Color Bit Data Modification Or Conversion Patents (Class 345/600)
  • Patent number: 8847976
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for transforming a calorimetric adjustment of a sequence of images from an input color space into an output color space includes a color adjustment device for determining a transformation table for converting the input color space of the sequence of images to an output color space, for applying a first order approximation to at least one subset of the sequence of images, the subsets of the sequence of images defined by the transformation table, and if the sequence of images has not reached convergence, for applying a second order approximation to at least one subset of the sequence of images. In one embodiment, the color components of the output color space are defined by a combination of intermediate terms, where the number of the intermediate terms corresponds to the number of input color space components. The transform is configured to survive a video distribution workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventor: Pierre Jean Ollivier
  • Patent number: 8842141
    Abstract: A method of uniform distribution for increasing a display rate. For data to be displayed, dividing a complete effective output enable (OE) time that is greater than one serial shift cycle into several unit serial shift cycles and uniformly distributing the effective OE time for display. The method implements the uniform distribution of the display time to the maximum extent by using an OE signal under the condition that the whole display time remains unchanged, thereby increasing effective output number of the uniform distribution, uniformly maintaining a display effect and steadily improving a refresh rate effect, so as to effectively increase a display quality and avoid a significant loss of brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen Zhongqing Photoelectric Display Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Song Shang
  • Publication number: 20140267368
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Alisa MESH-ILIESCU, Vladimir KOLMANOVITCH
  • Publication number: 20140267369
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PICTECH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Alisa MESH-ILIESCU, Vladimir KOLMANOVITCH
  • Patent number: 8837822
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for red-eye removal techniques using multiple recognition channels. In the following examples, red, golden, and white recognition channels are used. A recognition channel is the monochrome extraction from a color photograph in a manner designed to make one kind of red-eye artifact glow with maximum contrast. Once the red-eye artifact has been characterized by, e.g., size and location, the techniques disclosed herein may then discern whether the red-eye artifact is, for example, a red-, golden-, or white-eye case by examining the configuration and characteristics of pro prominence bitmasks created for the various recognition channels. Once the type of red-eye case has been discerned, the techniques disclosed herein may then replace the artifact with a photographically reasonable result based on the type of red-eye case being repaired. Specular reflection may also be re-added to the photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Zimmer
  • Patent number: 8836714
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer-readable medium are provided which provide interactive editing of image data. Image data is sampled, by a computing device, at a first resolution. The first resolution is lower than a full resolution of the image data. Gradients for the sampled image data are calculated by the computing device. The computing device solves a system equation for color pixel data for each pixel of the sampled image data using the sampled image data and the calculated gradients. The computing device controls a display of the color pixel data on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventor: Valerio Pascucci
  • Patent number: 8830256
    Abstract: Displays are provided with circuitry performing color correction to compensate for the displays' luminance and chrominance transfer characteristics. Some techniques are suitable for RGBW displays and for subpixel-rendered displays. Some displays include an external light source (e.g. a backlight unit in LCDs), and the color correction is coordinated with dynamic control of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anthony Botzas, Candice Hellen Brown Elliott, Michael Francis Higgins
  • Publication number: 20140247275
    Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device are provided. First image information of the first projection plane is collected by an image collection unit at a first time; a set of color information of the first projection plane in the first image information which indicates color of the first projection plane is acquired; a first color adjusting template is generated based on the set of color information of the first projection plane, and the first color adjusting template includes a set of second color information; color adjustment is performed on each of M projection images after the first time in the electronic device based on the first color adjusting template, to generate M second projection images; the second projection image is then projected onto the first projection plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fangzhen Peng, Jiaming Tao
  • Patent number: 8817040
    Abstract: A magnified image is improved by integrating the wavelength specific component into that image. A magnified images obtained, and at least one wavelength specific component images also obtained. The different images are converted in color space, and different channels, indicative of the different parts of the image shows, are also obtained. For example, the image may be converted to an L*a*b* color space, and the luminance channel of the wavelength specific component may be used to enhance or replace the luminance channel of the magnified image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventor: Roscoe Atkinson
  • Patent number: 8817039
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device which enables image display that takes full advantage of a color reproduction performance of a panel without providing a viewer with a feeling of strangeness. An image processing device includes: a color gamut conversion processor configured to convert inputted data into RGB data according to a liquid crystal panel; a weighting factor calculator configured to calculate a weighting factor; a first post-color-gamut-conversion data weighting processor configured to perform weighting processing to the RGB data; an inputted data weighting processor configured to perform weighting processing to the inputted data; and an output adder configured to add data after the weighting processing to generate RGB data to be supplied to the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiaomang Zhang, Akiko Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140232741
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an RGB data, converting the RGB data to an HSV data configured to include hue, saturation, and value compensating for the HSV data on a basis of a hue data of the HSV data, and converting the compensated HSV data to a compensated RGB data. The compensating of the HSV data includes reading out a compensation data corresponding to the hue data from a look-up table and compensating for the HSV data using the compensation data. The data are compensated on the basis of the hue in the HSV color space and the saturation and value are preserved, and thus the image, e.g., the memory color like the skin color, may be prevented from being distorted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Jae-Suk Choi, Gwangho Nam, Hoisik Moon, Byoung Seok Yoo, Chang-Soo Lee, Min-Yup Chae, Hak-Mo Choi
  • Patent number: 8797346
