Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Ronk

Lawrence J. Ronk 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).

  • Image object ranking
    Patent number: 7386170
    Abstract: Automatic vision system object indexing and image database query system using both path-dependent and path-independent features of moving objects within a sequence of images. Feature vectors of both average over frames of an object traversing the field of view plus average over blocks of a grid for a path association. Color histograms may be an included feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Ronk, Bruce E. Flinchbaugh
  • Image object ranking
    Publication number: 20020057343
    Abstract: Automatic vision system object indexing and image database query system using both path-dependent and path-independent features of moving objects within a sequence of images. Feature vectors of both average over frames of an object traversing the field of view plus average over blocks of a grid for a path association. Color histograms may be an included feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Ronk, Bruce E. Finchbaugh