Patents by Inventor Damon Lee Tull

Damon Lee Tull 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).

  • Method and device for compact representation of a discrete region contour
    Patent number: 5764808
    Abstract: A method (900, 1000) and device (100, 600) are provided for encoding and/or decoding a compact representation of a discrete region contour for the purposes of image and video compression. The compact representation described provides bitstream scalability so that progressively larger subsets of the compact representation can be used to provide progressive better quality in the approximate reconstruction of the discrete region contours. The resulting device and method provide for coding of shape information within object-based and region-based image and video compression systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph O'Connell, Damon Lee Tull