Patents by Inventor Mala John

Mala John 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).

  • System and method for classification of moving object during video surveillance
    Patent number: 9082042
    Abstract: A system for classifying moving objects during video-based surveillance comprising: capturing a silhouette image of a moving object, resizing the captured image, computing an average height to width ratio and a center of gravity for the object in the resized image, dividing the resized image, comparing the average height to average width of the object and further comparing the variance of center of gravity with a predetermined threshold value to classify the object in the captured silhouette into predetermined classes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, ANNA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Behram Sethna, Mala John, Prasath Palaniappan, Sumithra Ganapathi
  • System and Method for Classification of Moving Object During Video Surveillance
    Publication number: 20120026328
    Abstract: A system for classifying moving objects during video-based surveillance comprising: capturing a silhouette image of a moving object, resizing the captured image, computing an average height to width ratio and a center of gravity for the object in the resized image, dividing the resized image, comparing the average height to average width of the object and further comparing the variance of center of gravity with a predetermined threshold value to classify the object in the captured silhouette into predetermined classes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicants: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED, ANNA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Behram Sethna, Mala John, Prasath Palaniappan, Sumithra Ganapathi