PATENTS

• K. Ramchandran and K. Javitt, ``Circuit for digitally adding loss to a signal,'' Granted U.S. Patent Number 5,237,591 (Aug. 1993, AT&T).
  
  
• K. Ramchandran, K. M. Uz, and M. Vetterli, ``Multiresolution joint source--channel coding and applications to digital broadcast,'' Granted U.S. Patent Number 5,267,021 (Nov. 1993).
  (A modified version of the method proposed in this patent has been proposed for the European Digital Audio and Video Broadcasting Standard.)
  
  
• K. Ramchandran, Y. Yu, M. Vetterli, and D. Anastassiou, ``Fast rate--distortion optimal adaptive thresholding for JPEG & MPEG with complete decoder compatibility,'' Granted U.S. Patent Number 5,734,755 (March 1998).
  
  
• B. Krongold, D. Jones and K. Ramchandran, ``Efficient Optimal Power Allocation Processes for Multicarrier Communications Systems,'' Invention report filed, March '98.
  
  
• J. Chou, I. Kozintsev and K. Ramchandran, ``Method of information communication over noisy channels with feedback,'' Invention report filed, September '98.