Patents by Inventor Michael Akarmann

Michael Akarmann 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).

  • Open system architecture for surveillance systems with efficient bandwidth management
    Patent number: 7536057
    Abstract: A signal processing method comprises the steps of: receiving an image frame including a plurality of rows of pixel data words, wherein each of the rows includes a start pixel data word and a plurality of successive pixel data words; processing each row by subtracting each successive pixel data word in the row from the start pixel data word in the row to produce a plurality of difference pixel data words; and storing and/or transmitting the difference pixel data words. An apparatus that performs the method is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Akarmann
  • Open system architecture for surveillance systems with efficient bandwidth management
    Publication number: 20070098280
    Abstract: A signal processing method comprises the steps of: receiving an image frame including a plurality of rows of pixel data words, wherein each of the rows includes a start pixel data word and a plurality of successive pixel data words; processing each row by subtracting each successive pixel data word in the row from the start pixel data word in the row to produce a plurality of difference pixel data words; and storing and/or transmitting the difference pixel data words. An apparatus that performs the method is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Akarmann