Patents by Inventor Marco Boltz

Marco Boltz 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).

  • Surveillance module for a video surveillance system, method for monitoring the state of a surveillance region, and computer program
    Patent number: 8379086
    Abstract: Video monitoring systems usually comprise one or more monitoring cameras directed to related monitored areas such as intersections, parking lots, manufacturing plants, etc., wherein the image data streams recorded by the monitoring camera (S) are often collected at a monitoring center. In the automated evaluation of image data streams, there are known methods that detect moving objects in the monitored area, track them and carry out evaluations based on the detection or tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marcel Merkel, Marco Boltz, Matthias Koenig
  • SURVEILLANCE MODULE FOR A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF A SURVEILLANCE REGION, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20110050899
    Abstract: Video monitoring systems usually comprise one or more monitoring cameras directed to related monitored areas such as intersections, parking lots, manufacturing plants, etc., wherein the image data streams recorded by the monitoring camera (S) are often collected at a monitoring center. In the automated evaluation of image data streams, there are known methods that detect moving objects in the monitored area, track them and carry out evaluations based on the detection or tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Marcel Merkel, Marco Boltz, Matthias Koenig
  • Method and device for coding and decoding image sequences
    Patent number: 7039108
    Abstract: In the method of coding according to the invention whether or not a predetermined encoder capacity parameter has been reached is tested prior to the actual coding of an image sequence. A reduction of the coding format can take place when the capacity parameter has been reached. The coding is then performed in this reduced coding format. This method can be combined with any coding process, since it does not need to intervene in the actual coding process that is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Bauer, Peter Siepen, Bernd Schmale, Marco Boltz, Guido Heising, Aljoscha Smolic
  • Method and device for coding and decoding image sequences
    Publication number: 20020064226
    Abstract: In the method of coding according to the invention whether or not a predetermined encoder capacity parameter has been reached is tested prior to the actual coding of an image sequence. A reduction of the coding format can take place when the capacity parameter has been reached. The coding is then performed in this reduced coding format. This method can be combined with any coding process, since it does not need to intervene in the actual coding process that is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Sven Bauer, Peter Siepen, Bernd Schmale, Marco Boltz, Guido Heising, Aljoscha Smolic