Patents by Inventor Nhon N. Chu

Nhon N. Chu 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).

  • Patent number: 7782439
    Abstract: A method for communicating and preserving creative intent within a motion picture production chain, including a production stage, and at least one of a subsequent laboratory or post production stage, including capturing an original image of a scene during the production stage; generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; and applying the look to the captured original scene image and confirming approval of the look during the production stage. The digital representation of the look is stored as a recipe for generating the creative alteration, and communicated from the production stage to at least one of the subsequent laboratory and post-production stages for applying the look to the captured motion picture footage during subsequent laboratory and post-production stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Bogdanowicz, Nhon N. Chu, Martin E. Oehlbeck
  • Publication number: 20090219487
    Abstract: A method for communicating and preserving creative intent within a motion picture production chain, including a production stage, and at least one of a subsequent laboratory or post production stage, including capturing an original image of a scene during the production stage; generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; and applying the look to the captured original scene image and confirming approval of the look during the production stage. The digital representation of the look is stored as a recipe for generating the creative alteration, and communicated from the production stage to at least one of the subsequent laboratory and post-production stages for applying the look to the captured motion picture footage during subsequent laboratory and post-production stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Bogdanowicz, Nhon N. Chu, Martin E. Oehlbeck
  • Patent number: 7583355
    Abstract: A method for communicating and preserving creative intent within a motion picture production chain, including a production stage, and at least one of a subsequent laboratory or post production stage, including capturing an original image of a scene during the production stage; generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; and applying the look to the captured original scene image and confirming approval of the look during the production stage. The digital representation of the look is stored as a recipe for generating the creative alteration, and communicated from the production stage to at least one of the subsequent laboratory and post-production stages for applying the look to the captured motion picture footage during subsequent laboratory and post-production stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Bogdanowicz, Nhon N. Chu, Martin E. Oehlbeck