Patents by Inventor Dan Muresan

Dan Muresan 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).

  • Data compression method and system using globally optimal scalar quantization
    Patent number: 6771831
    Abstract: A signal encoding/decoding system and method are provided, where a signal quantizer is designed by minimizing a target function in accordance with a rate/distortion tradeoff. The system and method can be applied to give lossy compression of data for graphic or music files and also to smart-server applications, in accordance with the available bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michelle Effros, Dan Muresan
  • Data compression method and system
    Publication number: 20030118244
    Abstract: A signal encoding/decoding system and method are provided, where a signal quantizer is designed by minimizing a target function in accordance with a rate/distortion tradeoff. The system and method can be applied to give lossy compression of data for graphic or music files and also to smart-server applications, in accordance with the available bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Michelle Effros, Dan Muresan