Patents by Inventor Paul A. Larpenteur

Paul A. Larpenteur 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: 9374601
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing images (or other such instances of content) to detect which of the images exhibit artifacts when modified, such as by applying standard transformation algorithms to modify the images. Such techniques enable transformation algorithms to be applied to the detected images to minimize or prevent artifacts. In some embodiments, the headers of the detected images can be tagged with transformative instructions that indicate which transformation algorithms to apply. Responsive to a request from a web client to modify and render one of the detected images, embodiments obtain the requested image, read the transformative instructions in the header, apply the transformation algorithm specified in the header to modify the image so as to minimize or prevent artifacts, and render the modified image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy N. Harkness, Paul A. Larpenteur, Ajay Gopalakrishnan, Hubert Wong
  • Patent number: 9053118
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing images (or other such instances of content) to detect which of the images exhibit artifacts when modified, such as by applying standard transformation algorithms to modify the images. Such techniques enable transformation algorithms to be applied to the detected images to minimize or prevent artifacts. In some embodiments, the headers of the detected images can be tagged with transformative instructions that indicate which transformation algorithms to apply. Responsive to a request from a web client to modify and render one of the detected images, embodiments obtain the requested image, read the transformative instructions in the header, apply the transformation algorithm specified in the header to modify the image so as to minimize or prevent artifacts, and render the modified image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy N. Harkness, Paul A. Larpenteur, Ajay Gopalakrishnan, Hubert Wong
  • Patent number: 8472754
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing images (or other such instances of content) to detect which of the images exhibit artifacts when modified, such as by applying standard transformation algorithms to modify the images. Such techniques enable transformation algorithms to be applied to the detected images to minimize or prevent artifacts. In some embodiments, the headers of the detected images can be tagged with transformative instructions that indicate which transformation algorithms to apply. Responsive to a request from a web client to modify and render one of the detected images, embodiments obtain the requested image, read the transformative instructions in the header, apply the transformation algorithm specified in the header to modify the image so as to minimize or prevent artifacts, and render the modified image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy N. Harkness, Paul A. Larpenteur, Ajay Gopalakrishnan, Hubert Wong