Patents by Inventor Willy C. Shih

Willy C. Shih 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).

  • Method and system for locating and accessing digitally stored images
    Patent number: 7123782
    Abstract: A hard copy print, method and system for producing the hard copy print. The hard copy print has a print side and a back side. The print side has information thereon which identifies the electronic location at which a digital record of the image can be accessed electronically. This information is preferably written in a machine readable form so as to allow automatic accessing of the digitally stored images. The system includes a digital storage device for storing of a digital record file of the image on the hard copy print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Willy C. Shih, Joseph A. Manico, Dale F. McIntyre, James W. Holmes
  • Photographic lightmeter-remote, system, and method
    Patent number: 7035534
    Abstract: A lightmeter-remote is usable in a system with a remotely settable camera and a plurality of remotely settable photolamps. The lightmeter-remote has a body, and a lightmeter, exposure controller, and transmitter disposed in the body. The exposure controller can be selectively actuated to set aperture, exposure time, and gain parameters of the camera and to set output parameters of each of the photolamps. The transmitter operatively and wirelessly connects the camera and photolamps with the exposure controller. The lightmeter-remote can have a plurality of lighting models, each providing user instructions defining a lighting setup and requiring one or more light measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Willy C. Shih, Stephen A. Noble, Kenneth A. Parulski
  • Method and system for locating and accessing digitally stored images
    Publication number: 20040096123
    Abstract: A hard copy print, method and system for producing the hard copy print. The hard copy print has a print side and a back side. The print side has information thereon which identifies the electronic location at which a digital record of the image can be accessed electronically. This information is preferably written in a machine readable form so as to allow automatic accessing of the digitally stored images. The system includes a digital storage device for storing of a digital record file of the image on the hard copy print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Willy C. Shih, Joseph A. Manico, Dale F. McIntyre, James W. Holmes
  • Method and system for locating and accessing digitally stored images
    Patent number: 6674923
    Abstract: A hard copy print, method and system for producing the hard copy print. The hard copy print has a print side and a back side. The print side has information thereon which identifies the electronic location at which a digital record of the image can be accessed electronically. This information is preferably written in a machine readable form so as to allow automatic accessing of the digitally stored images. The system includes a digital storage device for storing of a digital record file of the image on the hard copy print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Willy C. Shih, Joseph A. Manico, Dale F. McIntyre, James W. Holmes