Patents by Inventor John Randall Christ
John Randall Christ 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: 10600162Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a system are disclosed to compensate for bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). The method including selecting an area of a landscape to be imaged; obtaining a plurality of aerial images of the selected area from a sensor or camera, wherein each of the plurality of aerial images comprises a plurality of pixels; combining the plurality of pixels from each of the plurality of images to form a plurality of superpixels, each of the plurality of superpixels comprising the plurality of pixels from one or more of the plurality of aerial images, and wherein each of the superpixels has a same resolution; combining the plurality of the superpixels into a single image, which simulates a satellite image; and performing a BRDF correction on one more of the obtained aerial images to adjust and/or change an intensity of the plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventor: John Randall Christ
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Publication number: 20190306989Abstract: A method is provided for detecting faults in a conductive circuitry. The method includes: printing the conductive circuitry on top of a substrate using a printing head; heating the conductive circuitry with a heat source; scanning the heated conductive circuitry with a non-contact thermal detector; detecting, with the non-contact thermal detector and concurrently with the printing of the conductive circuitry, the faults where the printing head failed to print; and reprinting the faults with the printing head.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: John Randall Christ, Jun Amano, Leiming Wang
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Patent number: 10339639Abstract: A method and system of calibrating multispectral images from a camera on an aerial vehicle, the method including: capturing multispectral images of an area at a plurality of intervals with a multispectral imaging camera; simultaneously or at an arbitrary time capturing sunlight radiance data for each of the captured images; correlating the images with the sunlight radiance data; and calibrating the multispectral images based on the sunlight radiance data to normalize the multispectral images to one or more previous images of the area.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: John Randall Christ, Po-Chieh Hung
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Patent number: 10089766Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a system are disclosed for stitching aerial data using information from at least one previous image. The method includes capturing a plurality of images of the landscape; obtaining, image metadata for each of the captured images; generating, for each of the captured images, a set of transformed images based on the image metadata, comprises: setting a variable for each of the parameters; preparing a plurality of sets of transformed image metadata by applying the variables to the parameters; and preparing the set of transformed images from the captured image based on the plurality of sets of transformed image metadata, respectively; identifying, for each set of transformed images, one of the transformed images by calculating quality of fit to the top level image for each of the transformed images; and assembling a new aerial image based on the plurality of the identified transformed images.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., IncInventors: John Randall Christ, Po-Chieh Hung
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Publication number: 20180189936Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a system are disclosed to compensate for bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). The method including selecting an area of a landscape to be imaged; obtaining a plurality of aerial images of the selected area from a sensor or camera, wherein each of the plurality of aerial images comprises a plurality of pixels; combining the plurality of pixels from each of the plurality of images to form a plurality of superpixels, each of the plurality of superpixels comprising the plurality of pixels from one or more of the plurality of aerial images, and wherein each of the superpixels has a same resolution; combining the plurality of the superpixels into a single image, which simulates a satellite image; and performing a BRDF correction on one more of the obtained aerial images to adjust and/or change an intensity of the plurality of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventor: John Randall CHRIST
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Publication number: 20170124745Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a system are disclosed for stitching aerial data using information from at least one previous image. The method includes capturing a plurality of images of the landscape; obtaining, image metadata for each of the captured images; generating, for each of the captured images, a set of transformed images based on the image metadata, comprises: setting a variable for each of the parameters; preparing a plurality of sets of transformed image metadata by applying the variables to the parameters; and preparing the set of transformed images from the captured image based on the plurality of sets of transformed image metadata, respectively; identifying, for each set of transformed images, one of the transformed images by calculating quality of fit to the top level image for each of the transformed images; and assembling a new aerial image based on the plurality of the identified transformed images.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: John Randall CHRIST, Po-Chieh HUNG
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Patent number: 9577713Abstract: A method of aligning a capacitive wireless power transmission system, the method comprises: providing a transmitter device having a capacitive conductor; positioning a receiver device having a capacitive conductor in proximity to the capacitive conductor of the transmitter device; and aligning the capacitive conductors of the transmitter device and the receiver device with one another using a display panel on the receiver device to optimize a transfer of power between the capacitive conductors.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventor: John Randall Christ
