Patents by Inventor Zinovy Livshits

Zinovy Livshits 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: 8483549
    Abstract: A method and system are presented for use in real-time insertion of visual effects in a video stream. At least one reference image is used that contains a region of interest, which is to be involved in the video stream. the reference image is processed by defining a set of at least a few reference features therein, and inserting the visual effects into the reference image with a desired orientation of the visual effects with respect to the region of interest in the reference image. Successive video frames are grabbed in a sequence of a few video frames, and at least one of video frames is used as at least one snapshot image. The snapshot image(s) is/are process by selecting therein at least two from the reference features and determining a reference transformation between the snapshot image and the reference image. Independently of this processing of the snapshot image, the snapshot image and other video frames are processed to determine a sequence of transformations between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Steinberg, Avi Sharir, Ofir Benovici, Guillaume Godet, Zinovy Livshits, Andrzej Wojdala
  • Publication number: 20080226253
    Abstract: A method and system are presented for use in real-time insertion of visual effects in a video stream. At least one reference image is used that contains a region of interest, which is to be involved in the video stream. the reference image is processed by defining a set of at least a few reference features therein, and inserting the visual effects into the reference image with a desired orientation of the visual effects with respect to the region of interest in the reference image. Successive video frames are grabbed in a sequence of a few video frames, and at least one of video frames is used as at least one snapshot image. The snapshot image(s) is/are process by selecting therein at least two from the reference features and determining a reference transformation between the snapshot image and the reference image. Independently of this processing of the snapshot image, the snapshot image and other video frames are processed to determine a sequence of transformations between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Steinberg, Avi Sharir, Ofir Benovici, Guillaume Godet, Zinovy Livshits, Andrzej Wojdala
  • Publication number: 20010048483
    Abstract: A method of determining the position of a TV camera relative to a patterned panel being viewed by the TV camera including the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Applicant: Orad Hi-Tec Systems Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Steinberg, Zinovy Livshits, Itzhak Wilf, Moshe Nissim, Michael Tamir, Avi Sharir, David Aufhauser
  • Patent number: 6304298
    Abstract: A method of determining the position of a TV camera relative to a patterned panel being viewed by the TV camera including the steps of: identifying a plurality of edge points of the pattern from the video signal produced by said camera and using these edge points to calculate the perspective of the pattern relative to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Orad Hi Tec Systems Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Steinberg, Zinovy Livshits, Itzhak Wilf, Moshe Nissim, Michael Tamir, Avi Sharir, David Aufhauser