Patents by Inventor Marc André Georges Duranton

Marc André Georges Duranton 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).

  • Pixel processing
    Patent number: 8478065
    Abstract: A method of processing pixels of an image comprises determining the most homogenous region of the image, calculating a threshold (th) according to the content of the determined region, selecting pixels in the image according to the calculated threshold (th), and applying a gain to the selected pixels. The method can also further comprise calculating the gain according to the content of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Entropic Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammed Elhassani, Marc André Georges Duranton, Stephanie Jehan-Besson
  • LOOK-AHEAD TASK MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20110004881
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving tasks for execution on at least one processor, and processing at least one task within one processor. To decrease the turn-around time of task processing, a method comprises parallel to processing the at least one task, verifying readiness of at least one next task assuming the currently processed task is finished, preparing a readystructure for the at least one task verified as ready, and starting the at least one task verified as ready using the ready-structure after the currently processed task is finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Andrei Sergeevich Terechko, Ghiath Al-Kadi, Marc Andre Georges Duranton, Magnus Själander
  • PIXEL PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20100266203
    Abstract: A method of processing pixels of an image comprises determining the most homogenous region of the image, calculating a threshold (th) according to the content of the determined region, selecting pixels in the image according to the calculated threshold (th), and applying a gain to the selected pixels. The method can also further comprise calculating the gain according to the content of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Mohammed Elhassani, Marc André Georges Duranton, Stephanie Jehan-Besson