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Publication number: 20160280397Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a system is disclosed of obtaining aerial images from an aerial vehicle to avoid shadows produced by the sun, the method comprising: providing the aerial vehicle with one or more cameras configured to capture images of a landscape; and arranging the one or more cameras to capture the images from an angle which is opposite in direction of the sun.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: John Randall CHRIST, Po-Chieh HUNG
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Publication number: 20160232650Abstract: A method and system of calibrating multispectral images from a camera on an aerial vehicle, the method including: capturing multispectral images of an area at a plurality of intervals with a multispectral imaging camera; simultaneously or at an arbitrary time capturing sunlight radiance data for each of the captured images; correlating the images with the sunlight radiance data; and calibrating the multispectral images based on the sunlight radiance data to normalize the multispectral images to one or more previous images of the area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: John Randall CHRIST, Po-Chieh HUNG
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Patent number: 8736114Abstract: A method of aligning a wall conductor with an organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel conductor is disclosed. A transmitter device having a capacitive conductor and a receiver device having a capacitive conductor in proximity to the capacitive conductor of the transmitter device. The capacitive conductors of the transmitter device and the receiver device are aligned using an alignment indicator, which indicates that at least one edge of the capacitive conductor of the receiver device is in alignment with the capacitive conductor of the transmitter to optimize a transfer of power between the capacitive conductors.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventor: John Randall Christ
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Publication number: 20130082540Abstract: A method of aligning a capacitive wireless power transmission system, the method comprises: providing a transmitter device having a capacitive conductor; positioning a receiver device having a capacitive conductor in proximity to the capacitive conductor of the transmitter device; and aligning the capacitive conductors of the transmitter device and the receiver device with one another using a display panel on the receiver device to optimize a transfer of power between the capacitive conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventor: John Randall CHRIST
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Publication number: 20130082541Abstract: A method of aligning a wall conductor with an organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel conductor is disclosed. A transmitter device having a capacitive conductor and a receiver device having a capacitive conductor in proximity to the capacitive conductor of the transmitter device. The capacitive conductors of the transmitter device and the receiver device are aligned using an alignment indicator, which indicates that at least one edge of the capacitive conductor of the receiver device is in alignment with the capacitive conductor of the transmitter to optimize a transfer of power between the capacitive conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventor: John Randall CHRIST
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Patent number: 8294693Abstract: Provided are a portable input device for inputting coordinates, a method of calibrating the device, and a computer readable recording medium storing a computer program for making a computer perform the method. The portable input device includes two digital cameras, a calibration tool, a storage section, and a controller for calculating coordinates of an object on an input surface based on images taken by the two digital cameras based on images taken by the two digital cameras so as to include the calibration tool. The controller also calibrates positions and widths of a detection band which corresponds to a detection zone defined in a vicinity of the input surface. The positions and the widths of the detection band are stored in the storage section in relationship to positions on the input surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Per-Erik Walberg, Chao King, John Randall Christ
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Publication number: 20110074674Abstract: Provided are a portable input device for inputting coordinates, a method of calibrating the device, and a computer readable recording medium storing a computer program for making a computer perform the method. The portable input device includes two digital cameras, a calibration tool, a storage section, and a controller for calculating coordinates of an object on an input surface based on images taken by the two digital cameras based on images taken by the two digital cameras so as to include the calibration tool. The controller also calibrates positions and widths of a detection band which corresponds to a detection zone defined in a vicinity of the input surface. The positions and the widths of the detection band are stored in the storage section in relationship to positions on the input surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Per-Erik Walberg, Chao King, John Randall Christ
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Patent number: 6356353Abstract: A controller for use with an image formation device. An image formation system includes an image formation device and a controller associated with the image formation device. The image formation device can be operated in either copier mode or printer mode. In printer mode, the controller receives print jobs and forwards the print jobs to the image formation device. The controller converts the print jobs to pixel data and stores the pixel data in memory to buffer the print jobs. The controller also interprets print commands and controls functions performed by the image formation device.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1997Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Konica Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Toshiro Fujimori, Kenneth David Hayber, Per-Erik Walberg, Kenneth George Bartlett, John Randall Christ, Chao King