Patents by Inventor Jay S. Schildkraut
Jay S. Schildkraut 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).
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Patent number: 7876937Abstract: A method for determining a location of an object in a radiographic image by segmentation of a region in the image comprises the steps of: determining a first image intensity that is characteristic of high image intensities in the region; determining a second image intensity that is characteristic of low image intensities outside of the region; and determining if a pixel is added to or removed from the region based on the similarity of the pixel's intensity to the first and second intensity.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Shoupu Chen
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Patent number: 7848592Abstract: An image fusion method for medical applications, comprising: a. acquiring a first image with a planned radiation region; b. acquiring a second image with actual radiation region; c. determining if user defined landmarks have been placed on the first and second images, if user defined landmarks are present go to step (d), if not go to step (e); d. pre-transforming the first image or second image or both images; e. performing a first delineation step on the actual radiation region; f. determining if the delineation is correct, if yes go to step (g), if not go to step (h); g. fusing the first and second image and exit process; and h. selecting multiple contour points around the actual radiation region in the second image; i. performing a second delineation step on the actual radiation region and go to step (f).Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Shoupu Chen, Jay S. Schildkraut
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Patent number: 7684642Abstract: In a method and system for correcting redeye in a digital image of a human, a defect pair separation is measured. The members of the defect pair are each redeye defects in the image. Each defect has one or more pixels. The defects are adjusted, that is, retained unchanged or reduced in size to provide adjusted defects. The adjustment can follow growth of initial seed defects. The adjustment is responsive to the defect pair separation and can include trimming of pixels beyond a size limit calculated using the defect pair separation. Following the adjustment, the color of the adjusted defects is changed to reduce redeye.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2004Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Andrew C. Gallagher, Jay S. Schildkraut
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Patent number: 7623692Abstract: A method of generating a pulmonary nodule image from a chest radiograph. The method includes the steps of: producing a map of a clear lung field; removing low frequency variation from the clear lung field to generate a level image; and performing at least one grayscale morphological operation on the level image to generate a nodule-bone image. Pulmonary nodules can be detected using the nodule-bone image by the further steps of: pulmonary nodules from a chest radiograph. The method includes the steps of: identifying candidate nodule locations in the nodule-bone image; segmenting a region around each candidate nodule location in the nodule-bone image; and using the features of the segmented region to determine if a candidate is a nodule.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2005Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Michael D. Heath, Robert A. Senn, Joseph F. Revelli, Jr., Brette Luck
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Patent number: 7453983Abstract: A method for delivering radiation therapy to a patient using a three-dimensional planning image for radiation therapy of the patient wherein the planning image includes a radiation therapy target. The method includes the steps of: determining desired image capture conditions for the capture of at least one two-dimensional radiographic image of the radiation therapy target using the three-dimensional planning image; detecting a position of the radiation therapy target in the at least one captured two-dimensional radiographic image; and determining a delivery of the radiation therapy in response to the radiation therapy target's detected position in the at least one captured two-dimensional radiographic image.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2005Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Nathan D. Cahill, Sreeram Dhurjaty, Lawrence A. Ray
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Patent number: 7453984Abstract: A method for radiation therapy with target recognition has a first target identification system for obtaining first target characteristics within a patient's body. A second target identification system obtains second target characteristics within the body aided by the first target characteristics. A computation means for calculation of three-dimensional coordinates of the target region with respect to a three-dimensional radiotherapy system uses the second target characteristics. Irradiation means for radiotherapy mode adaptation is used in response to the second target characteristics and the calculation of three-dimensional coordinates of the target region.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Shoupu Chen, Jay S. Schildkraut, Lawrence A. Ray
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Patent number: 7418079Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering therapeutic radiation (112) to a radiotherapy target (119) in a patient (114) includes a diagnostic X-ray source (124, 125) connected to a treatment couch (116), facing a first side of the patient. An imaging device (118) is connected to the treatment couch facing a second side of the patient. The diagnostic X-ray source and the imaging device move in lockstep with movement of the treatment couch. The patient is in a fixed position relative to the treatment couch.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Mark D. Bedzyk, Shoupu Chen, Timothy J. Wojcik
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Publication number: 20080069415Abstract: A method for determining a location of an object in a radiographic image by segmentation of a region in the image comprises the steps of: determining a first image intensity that is characteristic of high image intensities in the region; determining a second image intensity that is characteristic of low image intensities outside of the region; and determining if a pixel is added to or removed from the region based on the similarity of the pixel's intensity to the first and second intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Shoupu Chen
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Publication number: 20080025638Abstract: An image fusion method for medical applications, comprising: a. acquiring a first image with a planned radiation region; b. acquiring a second image with actual radiation region; c. determining if user defined landmarks have been placed on the first and second images, if user defined landmarks are present go to step (d), if not go to step (e); d. pre-transforming the first image or second image or both images; e. performing a first delineation step on the actual radiation region; f. determining if the delineation is correct, if yes go to step (g), if not go to step (h); g. fusing the first and second image and exit process; and h. selecting multiple contour points around the actual radiation region in the second image; i. performing a second delineation step on the actual radiation region and go to step (f).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Shoupu Chen, Jay S. Schildkraut
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Publication number: 20030161506Abstract: A method of calculating the size of a human face in a digital image, includes the steps of: providing image capture metadata associated with a digital image that includes the image of a human face, the metadata including subject distance, focal length, focal plane resolution; providing a standard face dimension; and calculating the size of a human face at the focal plane using the metadata and the standard face size.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2002Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Belimar Velazquez, Jay S. Schildkraut
