Patents by Inventor Eddy Op de Beeck

Eddy Op de Beeck 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: 20030154099
    Abstract: A method for defining a storefront for showing to a customer a product set including a digital image product for being ordered by the customer, wherein the storefront has storefront-related data including first data defining the digital image product and second data selected from the group of payment data and shipment data, the method including (a) defining a hierarchical configuration of partners, wherein the partners include a first partner and a second partner, different from the first one; (b) defining the first data by the first partner; and (c) defining the second data by the second partner
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Chris Tuijn, Marc Gemis, Eddy Op de Beeck, Hermann Fuchsberger
  • Patent number: 5937112
    Abstract: A process is described for digitising the relevant portion of a color image by a system with reduced memory capacity. The color image is scanned twice. The image signals (30) are sub-sampled (I) the first time and spatially reduced (II) the second time to the relevant image portion. The spatial data (35,36) for the relevant image portion are determined on an interactive work station (34), on which the sampled image signals (33) are displayed. Initial sampling and resampling by the scanner take place with the same spatial resolution. By carrying out the sub-sampling and the spatial reduction during scanning, an important saving of memory is realized. Owing to the fact that the color image is digitized in one single step, register faults are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Marc Herregods, Eddy Op de Beeck, Marc Goetschalckx