Patents by Inventor Michael A. Isnardi

Michael A. Isnardi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240185591
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing data using a reconfigurable, hyperdimensional neural network architecture comprising a feature extractor and a classifier. The feature extractor comprises a neural network for encoding input information into hyperdimensional (HD) vectors and extracting at least one particular HD vector representing at least one feature within the input information, wherein the neural network comprises no more than one multiply and accumulate operator. The classifier is coupled to the feature extractor for classifying the at least one particular HD vector to produce an indicium of classification for the at least one particular HD vector and wherein the classifier does not comprise any multiply and accumulate operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Aswin NADAMUNI RAGHAVAN, Michael R. PIACENTINO, Michael A. ISNARDI, Indhumathi KANDASWAMY, Saurabh FARKYA, David Chao ZHANG, Gooitzen S. VAN DER WAL, Zachary DANIELS, Yuzheng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230394637
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for image privacy protection and actionable response includes distorting an analog image captured using an image capture device in a residential, industrial or commercial environment using a transform filter, digitizing the distorted analog image, analyzing the distorted, digitized image using a trained machine learning process to identify at least one of an individual or an object in the distorted, digitized image, the machine learning process having been trained to identify individuals and objections in the distorted image, and upon identification of at least one of an individual or an object in the distorted image for which action is to be taken, communicating an indication to at least one device in the residential, commercial or industrial environment to cause the device to perform a predetermined action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: David Chao ZHANG, Michael A. ISNARDI, Michael R. PIACENTINO
  • Patent number: 11394879
    Abstract: Modules and control units cooperate to simultaneously and independently control and adjust pixel parameters non-uniformly at regional increments across an entire image captured in an image frame by pixels in a pixel array. Pixel parameter changes for pixels in a given region occur, based on i) a contextual understanding of what contextually was happening in the one or more prior image frames and ii) whether salient items are located within that region. Additionally, guidance is sent to the sensor control unit to i) increase or decrease pixel parameters within those regions with salient items and then either to i) maintain, ii) increase or iii) decrease pixel parameters within regions without salient items in order to stay within any i) bandwidth limitations ii) memory storage, and/or iii) power consumptions limitations imposed by 1) one or more image sensors or 2) the communication loop between the sensor control unit and the image processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Michael R. Piacentino, John R. Tower, Michael A. Isnardi, Sek M. Chai
  • Publication number: 20210160422
    Abstract: Modules and control units cooperate to simultaneously and independently control and adjust pixel parameters non-uniformly at regional increments across an entire image captured in an image frame by pixels in a pixel array. Pixel parameter changes for pixels in a given region occur, based on i) a contextual understanding of what contextually was happening in the one or more prior image frames and ii) whether salient items are located within that region. Additionally, guidance is sent to the sensor control unit to i) increase or decrease pixel parameters within those regions with salient items and then either to i) maintain, ii) increase or iii) decrease pixel parameters within regions without salient items in order to stay within any i) bandwidth limitations ii) memory storage, and/or iii) power consumptions limitations imposed by 1) one or more image sensors or 2) the communication loop between the sensor control unit and the image processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: SRI International
    Inventors: Michael R. PIACENTINO, John R. TOWER, Michael A. ISNARDI, Sek M. CHAI
  • Patent number: 6870331
    Abstract: In a cathode ray tube, plural electron beams are directed towards a faceplate biased at screen potential and are magnetically scanned by a non-self-converging deflection yoke across the faceplate to impinge upon phosphors thereon to produce light depicting an image. The plural electron beams are substantially converged near two opposing edges of the faceplate. A processor changes the raster of the image from a first raster corresponding to position of the image to a second raster corresponding to the position of the plural electron beams on the faceplate. One or more electrodes between the tube neck and the faceplate are biased above and/or below screen potential to deflect electrons landing near the periphery of the faceplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignees: Sarnoff Corporation, Orion Electric Company, LTD
    Inventors: Dennis J. Bechis, David A. New, Joseph M. Carpinelli, Charles M. Wine, Michael A. Isnardi
  • Patent number: 6771795
