Patents by Inventor Xavier Lacarelle

Xavier Lacarelle 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).

  • Patent number: 8508668
    Abstract: One or more processors and/or circuits receive a composite video signal and determine a current pixel and a plurality of reference pixels. A plurality of weighting factors corresponding to the reference pixels are determined utilizing non-local means. Chroma components and/or luma components for the current pixel are determined based on weighted least squares utilizing the reference pixels, the weighting factors and information known about the composite signal, for example, sub carrier information. The composite video signal may comprise baseband Y and modulated Cb and/or Cr components. Weighting factors are determined by comparing a block of pixels about the current pixel with a block of pixels about the corresponding reference pixels in a current, previous or future frame. A set of equations comprising reference pixel data, a set of weighting factors and/or the known information may be solved to the determine signal components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Luo, Dong-Jian Wang, Xavier Lacarelle
  • Patent number: 8243202
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a generalized multi-dimensional filter device are provided. A corresponding luma component and a corresponding chroma component of a sample of a composite video baseband signal for each of a plurality of filtering modes may be determined. A similarity level of the sample corresponding to each of the plurality of filtering modes may be determined. A corresponding coefficient for each of the plurality of filtering modes may be generated based on the determined similarity levels. A luma component and a chroma component of the sample of the composite video baseband signal may be generated based on the generated corresponding coefficients and the determined corresponding luma components and the determined corresponding chroma components for each of the plurality of filtering modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Qiang Zhu, Wei Luo, Dongjian Wang, Chuan Chen, XiaoHong Di, Xavier Lacarelle, Wu Huang
  • Publication number: 20110075041
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a generalized multi-dimensional filter device are provided. A corresponding luma component and a corresponding chroma component of a sample of a composite video baseband signal for each of a plurality of filtering modes may be determined. A similarity level of the sample corresponding to each of the plurality of filtering modes may be determined. A corresponding coefficient for each of the plurality of filtering modes may be generated based on the determined similarity levels. A luma component and a chroma component of the sample of the composite video baseband signal may be generated based on the generated corresponding coefficients and the determined corresponding luma components and the determined corresponding chroma components for each of the plurality of filtering modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Qiang Zhu, Wei Luo, Dongjian Wang, Chuan Chen, XiaoHong Di, Xavier Lacarelle, Wu Huang
  • Publication number: 20110075042
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for an advanced motion detection and decision mechanism for a comb filter in an analog video decoder are provided. A spatial luma component and a spatial chroma component of a current pixel of a composite video baseband signal may be determined by a spatial comb filter. A temporal luma component and a temporal chroma component of the current pixel of the composite video baseband signal may be determined by one or more temporal comb filters. A motion level of the current pixel may be generated based on one or more video characteristics. A luma component and a chroma component of the current pixel of the composite video baseband signal may be generated based on the generated motion level and determined spatial luma component, spatial chroma component, temporal luma component, and temporal chroma component of the current pixel of the composite video baseband signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Dongjian Wang, Qiang Zhu, Xavier Lacarelle, Chuan Chen, XiaoHong Di, Wu Huang
  • Publication number: 20110063517
    Abstract: One or more processors and/or circuits receive a composite video signal and determine a current pixel and a plurality of reference pixels. A plurality of weighting factors corresponding to the reference pixels are determined utilizing non-local means. Chroma components and/or luma components for the current pixel are determined based on weighted least squares utilizing the reference pixels, the weighting factors and information known about the composite signal, for example, sub carrier information. The composite video signal may comprise baseband Y and modulated Cb and/or Cr components. Weighting factors are determined by comparing a block of pixels about the current pixel with a block of pixels about the corresponding reference pixels in a current, previous or future frame. A set of equations comprising reference pixel data, a set of weighting factors and/or the known information may be solved to the determine signal components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Wei Luo, Dong-Jian Wang, Xavier Lacarelle