Ion Vizireanu

7295281, Nov 13, 2007

May 24, 2006

11/439859

David Jay Duffield - Indianapolis IN, US
Ion Vizireanu - Westlake Village CA, US
Mike Arthur Derrenberger - Hopkinton MA, US
Yousef Wasef Nijim - Valencia CA, US

Thomson Licensing - Boulogne-Billancourt

G03B 19/18
G03B 21/32

352 38, 352 85

A system and method for marking, coding and tracking a film print in an efficient, adaptive and customized manner for providing unique and robust identification of each individual film print and for facilitating accurate tracking of the origin of a pirated copy is described herein. A film print to be marked is calibrated and provided in computer-readable form for input to a prescreening device. The calibrated film print is reviewed and ideal locations on each frame of the film print are chosen for applying a mark. A unique coding scheme is generated for each desired print. If a pirate copy is found, all marks are located and a matching serial number (e. g. , coding scheme) is determined for the pirated copy based on marks found in the pirate copy when compared to a database storing film print mark information generated during the marking and coding process.

8035673, Oct 11, 2011

Dec 6, 2005

11/922643

Youngshik Yoon - Valencia CA, US
Ion Vizireanu - Westlake Village CA, US
Mike Arthur Derrenberger - Hopkinton MA, US
Margit Elisabeth Elo - Pasadena CA, US
Sek Loong Chai - Santa Clarita CA, US
Joachim Knittel - Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
David Gilmartin - Chino Hills CA, US
Bill Hogue - Simi Valley CA, US
Fabian Pinto - Sherman Oaks CA, US

Thomson Licensing - Boulogne-Billancourt

B41J 2/435
G01D 15/14
B42D 15/00
B42D 15/10
H04N 1/40

347224, 283 72, 283113, 358 328

A system and method for watermarking a film includes a light source array including one or more light sources having light directed toward a film to be watermarked. A control mechanism is configured to synchronize a position of the film with the light sources such that the light sources are activated to record a watermark on the film to identify an aspect of the film, wherein the watermark includes a plurality of spots aligned transversely to a direction of film motion during printing of the film.

8090145, Jan 3, 2012

Jun 17, 2006

12/304606

Ion Vizireanu - Westlake Village CA, US
Yousef Wasef Nijim - Valencia CA, US
Mike Arthur Derrenberger - Hopkinton MA, US

Thomson Licensing - Boulogne-Billancourt

G06K 9/00

382100, 713176

A system and method for analyzing and marking a film image for providing a marked film with robust marks which have a high survival rate during, e. g. , unauthorized duplication. The present invention provides the ability to facilitate the choosing of ideal locations of marks for marking a film image by recommending potential marking locations based on the survivability of the mark against different background colors. The system and method provides for selecting at least two potential marking areas in at least one frame of the film, saturating the at least two potential marking areas in a predetermined color of a mark, calculating a root mean square error (RMSE) of each of the at least two potential marking areas and an area surrounding each potential marking area, and determining which of the at least two potential marking areas has the lowest RMSE, i. e. , the recommend marking location.

8289495, Oct 16, 2012

Jan 9, 2007

12/448865

Youngshik Yoon - Valencia CA, US
Mike Arthur Derrenberger - Hopkinton MA, US
Ion Vizireanu - Westlake Village CA, US
Gunther Karl Haas - St Gregoire, FR

Thomson Licensing - Boulogne-Billancourt

G03B 27/54
G03B 31/00

352 44, 352 90

A motion picture printing system having a digital micromirror device for manipulating light used to expose a film negative is disclosed. A motion picture printing system having an organic light emitting diode for emitting light to expose a film negative is disclosed.

56255705, Apr 29, 1997

Jun 7, 1994

8/255185

Ion Vizireanu - Thousand Oaks CA
Wyman G. Dunford - Camarillo CA
Michael A. Sterling - Woodland Hills CA
Alexander L. Meszaros - Tarzana CA
Miguel A. Abaunza - Moorpark CA
Curtis Caloia - Redford MI
James W. Hussey - Canton MI

Technicolor Videocassette, Inc. - Camarillo CA

G11B 27022

364514A

A method and related system are disclosed which allow for a series of individualized audio segments to be recorded for subsequent, simultaneous insertion into the audio track(s) of a plurality of videotapes loaded into multiple videotape recorders (VTR's), respectively. In one embodiment, each audio segment recorded is uniquely associated with, and inserted into, an audio track of a respective prerecorded videotape such that each of the plurality of videotapes is personalized with its own unique message. A voice recording and data entry station is provided wherein each audio segment to be inserted is independently recorded, digitized, and stored on a data tape with related identifying information associated therewith. Audio segments from the digital data tape are then downloaded in groups into a production control center computer, incorporating software and interface circuitry to control the operation of the VTR's, in order to effect the insertion of each audio message segment into respective videotapes. The production control center may further cause labels to be printed which may subsequently be affixed to particular videotapes.

20100296795, Nov 25, 2010

Jun 21, 2006

12/308528

Ion Vizireanu - West Lake Village CA, US
Mike Arthur Derrenberger - Hopkinton MA, US
Yousef Wasef Nijim - Valencia CA, US

H04N 9/80

386252, 386E09011

A method and system for analyzing and marking a film include determining color conditions which define colors compatible with a proposed mark, retrieving a number of consecutive frames to be marked, and determining potential marking areas within an image of each frame of the film. The color components associated with each potential marking area are analyzed to generate color values, and the color values of each of the potential marking areas are compared with the respective color conditions for determining ideal marking areas. Actual marking locations in the film are determined from the determined ideal marking areas.

20070038861, Feb 15, 2007

Apr 26, 2004

10/554334

Barry Weber - CARMEL IN, US
Ion Vizireanu - West Lake Village CA, US
Patrick Shevlin - Thousand Oakes CA, US
Ahmad Ouri - Glendale CA, US

THOMSON LICENSING INC. - PRINCETON NJ

H04L 9/00
H04N 7/167

713176000, 380200000, 380201000, 380203000

A system and method for generating forensically marking image data from source material. A generated forensic mark will vary from copy to copy by using a selected forensic marking technique and forensic marking parameters that change from copy to copy of the source image data.