    Abstract: A channel is inserted into a sequence of frames for an image, by varying one or more display characteristics of the resulting image across the display. The watermark and other data channel may be employed to watermark the video signal, and the watermark may correspond to the presence of the channel or may be data in accordance with watermark information carried within the channel. For most display devices, display variations are minimized during the design process, but human viewers may still tolerate and accept subtle variations in a displayed image. For exemplary embodiments in accordance with the present invention, slightly changing one or more display characteristics from center-to-side in accordance with watermark information allows for watermarking of the image since viewers may not be aware that display characteristics are changing. For example, a tapering function may be used in a transmitter to vary one or more color components of the video signal representing the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventor: Michael A. Isnardi
  • Patent number: 6687384
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for embedding data in an encoded video bitstream, for example, an MPEG or MPEG-like bitstream, wherein the bitstream includes redundantly coded syntax element values of which one is an overriding value, includes mandatorily coding the syntax element overriding value and replacing the non-overriding syntax element value with the data to be embedded. Apparatus for embedding data in such bitstream includes a coder creating the coded video bitstream with such value mandatorily coded in the overriding syntax element position therein, and a data inserter for inserting the data to be embedded into the non-overriding syntax element position. In an MPEG compressed bitstream, the quantization scale code (QSC) value is mandatorily explicitly coded in the first coded macroblock following a slice header and the embedded data is inserted into the QSC position in the slice header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventor: Michael A. Isnardi
  • Patent number: 6563936
    Abstract: A channel is inserted into a sequence of frames for an image, by varying one or more display characteristics across a display in accordance with a spatio-temporal pattern applied to, for example, successive lines of each modified frame. The channel may be employed to watermark the image, and the watermark may be defined as W(x) and its complement [1−W(x)] in counter-phase rotations of successive lines in pairs of frames. The watermark information is applied in relatively still portions of the image with sufficient lightness level. A receiver includes a watermark detector that has a priori information about the watermark. The watermark detector examines specific regions of the displayed image over time, and tests the regions for the watermark during time intervals when the image remains relatively still.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Michael H. Brill, Michael A. Isnardi, Albert P. Pica
  • Publication number: 20020027612
    Abstract: A channel is inserted into a sequence of frames for an image, by varying one or more display characteristics of the resulting image across the display in accordance with a spatio-temporal pattern applied to, for example, successive lines of each modified frame. In some cases, a reverse of the pattern is applied to a successive frame, and the frames modified are preferably B-frames if the image may be encoded in accordance with an MPEG standard. The channel may be employed to watermark the image, and the watermark may correspond to the presence of the channel or may be data in accordance with watermark information carried within the channel. For most display devices, display variations are minimized during the design process, but human viewers may still tolerate and accept subtle variations in a displayed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Michael H. Brill, Michael A. Isnardi, Albert P. Pica
  • Publication number: 20010048271
    Abstract: In a cathode ray tube, plural electron beams are directed towards a faceplate biased at screen potential and are magnetically scanned by a non-self-converging deflection yoke across the faceplate to impinge upon phosphors thereon to produce light depicting an image. The plural electron beams are substantially converged near two opposing edges of the faceplate. A processor changes the raster of the image from a first raster corresponding to position of the image to a second raster corresponding to the position of the plural electron beams on the faceplate. One or more electrodes between the tube neck and the faceplate are biased above and/or below screen potential to deflect electrons landing near the periphery of the faceplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Dennis J. Bechis, David A. New, Joseph M. Carpinelli, Charles M. Wine, Michael A. Isnardi
  • Patent number: 6208745
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that inserts watermark information directly into an encoded video bitstream. The method identifies specific blocks or macroblocks in an encoded video bitstieam and inserts the watermark information directly into the bitstream such that these selected blocks are replaced with a block containing watermark information or augmented with watermark information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Dinei A. Florencio, Michael A. Isnardi
  • Patent number: 5317398
    Abstract: A film/video detector includes circuitry for generating the differences between corresponding pixel values in successive frames of video signal. These differences are accumulated over respective frame intervals. Accumulated values for respective frames are applied to a signal averager and to a correlation circuit. Average values from the averager are subtracted from correlation values from the correlation circuit, and film mode signal is indicated if the latter differences are greater than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: RCA Thomson Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Scott D. Casavant, Robert N. Hurst, Jr., Stuart S. Perlman, Michael A. Isnardi, Felix Aschwanden
  • Patent number: 5128747
