Patents by Inventor Mashhour M. Solh

Mashhour M. Solh 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).

  • Vision-based quality metric for three dimensional video
    Patent number: 9406132
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for determining a vision-based quality metric for three-dimensional (3D) video. A device (12, 14) comprising a 3D analysis unit (24, 48) may implement these techniques to compute a 3D objective metric (36, 60). The 3D analysis unit (24, 48) estimates an ideal depth map (62, 70) that would generate a distortion limited image view using DIBR-based 3D video data (34) and then derives one or more distortion metrics (64, 72) based on quantitative comparison of the ideal depth map (62, 70) and a depth map (28, 58) used in the generation of the DIBR-based 3D video data (34). Based on the derived one or more distortion metrics (64, 72), the 3D analysis unit (24, 48) computes the objective metric (36, 60) to quantify visual quality of DIBR-based video data (34). The 3D objective metric (36, 60) may be used to alter or otherwise adjust depth estimation and encoding/decoding parameters to correct for expected visual discomfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Judit Martinez Bauza, Mashhour M. Solh
  • VISION-BASED QUALITY METRIC FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL VIDEO
    Publication number: 20120014456
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for determining a vision-based quality metric for three-dimensional (3D) video. A device (12, 14) comprising a 3D analysis unit (24, 48) may implement these techniques to compute a 3D objective metric (36, 60). The 3D analysis unit (24, 48) estimates an ideal depth map (62, 70) that would generate a distortion limited image view using DIBR-based 3D video data (34) and then derives one or more distortion metrics (64, 72) based on quantitative comparison of the ideal depth map (62, 70) and a depth map (28, 58) used in the generation of the DIBR-based 3D video data (34). Based on the derived one or more distortion metrics (64, 72), the 3D analysis unit (24, 48) computes the objective metric (36, 60) to quantify visual quality of DIBR-based video data (34). The 3D objective metric (36, 60) may be used to alter or otherwise adjust depth estimation and encoding/decoding parameters to correct for expected visual discomfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Judit Martinez Bauza, Mashhour M. Solh