Patents by Inventor Zaw Min Oo

Zaw Min Oo 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).

  • Methods, devices, and computer readable mediums for processing a digital picture
    Patent number: 9183617
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for processing a digital picture, wherein the digital picture comprises a plurality of pixels. The method comprises dividing the digital picture into a plurality of blocks, each block comprising a plurality of pixels. The method further comprises determining a type of block for each block. The method further comprises associating each block with a filtering mode of a plurality of different filtering modes according to the type determined for the block. The method further comprises filtering each block using the associated filtering mode associated with the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Kwong Huang Goh, Jo Yew Tham, Zaw Min Oo, Wei Siong Lee
  • Method, an apparatus and a computer program product for deinterlacing an image having a plurality of pixels
    Patent number: 9171370
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a method for deinterlacing an image having a plurality of pixels, the method comprising: calculating a difference between a first pixel of the image and each pixel of at least one pixel pair, each pixel pair comprising one pixel being positioned above the first pixel and another pixel being positioned below the first pixel; and deinterlacing the first pixel only if at least one difference corresponding to a pixel pair exceeds a predefined threshold. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Zaw Min Oo, Kok Seng Aw, Kwong Huang Goh, Jo Yew Tham, Wei Siong Lee
  • METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DEINTERLACING AN IMAGE HAVING A PLURALITY OF PIXELS
    Publication number: 20130287315
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a method for deinterlacing an image having a plurality of pixels, the method comprising: calculating a difference between a first pixel of the image and each pixel of at least one pixel pair, each pixel pair comprising one pixel being positioned above the first pixel and another pixel being positioned below the first pixel; and deinterlacing the first pixel only if at least one difference corresponding to a pixel pair exceeds a predefined threshold. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Zaw Min Oo, Kok Seng Aw, Kwong Huang Goh, Jo Yew Tham, Wei Siong Lee
  • Methods, Devices, and Computer Readable Mediums for Processing a Digital Picture
    Publication number: 20130004096
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for processing a digital picture, wherein the digital picture comprises a plurality of pixels. The method comprises dividing the digital picture into a plurality of blocks, each block comprising a plurality of pixels. The method further comprises determining a type of block for each block. The method further comprises associating each block with a filtering mode of a plurality of different filtering modes according to the type determined for the block. The method further comprises filtering each block using the associated filtering mode associated with the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Kwong Huang Goh, Jo Yew Tham, Zaw Min Oo, Wei Siong Lee