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for reducing unwanted jagged diagonal artifacts in a video signal. At an encoder, moving image information is intraframe averaged over a given frequency range, e.g., above 1.5 MHz, while still image information is subjected to a field repeat process over a given frequency range. At a decoder, still image information is subjected to a frame repeat process over the given field repeat frequency range, while moving image information is left unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Isnardi, Terrence R. Smith, Jack S. Fuhrer
  • Patent number: 5122868
    Abstract: In a widescreen television signal processing system, a side panel high frequency luminance information component and a side panel color difference information component are combined and processed as a combined signal by a noise reduction encoder, time expander and filter before modulating an auxiliary subcarrier. After demodulation at the decoder, the combined signal is filtered, time compressed and processed by a noise reduction unit before being separated into its constituent components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Michael A. Isnardi
  • Patent number: 5121209
    Abstract: A video signal processing system includes a signal interpolator associated with time compression/expansion apparatus. The interpolator is preceded by a high frequency peaking network which responds to a variable control signal representative of a desired amount of displayed image sharpness. In a disclosed embodiment the peaking network responds to a control signal which is a function of a distance between image pixels, and a variable signal from a viewer adjustable image sharpness control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: RCA Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence R. Smith, Michael A. Isnardi
  • Patent number: 5083196
    Abstract: In a widescreen signal encoding system for a television-type signal, side panel chrominance information is not subjected to time compression in an overscan region such as a horizontal overscan region containing time compressed low frequency side panel luminance information. Both low and high frequency side panel chrominance information, and high frequency side panel luminance information, modulate an auxiliary subcarrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Isnardi, Terrence R. Smith
  • Patent number: 5070396
    Abstract: In a widescreen signal encoding system for a television-type signal, side panel chrominance information is conveyed in double sideband form on an auxiliary subcarrier having a field inverting phase relative to the phase of a standard chrominance subcarrier. Side panel high frequency luminance information exclusive of low frequency information also is conveyed on the auxiliary subcarrier, but in single sideband form. Illustratively the auxiliary subcarrier is at the 3.58 MHz frequency of the standard chrominance subcarrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Isnardi, Jack S. Fuhrer
  • Patent number: 5053858
    Abstract: In a transmitter/encoder system for processing a widescreen television signal having main panel and side panel information, side panel luminance information and side panel "Q" color difference information modulate one phase of a quadrature modulated 3.58 MHz auxiliary subcarrier, other than the standard NTSC chrominanced subcarrier, having a field reversing phase characteristics. the other (quadrature) phase of the auxiliary subcarrier is modulated with side panel wideband "I" color difference information. The "I" modulated component is filtered by an inverse Nyquist slope filter which mirrors the filter characteristics of Nyquist slop filter used at a receiver/decoder to achieve a desired flat amplitude response when the signal component containing the side panel luminannce and "Q" color difference information is demodulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joshua L. Koslov, Michael A. Isnardi, James J. Gibson
  • Patent number: 5032907
    Abstract: A widescreen television system compatible with a lesser aspect ratio standard television system employs a panning operation using a circular-shift method to keep a 4.times.3 aspect ratio panning window (area of primary interest) centered for display purposes. Illustratively, when the panning window is shifted left by a given amount at the widescreen signal source, a corresponding portion of right sidepanel image information is "cut" and "pasted" alongside left sidepanel image information so that the panning window remains substantially centered with respect to side panel information. A reverse cut-and-paste operation is performed at a widescreen receiver to restore the original widescreen spatial format. A standard 4.times.3 aspect ratio receiver processes and displays the centered panning window information normally, unaffected by the panning operation at the widescreen signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Michael A. Isnardi
  • Patent number: 5025309
    Abstract: An NTSC compatible, single broadcast channel, widescreen EDTV system encodes and decodes a television signal comprising four components: (1) a main, standard format NTSC signal with low frequency side panel image information compressed into the overscan regions thereof; (2) time expanded high frequency side panel image information; (3) extended high frequency horizontal luminance image information; and (4) vertical-temporal luminance image information. Components (2) and (3) are intraframe averaged and quadrature modulate an alternate subcarrier, e.g., at 3.108 MHz, to produce a modulated signal. The modulated signal is summed with component (1) after intraframe averaging to produce an NTSC compatible 4.2 MHz baseband signal. This signal and component (4) quadrature modulate an RF picture carrier to produce an NTSC compatible RF broadcast signal for transmission via a single broadcast channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: RCA Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Michael A. Isnardi