Patents by Inventor Blake Sloan

Blake Sloan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240013354
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to converting Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) content to High Dynamic Range (HDR) content using a machine learning system. In some embodiments, the neural network is trained to convert an input SDR image into an HDR image using the encoded representation of a training SDR image and a training HDR image. In other embodiments, the neural network is trained to convert an input SDR image into an HDR image using a predefined set of color grading actions and the training images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Tunc Ozan Aydin, Yang Zhang, Blake Sloan, Jeroen Schulte, Michael Maloney
  • Patent number: 11803946
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to converting Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) content to High Dynamic Range (HDR) content using a machine learning system. In some embodiments, the neural network is trained to convert an input SDR image into an HDR image using the encoded representation of a training SDR image and a training HDR image. In other embodiments, the neural network is trained to convert an input SDR image into an HDR image using a predefined set of color grading actions and the training images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Tunc Ozan Aydin, Yang Zhang, Blake Sloan, Jeroen Schulte, Michael Maloney
  • Publication number: 20220084170
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to converting Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) content to High Dynamic Range (HDR) content using a machine learning system. In some embodiments, the neural network is trained to convert an input SDR image into an HDR image using the encoded representation of a training SDR image and a training HDR image. In other embodiments, the neural network is trained to convert an input SDR image into an HDR image using a predefined set of color grading actions and the training images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Tunc Ozan AYDIN, Yang ZHANG, Blake SLOAN, Jeroen SCHULTE, Michael MALONEY
  • Patent number: 10810697
    Abstract: A process receives, with a processor, a plurality of image device properties corresponding to an image capture device. Further the process selects, with the processor, one or more of the plurality of image device properties based on one or more pipeline criteria. The pipeline criteria indicate one or more weights corresponding to the plurality of image device properties. Additionally, the process truncates, with the processor, the one or more selected image device properties to a predetermined number of characters based on a human readability factor. The human readability factor is provided by the one or more pipeline criteria. The process automatically generates, with the processor, a device parameter data structure by ordering the truncated one or more image device properties according to the one or more weights. Moreover, the process transmits, with the processor, the device parameter data structure through a video post-production pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Maloney, Vince Cerundolo, Steven Shapiro, Blake Sloan
  • Publication number: 20200202477
    Abstract: A process receives, with a processor, a plurality of image device properties corresponding to an image capture device. Further the process selects, with the processor, one or more of the plurality of image device properties based on one or more pipeline criteria. The pipeline criteria indicate one or more weights corresponding to the plurality of image device properties. Additionally, the process truncates, with the processor, the one or more selected image device properties to a predetermined number of characters based on a human readability factor. The human readability factor is provided by the one or more pipeline criteria. The process automatically generates, with the processor, a device parameter data structure by ordering the truncated one or more image device properties according to the one or more weights. Moreover, the process transmits, with the processor, the device parameter data structure through a video post-production pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Maloney, Vince Cerundolo, Steven Shapiro, Blake Sloan
  • Patent number: 6108383
    Abstract: This invention uses a novel synthesis of several different compression methods, some original and some known in the art, to achieve compression of digitized video image sequences. Images are color-reduced by a factor of two in both directions using a colorspace that requires minimal computation for reconstruction of RGB pixel values. Images are then transformed into a `token sequence` corresponding to a series of 4.times.4 blocks, using one of seven transformation methods, some dependent on previous frames and some dependent only on pixel values in neighboring blocks. The resulting token sequence is then compressed using known lossless methods, including Huffman coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: On2.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Miller, Timothy S. Murphy, Blake Sloan, David Silver, Eric Ameres