Patents by Inventor Michel Collobert

Michel Collobert 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).

  • Method of extracting an object on a projected backdrop
    Patent number: 9036911
    Abstract: A method of extracting from a picked-up image an object that is situated in the foreground of a projected backdrop. The method includes an extraction step comprising the steps of establishing a correspondence relationship between pixels of the projected backdrop and of the background of the picked-up image, and defining said object as the set of picked-up pixels that present a departure from said correspondence relationship. The method is applicable to video conferences, to remote teaching, and to television shows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Francois Coldefy, Michel Collobert, Mohamed Ali Ben Salah
  • Method of Extracting an Object on a Projected Backdrop
    Publication number: 20090136131
    Abstract: A method of extracting from a picked-up image an object that is situated in the foreground of a projected backdrop. The method includes an extraction step comprising the steps of establishing a correspondence relationship between pixels of the projected backdrop and of the background of the picked-up image, and defining said object as the set of picked-up pixels that present a departure from said correspondence relationship. The method is applicable to video conferences, to remote teaching, and to television shows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Francois Coldefy, Michel Collobert, Mohamed Ali Ben Salah