Patents by Inventor Navin Khaneja

Navin Khaneja 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 and apparatus for processing images with curves
    Patent number: 6694057
    Abstract: A system according to the invention identifies image data points defining a curve. The method comprises the steps of determining a start point and an end point for the curve, establishing a search space that includes at least the start point, the end point, and other image data elements comprising the curve, and searching the search space using a dynamic programming algorithm to locate image data elements corresponding to the curve. Another embodiment consistent with the present invention identifies image data points defining a curve. The method comprises the steps of determining a start point and an end point for the curve, generating a model of the curve, establishing a search space that includes at least the start point, the end point, and other image data elements comprising the curve, and searching the search space using a dynamic programming algorithm and the model for the curve to locate image data elements corresponding to the curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Michael I. Miller, Navin Khaneja, Muge Bakircioglu