Patents by Inventor Brett Vansprewenburg

Brett Vansprewenburg 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).

  • Image file for storing digital images and ancillary data values using multiple encoding methods
    Patent number: 8508623
    Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Parulski, Joseph Ward, George E. Lathrop, J. Scott Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
  • Image File For Storing Digital Images And Ancillary Data Values Using Multiple Encoding Methods
    Publication number: 20120033102
    Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Parulski, Joseph Ward, George E. Lathrop, J. Scott Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
  • Image file for storing digital images and ancillary data values using multiple encoding methods
    Patent number: 7999860
    Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Parulski, Joseph Ward, George E. Lathrop, J. Scott Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
  • IMAGE FILE FOR STORING DIGITAL IMAGES AND ANCILLARY DATA VALUES USING MULTIPLE ENCODING METHODS
    Publication number: 20100277616
    Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Parulski, Joseph Ward, George E. Lathrop, J. Scott Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
  • Image file for storing digital images and ancillary data values using multiple encoding methods
    Patent number: 7782372
    Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Parulski, Joseph Ward, George E. Lathrop, J. Scott Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
  • JPEG compatible image file format using multiple application segments
    Patent number: 7271832
    Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Parulski, Joseph Ward, George E. Lathrop, J. Scott Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
  • IMAGE FILE FOR STORING DIGITAL IMAGES AND ANCILLARY DATA VALUES USING MULTIPLE ENCODING METHODS
    Publication number: 20070097230
    Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Parulski, Joseph Ward, George Lathrop, J. Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
  • Producing panoramic digital images by digital camera systems
    Patent number: 6714249
    Abstract: A panoramic digital image is produced by providing a digital camera having a memory and which is operable in a first mode for producing individual still digital images, and in a second mode for capturing a series of overlapping digital images to be used in constructing the panoramic digital image. The digital camera is mounted on a stand, rotated on the stand through a series of predetermined positions, and operated in the second mode to capture the series of overlapping digital images. The series of overlapping digital images corresponding to the panoramic digital image is stored in a predetermined location in the memory, and processed to stitch such images together to produce the panoramic digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael J. May, Kenneth A. Parulski, Eugene R. Rinas, Brett VanSprewenburg, Colleen E. Vermillion, Clay A. Dunsmore
  • PRODUCING PANORAMIC DIGITAL IMAGES BY DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20030095193
    Abstract: A panoramic digital image is produced by providing a digital camera having a memory and which is operable in a first mode for producing individual still digital images, and in a second mode for capturing a series of overlapping digital images to be used in constructing the panoramic digital image. The digital camera is mounted on a stand, rotated on the stand through a series of predetermined positions, and operated in the second mode to capture the series of overlapping digital images. The series of overlapping digital images corresponding to the panoramic digital image is stored in a predetermined location in the memory, and processed to stitch such images together to produce the panoramic digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. MAY, KENNETH A. PARULSKI, EUGENE R. RINAS, BRETT VANSPREWENBURG, COLLEEN E. VERMILLION, CLAY A. DUNSMORE
  • Image format for storing digital images and including multiple application segments
    Patent number: 6310647
    Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Parulski, Joseph Ward, George E. Lathrop, J. Scott Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
  • Method and apparatus for capturing panoramic images with range data
    Patent number: 6023588
    Abstract: A technique of capturing a stereoscopic panoramic photographic image of a scene, includes capturing a first 360.degree. panoramic image of a scene from a first point on a vertical axis; and capturing a second 360.degree. panoramic image of the scene from a second point on the vertical axis, the second point being displaced from the first point by a stereoscopic baseline distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Ray, Carl N. Schauffele, Brett VanSprewenburg