Patents by Inventor Nicolas Marina

Nicolas Marina 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 for detecting orientation of contours
    Patent number: 8687897
    Abstract: A method for detecting orientation of the contours in an image, performs an initial transformation of the image using a non-decimated multi-resolution transform, segments the image into a plurality of blocks, determines the optimal resolution for each block, and detects the predominant direction of contour for each of the blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Eric Van Reeth, Pascal Bertolino, Nicolas Marina