Patents by Inventor Ramona Zaharia

Ramona Zaharia 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).

  • Adaptive quantization of depth signal in 3D visual coding
    Patent number: 7558432
    Abstract: A method of representing an image or sequence of images using a depth map comprises transforming an n-bit depth map representation into an m-bit depth map representation, where m<n, using a non-linear transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ramona Zaharia, Leszek Cieplinski, Miroslaw Bober
  • Adaptive quantization of depth signal in 3D visual coding
    Publication number: 20050244071
    Abstract: A method of representing an image or sequence of images using a depth map comprises transforming an n-bit depth map representation into an m-bit depth map representation, where m<n, using a non-linear transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ramona Zaharia, Leszek Cieplinski, Miroslaw Bober
  • Occupant monitoring apparatus
    Publication number: 20050055145
    Abstract: A seat occupant monitoring apparatus which includes a sensor reactive to a force distribution applied to the seat by the occupant, means for making a plurality of measurements of the force distribution and means for monitoring the occupant based on the measurements. The measurements are used to classify the occupant and on a basis of the classification, parameters of the occupant's environment such as a seat orientation, the rate of deployment of an air bag or control of a seat belt pre-tensioner are altered. A neural network or other learning based technique is used for the classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Miroslaw Bober, Ramona Zaharia