This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corporation. Active years: 1999.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1999
Title: Michael O. Shneier and Image-Indexing Innovation.
Introduction
Michael O. Shneier is an inventor associated with Potomac, Maryland, and Philips Electronics North America Corporation. His work includes a patented method for finding still images through index keys extracted from JPEG-compressed images.
Latest Patents
Shneier is credited with 1 patent, titled “Using Index Keys Extracted from JPEG-Compressed Images for Image Retrieval.” The invention extracts index keys from JPEG-encoded still images using grayscale, luminance, and/or chrominance values. It stores those keys alongside image location and size information, then compares a query image’s key with the stored keys to identify similar images for retrieval and display.
Career Highlights
Shneier’s patent describes an approach to organizing and searching image collections without relying solely on image filenames or manually assigned descriptions. The method uses visual information encoded in JPEG images to support image retrieval.
Collaborations
Shneier’s coworker Mohamed S. Abdel-Mottaleb is also associated with the image-retrieval work described in the patent.
Conclusion
Michael O. Shneier’s patent reflects an innovation in image search that uses visual index keys to help users locate relevant JPEG-encoded still images.
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