Patents by Inventor Varsha Chikane

Varsha Chikane 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).

  • White balance method
    Patent number: 7495696
    Abstract: A white balance method for an image formed by a digital still camera is provided. The white balance method comprises steps of: removing a color cast over a white object of the image; detecting a reference white point from the image by extracting an a pixel information of the white object; and adjusting a white balance of the white object by determining a scale factor based on the color cast and the pixel information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Arima Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Varsha Chikane, Chiou-Shann Fuh, Albert Hsueh
  • White balance method
    Publication number: 20060164521
    Abstract: A white balance method for an image formed by a digital still camera is provided. The white balance method comprises steps of: removing a color cast over a white object of the image; detecting a reference white point from the image by extracting an a pixel information of the white object; and adjusting a white balance of the white object by determining a scale factor based on the color cast and the pixel information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Arima Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Varsha Chikane, Chiou-Shann Fuh, Albert Hsueh