Patents by Inventor Ioannis Kouramanis

Ioannis Kouramanis 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 apparatus for image processing in a handheld device
    Patent number: 7486297
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for image processing using a graphics processor in a handheld device including a first memory device receiving a video input signal containing encoded video frame having a plurality of portions of encoded video frame data. The first memory device has a storage capacity less than all of the plurality portions of the encoded video frame data. The method and apparatus further includes the graphics processor coupled to the first memory device, wherein the graphics processor receives the first portion of the encoded video frame data and generates a first graphics portion. A second memory device receives the first graphics portion and stores the first graphics portion therein. As such, the encoded video frame is processed on a portion-by-portion basis using the first memory device and the second memory device in conjunction with the graphics processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: ATI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ioannis Kouramanis, Maxim Smirnov, Milivoje Aleksic
  • Method and apparatus for image processing in a handheld device
    Publication number: 20050062858
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for image processing using a graphics processor in a handheld device including a first memory device receiving a video input signal containing encoded video frame having a plurality of portions of encoded video frame data. The first memory device has a storage capacity less than all of the plurality portions of the encoded video frame data. The method and apparatus further includes the graphics processor coupled to the first memory device, wherein the graphics processor receives the first portion of the encoded video frame data and generates a first graphics portion. A second memory device receives the first graphics portion and stores the first graphics portion therein. As such, the encoded video frame is processed on a portion-by-portion basis using the first memory device and the second memory device in conjunction with the graphics processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: ATI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ioannis Kouramanis, Maxim Smirnov, Milivoje Aleksic