Patents by Inventor Edoardo Ardizzone

Edoardo Ardizzone 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).

  • Patent number: 7929756
    Abstract: A method for associating with a digital image a class of a plurality of predefined classes having respective models, the method including the phases of dividing the digital image pixel by pixel into one or more regions belonging to a set of predefined regions that differ from each other on account of their type of content, the division being effected by establishing whether or not a pixel of the image belongs to a respective region on the basis of an operation of analyzing the parameters this pixel, the analysis operation being carried out by verifying that the parameters satisfy predefined conditions and/or logico-mathematical relationships of belonging to the respective region, acquiring from the digital image divided into regions information regarding the regions that are present in it, comparing this information with at least one model characterizing a respective class of said plurality, and associating with the digital image a class on the basis of the comparison phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Salvatore Curti, Sebastiano Battiato, Emiliano Scordato, Marcello Tortora, Edoardo Ardizzone, Marco La Cascia
  • Patent number: 7668377
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a depth map from a single digital image of a three-dimensional scene containing geometric objects is provided that includes the identification in the image of at least one horizontal plane or one vertical plane of the three-dimensional scene and the assignment to every point of the image forming part of the identified plane, or to each one of the identified planes, of a depth level according to its distance from, respectively, a predetermined horizontal or vertical reference straight line of the image. In particular, the identification of at least one plane includes the identification in the image of at least two vanishing lines corresponding to two parallel lines in the plane and the assignment of a depth level made in accordance with the angular coefficients of the identified vanishing lines. Also included is a completely automatic method for obtaining a depth map from a single digital image of any three-dimensional scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.L.
    Inventors: Salvatore Curti, Sebastiano Battiato, Emiliano Scordato, Marcello Tortora, Edoardo Ardizzone, Marco La Cascia
  • Publication number: 20100008568
    Abstract: A method for associating with a digital image a class of a plurality of predefined classes having respective models, the method including the phases of dividing the digital image pixel by pixel into one or more regions belonging to a set of predefined regions that differ from each other on account of their type of content, the division being effected by establishing whether or not a pixel of the image belongs to a respective region on the basis of an operation of analyzing the parameters this pixel, the analysis operation being carried out by verifying that the parameters satisfy predefined conditions and/or logico-mathematical relationships of belonging to the respective region, acquiring from the digital image divided into regions information regarding the regions that are present in it, comparing this information with at least one model characterizing a respective class of said plurality, and associating with the digital image a class on the basis of the comparison phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Salvatore Curti, Sebastiano Battiato, Emiliano Scordato, Marcello Tortora, Edoardo Ardizzone, Marco La Cascia
  • Publication number: 20050129316
    Abstract: A method for associating with a digital image a class of a plurality of predefined classes having respective models, the method including the phases of dividing the digital image pixel by pixel into one or more regions belonging to a set of predefined regions that differ from each other on account of their type of content, the division being effected by establishing whether or not a pixel of the image belongs to a respective region on the basis of an operation of analyzing the parameters this pixel, the analysis operation being carried out by verifying that the parameters satisfy predefined conditions and/or logico-mathematical relationships of belonging to the respective region, acquiring from the digital image divided into regions information regarding the regions that are present in it, comparing this information with at least one model characterizing a respective class of said plurality, and associating with the digital image a class on the basis of the comparison phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Salvatore Curti, Sebastiano Battiato, Emiliano Scordato, Marcello Tortora, Edoardo Ardizzone, Marco La Cascia
  • Publication number: 20050053276
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a depth map from a single digital image of a three-dimensional scene containing geometric objects is provided that includes the identification in the image of at least one horizontal plane or one vertical plane of the three-dimensional scene and the assignment to every point of the image forming part of the identified plane, or to each one of the identified planes, of a depth level according to its distance from, respectively, a predetermined horizontal or vertical reference straight line of the image. In particular, the identification of at least one plane includes the identification in the image of at least two vanishing lines corresponding to two parallel lines in the plane and the assignment of a depth level made in accordance with the angular coefficients of the identified vanishing lines. Also included is a completely automatic method for obtaining a depth map from a single digital image of any three-dimensional scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
    Inventors: Salvatore Curti, Sebastiano Battiato, Emiliano Scordato, Marcello Tortora, Edoardo Ardizzone, Marco La Cascia