Patents by Inventor Valentin Mocanu
Valentin Mocanu 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).
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Patent number: 12386462Abstract: An ultrasonic touch sensor includes a touch structure including a touch surface configured to receive a touch, a signal generator configured to generate an excitation, a capacitive ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic transmit wave toward the touch structure based on the excitation signal while the touch surface is submerged under the water, a capacitive ultrasonic receiver configured to receive an ultrasonic reflected wave produced by a reflection of the ultrasonic transmit wave at the touch structure while the touch surface is submerged under the water and generate a measurement signal representative of the ultrasonic reflected wave, and a measurement circuit configured to perform a comparison based on the measurement signal and a threshold, and determine whether a no-touch event or a touch event has occurred at the touch surface while the touch surface is submerged under the water based on whether the measurement signal satisfies the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2024Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Costin Batrinu, Emanuel Stoicescu, Gheorghe-Iulian Chivu, Victor-Valentin Mocanu
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Publication number: 20240393906Abstract: An ultrasonic touch sensor includes a touch structure including a touch surface configured to receive a touch, a signal generator configured to generate an excitation, a capacitive ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic transmit wave toward the touch structure based on the excitation signal while the touch surface is submerged under the water, a capacitive ultrasonic receiver configured to receive an ultrasonic reflected wave produced by a reflection of the ultrasonic transmit wave at the touch structure while the touch surface is submerged under the water and generate a measurement signal representative of the ultrasonic reflected wave, and a measurement circuit configured to perform a comparison based on the measurement signal and a threshold, and determine whether a no-touch event or a touch event has occurred at the touch surface while the touch surface is submerged under the water based on whether the measurement signal satisfies the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Costin BATRINU, Emanuel STOICESCU, Gheorghe-Iulian CHIVU, Victor-Valentin MOCANU
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Patent number: 12056317Abstract: An ultrasonic touch sensor includes a touch structure including a touch surface configured to receive a touch, a signal generator configured to generate an excitation, a capacitive ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic transmit wave toward the touch structure based on the excitation signal while the touch surface is submerged under the water, a capacitive ultrasonic receiver configured to receive an ultrasonic reflected wave produced by a reflection of the ultrasonic transmit wave at the touch structure while the touch surface is submerged under the water and generate a measurement signal representative of the ultrasonic reflected wave, and a measurement circuit configured to perform a comparison based on the measurement signal and a threshold, and determine whether a no-touch event or a touch event has occurred at the touch surface while the touch surface is submerged under the water based on whether the measurement signal satisfies the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Costin Batrinu, Emanuel Stoicescu, Gheorghe-Iulian Chivu, Victor-Valentin Mocanu
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Publication number: 20240184406Abstract: An ultrasonic touch sensor includes a touch structure including a touch surface configured to receive a touch, a signal generator configured to generate an excitation, a capacitive ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic transmit wave toward the touch structure based on the excitation signal while the touch surface is submerged under the water, a capacitive ultrasonic receiver configured to receive an ultrasonic reflected wave produced by a reflection of the ultrasonic transmit wave at the touch structure while the touch surface is submerged under the water and generate a measurement signal representative of the ultrasonic reflected wave, and a measurement circuit configured to perform a comparison based on the measurement signal and a threshold, and determine whether a no-touch event or a touch event has occurred at the touch surface while the touch surface is submerged under the water based on whether the measurement signal satisfies the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Costin BATRINU, Emanuel STOICESCU, Gheorghe-Iulian CHIVU, Victor-Valentin MOCANU
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Patent number: 10134117Abstract: A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: FotoNation LimitedInventors: Valentin Mocanu, Petronel Bigioi, Peter Corcoran, Christopher Dainty, Ferenc Papai
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Publication number: 20170365045Abstract: A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Valentin MOCANU, Petronel BIGIOI, Peter CORCORAN, Christopher DAINTY, Ferenc PAPAI
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Patent number: 9652834Abstract: A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: FotoNation LimitedInventors: Valentin Mocanu, Petronel Bigioi, Peter Corcoran, Christopher Dainty, Ferenc Papai
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Publication number: 20150358535Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Corneliu Florea, Alexei Pososin, Peter Corcoran
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Patent number: 9007480Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: FotoNation LimitedInventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Alexei Pososin, Corneliu Florea, Peter Corcoran
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Publication number: 20150093038Abstract: A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: VALENTIN MOCANU, PETRONEL BIGIOI, PETER CORCORAN, CHRISTOPHER DAINTY, FERENC PAPAI
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Patent number: 8902326Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: DigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedInventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Alexei Pososin, Corneliu Florea, Peter Corcoran
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Patent number: 8849064Abstract: A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Fotonation LimitedInventors: Valentin Mocanu, Christopher Dainty, Petronel Bigioi, Peter Corcoran, Ferenc Papai
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Publication number: 20140226914Abstract: A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION EUROPE LIMITEDInventors: Valentin Mocanu, Christopher Dainty, Petronel Bigioi, Peter Corcoran, Ferenc Papai
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Patent number: 8681241Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: DigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedInventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Alexei Pososin, Corneliu Florea, Peter Corcoran
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Publication number: 20130229549Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: DigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedInventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Alexei Pososin, Corneliu Florea, Peter Corcoran
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Patent number: 8384793Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: DigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedInventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Alexei Pososin, Corneliu Florea, Peter Corcoran
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Patent number: 8345114Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: DigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedInventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Alexei Pososin, Corneliu Florea, Peter Corcoran
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Publication number: 20100026832Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Corneliu Florea, Alexei Pososin, Peter Corcoran
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Publication number: 20100026833Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: FotoNation Ireland LimitedInventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Corneliu Florea, Alexei Pososin, Peter Corcoran
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Publication number: 20100026831Abstract: Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: FotoNation Ireland LimitedInventors: Mihai Ciuc, Adrian Capata, Valentin Mocanu, Corneliu Florea, Alexei Pososin, Peter Corcoran