size of a digital image from a first digital image to a second digital image by a specified scaling factor of G. The apparatus comprises an interpolator module configured to magnify the first digital image by a first scaling factor G1. The interpolator is further configured to output an intermediate digital image indicative of the magnified first image. The apparatus further comprises a shrinking module configured to shrink the intermediate digital image outputted by the interpolator module by a second scaling factor G2 to thereby generate the second digital image. Scaling factor G2 is a power of two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruno Ferracini, Jorge Gonzalez-Lopez, Giancarlo Pettazzi