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Patent number: 6292574Abstract: A computer program product for detecting eye color defects of a subject in an image due to flash illumination comprises: a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the steps of detecting skin colored regions in a digital image; searching the skin colored regions for groups of pixels with color characteristic of redeye defect; and correcting color of the pixels based on a location of redeye defect found in step (b).Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1997Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Robert T. Gray, Jiebo Luo
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Patent number: 6252976Abstract: A computer program product for detecting eye color defects of a subject in an image due to flash illumination comprises: a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the steps of detecting skin colored regions in a digital image; searching the skin colored regions for groups of pixels with color characteristic of redeye defect; and correcting color of the pixels based on a location of redeye defect found in step (b).Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1998Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Robert T. Gray
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Patent number: 6167152Abstract: A method for removing microdots from a photographic image, the method comprises the steps of (a) comparing the blue code value at a location in the color image with an estimate of the blue code value at the location; (b) comparing a second code value at the location in the color image with an estimate of the second code value at the location; and (c) replacing the blue and second code values at the location with the estimated code values based on the results of steps (a) and (b).Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 1998Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Jay S. Schildkraut
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Patent number: 6091849Abstract: A method for halftoning a multi-channel digital color image having an x,y array of color pixel values, includes the steps of: providing a matrix of dither values for each color channel of the digital color image wherein two or more of the matrices of dither values are designed jointly to minimize a visual cost function; for each color channel modularly addressing the matrix of dither values with the location of a pixel in the digital color image to obtain an addressed dither value; comparing the addressed dither value for each color channel with the pixel value for the corresponding color channel to determine an output halftone image value for each color channel; and repeating steps b and c for each pixel in the digital image.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1998Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kevin Edward Spaulding, Rodney L. Miller, Jay S. Schildkraut
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Patent number: 6011857Abstract: A method for detecting copy restrictive documents is disclosed. At least one photograph (101) is placed on a scanner platen (10) and a low resolution scan is performed (20) to produce a low resolution image. A skew angle and a location of the photograph is determined (30). The photograph is rescanned at a high resolution (40) to produce a high resolution image, the high resolution image is deskewed (45), and the high resolution image is checked (50) for the presence of one or more microdots. Use of the high resolution image is inhibited if microdots are detected (55). In one embodiment, a plurality of photographs are placed on the scanner platen and a portion of each the high resolution images is checked by a software program for the presence of microdots.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1997Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Quinton L. Sowell, Joseph P. DiVincenzo, Jay S. Schildkraut
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Patent number: 5905580Abstract: A system for creating an index print, generated from a negative strip having one or more frame images, independent of sequentially scanning each frame on the negative strip, the system includes a scanner for substantially simultaneously creating a composite digital image of the negative strip from the negative placed on the scanner independent of the position or orientation of the negative on the scanner. An image locator operatively connected to the scanner for locating each digital representation in the composite digital image of the individual frame images on the negative strip. A printer operatively connected to the locator for printing the index print from a signal from the locator.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1996Date of Patent: May 18, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: David R. Cok, Jay S. Schildkraut
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Patent number: 5822451Abstract: A method for halftoning a multi-channel digital color image having an x,y array of color pixel values, includes the steps of: providing a matrix of dither values for each color channel of the digital color image wherein two or more of the matrices of dither values are designed jointly to minimize a visual cost function; for each color channel modularly addressing the matrix of dither values with the location of a pixel in the digital color image to obtain an addressed dither value; comparing the addressed dither value for each color channel with the pixel value for the corresponding color channel to determine an output halftone image value for each color channel; and repeating steps b and c for each pixel in the digital image.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1996Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kevin Edward Spaulding, Rodney L. Miller, Jay S. Schildkraut
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Patent number: 5774639Abstract: Sensitometric information is stored with a consumable print medium having a predetermined sensitometry by compressing the sensitometric information as a set of spline coefficients for use with a printer adapted to decode the set of spline coefficients to construct a sensitometric curve. A set of spline coefficients is generated, spline coefficients are encoded, and the encoded spline coefficients are stored in a manner which is accessible to a printing device adapted to make use of the media sensitometry data for purposes of device calibration. The coefficient-generating step comprises fitting a spline curve to the sensitometry data. The spline curve may be monotonic cubic. The encoding step may include encoding a difference signal representing a difference between input values for a set of sequential spline knots.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1995Date of Patent: June 30, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jay S. Schildkraut, Kevin E. Spaulding, John P. Spence
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Patent number: 5418871Abstract: A mulitchannel optical waveguide page scanner has a diode laser and a primary optical channel waveguide. Light is coupled from the diode into the primary channel waveguide. Multiple secondary side channels each have a thin-film electro-optic waveguide modulator. A series of T-branch connectors distribute light from the primary channel to the secondary side channels. Each of the electro-optic waveguide modulators is addressable individually.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1994Date of Patent: May 23, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Joseph F. Revelli, Jr., Alan C. G. Nutt, Jay S. Schildkraut, Eric J. Lim, David A. Roberts, David J. Williams, Douglas R. Robello, Thomas L. Penner, Sanwal Sarraf, Chih-Li Chuang
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Patent number: 5371817Abstract: A mulitchannel optical waveguide page scanner has a diode laser and a primary optical channel waveguide. Light is coupled from the diode into the primary channel waveguide. Multiple secondary side channels each have a thin-film electro-optic waveguide modulator. A series of T-branch connectors distribute light from the primary channel to the secondary side channels. Each of the electro-optic waveguide modulators is addressable individually.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 1993Date of Patent: December 6, 1994Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Joseph F. Revelli, Jr., Alan C. G. Nutt, Jay S. Schildkraut, Eric J. Lim, David A. Roberts, David J. Williams, Douglas R. Robello, Thomas L. Penner, Sanwal Sarraf, Chih-Li Chuang