Patents by Inventor Noel Murphy

Noel Murphy 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).

  • Shape matching method for indexing and retrieving multimedia data
    Patent number: 7620250
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for indexing and retrieving multimedia data. In particular the invention provides a method of comparing at least two sets of multimedia data using shape information in order to provides a dissimilarity measure between the sets. The invention finds use in retrieving images or parts of sequences based on their content in image and video sequence databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Dublin City University
    Inventors: Thomas Adamek, Noel O'Connor, Sean Marlow, Noel Murphy, Alan Smeaton
  • Shape matching method for indexing and retrieving multimedia data
    Publication number: 20070022329
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for indexing and retrieving multimedia data. In particular the invention provides a method of comparing at least two sets of multimedia data using shape information in order to provides a dissimilarity measure between the sets. The invention finds use in retrieving images or parts of sequences based on their content in image and video sequence databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Adamek, Noel O'Connor, Sean Marlow, Noel Murphy, Alan Smeaton
  • Method of synchronization
    Publication number: 20040255337
    Abstract: In a method of synchronizing first and second data streams, the first data stream acting as a reference stream, elements of the first data stream are displayed along a time line on a display device. Containers for elements of the second data stream are displayed on the display device alongside the elements of the first data stream. The containers are interactively displaced on the display device relative to the elements of the first data stream to align the containers with cue elements in the first data stream. Synchronization markers are generated for the aligned displayable elements relative to the first data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Impatica Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Doyle, Noel Murphy, Michael McMillan, Catherine Doyle
  • Data compression
    Patent number: 6188795
    Abstract: Image data such as binary mask image data is compressed by partitioning the data into blocks. An arithmetic encoder is initiated for each block and terminated at the end of the block. For each block, there is a fixed template/PDF table pair model which is chosen at the beginning of the block according to motion compensation and other inputs. One model has a template with spatially-correlating samples only, the other having both temporally and spatially-correlating samples. Estimations are made for values of samples which border the current block according to simple rules for the particular template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Dublin City University
    Inventors: Noel Brady, Liam Ward, Tommy Curran, Noel Murphy