Patents by Inventor Dion C. Scoppettuolo

Dion C. Scoppettuolo 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for changing a color of an image
    Patent number: 6201531
    Abstract: The invention provides a mechanism and process for changing a color of an image. In this process, a source frame that includes the image is received. An alpha matte that covers an object in the source frame is created. An original color of a pixel in the source frame is changed when the pixel is covered by the alpha matte, and when a color distance between the original color of the pixel and a target color is below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gonsalves, Chia-Sheng Chou, Brian C. Cooper, Dion C. Scoppettuolo
  • Methods and apparatus for changing a color of an image
    Patent number: 6128001
    Abstract: The invention provides a mechanism and process for changing a color of an image. In this process, a source frame that includes the image is received. An alpha matte that covers an object in the source frame is created. An original color of a pixel in the source frame is changed when the pixel is covered by the alpha matte, and when a color distance between the original color of the pixel and a target color is below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gonsalves, Chia-Sheng Chou, Brian C. Cooper, Dion C. Scoppettuolo