Patents by Inventor Guy Michrowski

Guy Michrowski 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).

  • Scene background blurring including face modeling
    Patent number: 8723912
    Abstract: Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined based on applying a face model to a detected face within a digitally-acquired image. At least one portion of the scene other than the face is identified as comprising a background object that is a different distance from the video camera component than the face. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear the background object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: DigitalOptics Corporation Europe Limited
    Inventors: Guy Michrowski, Gal Shabtay, Noy Cohen, Eyal Ben-Eliezer, Ephraim Goldenberg
  • Scene background blurring including determining a depth map
    Patent number: 8363085
    Abstract: Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined using an auto-focus sweep of the scene. A depth map of the scene is generated based on the auto-focus sweep. At least one of the objects is identified as a foreground object or a background object, or one or more of each, based on the determining of the different distances. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear at least one background object or one or more portions of the scene other than the at least one foreground object, or combinations thereof, also based on the determining of distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: DigitalOptics Corporation Europe Limited
    Inventors: Guy Michrowski, Gal Shabtay, Noy Cohen, Eyal Ben-Eliezer, Ephraim Goldenberg
  • Scene background blurring including range measurement
    Patent number: 8355039
    Abstract: Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined by determining a sharpest of two or more color channels and calculating distances based on the determining of the sharpest of the two or more color channels. At least one of the objects is identified as a foreground object or a background object, or one or more of each, based on the determining of the different distances. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear at least one background object or one or more portions of the scene other than the at least one foreground object, or combinations thereof, also based on the determining of distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: DigitalOptics Corporation Europe Limited
    Inventors: Guy Michrowski, Gal Shabtay, Noy Cohen, Eyal Ben-Eliezer, Ephraim Goldenberg
  • Scene Background Blurring Including Face Modeling
    Publication number: 20120007939
    Abstract: Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined based on applying a face model to a detected face within a digitally-acquired image. At least one portion of the scene other than the face is identified as comprising a background object that is a different distance from the video camera component than the face. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear the background object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Guy Michrowski, Gal Shabtay, Noy Cohen, Eyal Ben-Eliezer, Ephraim Goldenberg
  • Scene Background Blurring Including Determining A Depth Map
    Publication number: 20120007942
    Abstract: Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined using an auto-focus sweep of the scene. A depth map of the scene is generated based on the auto-focus sweep. At least one of the objects is identified as a foreground object or a background object, or one or more of each, based on the determining of the different distances. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear at least one background object or one or more portions of the scene other than the at least one foreground object, or combinations thereof, also based on the determining of distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Guy Michrowski, Gal Shabtay, Noy Cohen, Eyal Ben-Eliezer, Ephraim Goldenberg
  • Scene Background Blurring Including Range Measurement
    Publication number: 20120007940
    Abstract: Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined by determining a sharpest of two or more color channels and calculating distances based on the determining of the sharpest of the two or more color channels. At least one of the objects is identified as a foreground object or a background object, or one or more of each, based on the determining of the different distances. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear at least one background object or one or more portions of the scene other than the at least one foreground object, or combinations thereof, also based on the determining of distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Guy Michrowski, Gal Shabtay, Noy Cohen, Eyal Ben-Eliezer, Ephraim Goldenberg