Patents by Inventor Elio Privitera

Elio Privitera 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 system for de-interlacing digital images, and computer program product therefor
    Patent number: 7663695
    Abstract: A spatial-type de-interlacing process to be applied to a digital image for obtaining a spatial reconstruction. Furthermore, to the digital image there are also applied one or more temporal-type motion compensation de-interlacing processes for obtaining one or more temporal reconstructions, and the spatial reconstruction and the one or more temporal reconstructions are sent to a decision module. The decision module applies a cost function to the spatial reconstruction and the temporal reconstructions and chooses from among the spatial reconstruction and the temporal reconstructions the one that minimizes the cost function. Preferential application is to display systems, in particular displays of a cathode-ray type, liquid-crystal type, and plasma type which use a mechanism of progressive scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Danilo Pau, Emiliano Piccinelli, Fabrizio Rovati, Daniele Alfonso, Elio Privitera, Angelo Schiavone
  • Method and system for de-interlacing digital images, and computer program product therefor
    Patent number: 7375763
    Abstract: To carry out de-interlacing of digital images there is provided a spatial-type de-interlacing process to be applied to a digital image for obtaining a spatial reconstruction. Furthermore, to the digital image there are also applied one or more temporal-type de-interlacing processes for obtaining one or more temporal reconstructions, and the spatial reconstruction and the one or more temporal reconstructions are sent to a decision module. The decision module applies a cost function to the spatial reconstruction and the temporal reconstructions and chooses from among the spatial reconstruction and the temporal reconstructions the one that minimizes the cost function. Preferential application is to display systems, in particular displays of a cathode-ray type, liquid-crystal type, and plasma type which use a mechanism of progressive scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Daniele Alfonso, Danilo Pau, Elio Privitera, Angelo Schiavone
  • Method and system for de-interlacing digital images, and computer program product therefor
    Publication number: 20050179814
    Abstract: A spatial-type de-interlacing process to be applied to a digital image for obtaining a spatial reconstruction. Furthermore, to the digital image there are also applied one or more temporal-type motion compensation de-interlacing processes for obtaining one or more temporal reconstructions, and the spatial reconstruction and the one or more temporal reconstructions are sent to a decision module. The decision module applies a cost function to the spatial reconstruction and the temporal reconstructions and chooses from among the spatial reconstruction and the temporal reconstructions the one that minimizes the cost function. Preferential application is to display systems, in particular displays of a cathode-ray type, liquid-crystal type, and plasma type which use a mechanism of progressive scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
    Inventors: Danilo Pau, Emiliano Piccinelli, Fabrizio Rovati, Daniele Alfonso, Elio Privitera, Angelo Schiavone
  • Method and system for de-interlacing digital images, and computer program product therefor
    Publication number: 20050110901
    Abstract: To carry out de-interlacing of digital images there is provided a spatial-type de-interlacing process to be applied to a digital image for obtaining a spatial reconstruction. Furthermore, to the digital image there are also applied one or more temporal-type de-interlacing processes for obtaining one or more temporal reconstructions, and the spatial reconstruction and the one or more temporal reconstructions are sent to a decision module. The decision module applies a cost function to the spatial reconstruction and the temporal reconstructions and chooses from among the spatial reconstruction and the temporal reconstructions the one that minimizes the cost function. Preferential application is to display systems, in particular displays of a cathode-ray type, liquid-crystal type, and plasma type which use a mechanism of progressive scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
    Inventors: Daniele Alfonso, Danilo Pau, Elio Privitera, Angelo Schiavone