    Abstract: A gamma correction system and method for a display device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the gamma correction system includes a display panel configured to display an image, a measuring unit configured to acquire optical characteristic information from the image displayed on the display panel, and a display panel driver configured to convert a gamma data result value obtained after performing optical compensation for at least two sample gray values among a plurality of reference luminance values into a corresponding data voltage and calculate a data voltage for the rest of the luminance values for which optical compensation is not performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Un Park, Ji-Yun Son, Dong-Ho Yoon
  • Patent number: 8797343
    Abstract: Methods, software, and apparatuses for graphics processing, including caching pixel data of one or more tiles of a graphics surface. Methods generally include setting a caching bit corresponding to the surface, setting tile pattern bits corresponding to tiles in the surface, and when the caching bit is active, storing one or more pixel values in a cache memory. When at least one tile contains pixels having the same value for at least one predetermined parameter, the caching bit and the corresponding tile pattern bits may be active. Apparatuses generally include a pixel memory, a cache memory, and a controller including logic configured to reserve the caching bit, tile pattern bits, and same pixel values in cache memory when the caching bit is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunsen Chin, Haohong Wang
  • Publication number: 20140210850
    Abstract: A method for rendering a page including: obtaining an electronic document (ED) having: a container object with a first member and a second member; multiple shadow parameters defining a shadow of the container object; and multiple shadow parameters defining a shadow of solely the first member; determining a main bounding box surrounding the container object on the page but excluding the shadow of the first member; creating a main brush having the container object but excluding the shadow of the first member; calculating a shadow bounding box based on the main bounding box surrounding the container; creating a shadow brush by applying a shadow transformation matrix to the main brush having the container object; outputting the shadow of the first container object to a framebuffer for the page; and outputting, by processing the first member, the first member and the shadow of the first member to the framebuffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Darrell Bellert
  • Patent number: 8791953
    Abstract: A method of adjusting value includes calculating a value of saturation from an input image signal, and adjusting a value of value of the input image signal according to a calculated saturation value. In the method, the value of value of the input image signal is adjusted by using a value adjustment algorithm for determining a value adjustment rate that decreases the value according to the saturation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-dal Kwon, Dong-yul Lee, See-wook Park, Yoon-kyung Choi, Hwa-hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20140198127
    Abstract: A digital magazine server presents content retrieved from various sources to a user. The content may include various images, with images selected by the digital magazine server for presentation to a user along with additional content. Text associated with an image may also be retrieved and presented to the user along with the image. To improve presentation of images with text, the digital magazine server identifies features in an image and identifies regions of the image where text is capable of being presented without obscuring or being obscured by features of the image. The image is modified to present text associated with the image in one or more of the identified images, allowing the text to be presented without detracting from features of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Flipboard, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles H. Ying
  • Patent number: 8773457
    Abstract: A display pipe may include a video pipe outputting pixels of a video stream in a first color space, e.g. YCbCr color space. The display pipe may also include a first color space converter to convert the output pixels to a second color space, e.g. to RGB color space, producing a conversion output in which some of the converted output pixels have values that are invalid pixel values in the second color space. The display pipe may also include a blend unit that performs blending operations in the second color space on the converted output pixels to produce a blended conversion output that includes blended pixels in the second color space. A second color space converter in the display pipe may convert the blended pixels from the second color space to the first color space, and correctly display the converted blended pixels on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Bratt, Peter F. Holland
  • Patent number: 8773480
    Abstract: The optical performance is enhanced of display systems that use field sequential color and pulse width modulation to generate color and color gray scale values. Such enhancement may be achieved by various data encoding methods disclosed herein that may include temporal redistribution of bit values to mitigate color motional artifacts associated with field sequential color-based display systems, selective combination of intensity modulation, pulse width modulation, and/or the noncontiguous sequencing of primary colors. There is further an intelligent real-time dynamic manipulation of gray scale values in portions of an image that are computationally determined to be images of objects moving against a global background, so as to temporally front load or concentrate the bits comprising such moving objects and thereby further mitigate said motional artifacts using both actual and virtual aggregate pulse truncation across all primary colors being modulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Rambus Delaware LLC
    Inventors: Daniel K. Van Ostrand, Carey King, Berry Tod Cox
  • Publication number: 20140184634
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for producing images including techniques for reducing the memory and processing power required for such operations. The system provides techniques for programmatically representing a graphics problem. The system further provides techniques for reducing and optimizing graphics problems for rendering with consideration of the system resources, such as the availability of a compatible GPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Harper, Ralph Brunner, Peter Graffagnino, Mark Zimmer
  • Patent number: 8767006
    Abstract: A method of producing a color image comprising providing input image data from an image source such as a camera; generating an at least three-dimensional look-up table of values of input colors and output colors, wherein the values in the lookup table convert the input image color data to output image color data in an image rendering unit; loading the at least three-dimensional look-up table into an image color rendering controller; loading the input image data into the imaging color rendering controller; processing the input image data through the at least three-dimensional look-up table to produce output color values stored at the addresses in the at least three-dimensional look-up table; and outputting the output color values to the image rendering unit to produce an output image that is perceived to have at least one of enhanced brightness, enhanced contrast, or enhanced colorfulness compared to the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Entertainment Experience LLC
    Inventors: James R. Sullivan, Rodney L. Heckaman
  • Patent number: 8754902
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for color-space selective darkness and lightness improvements. In one aspect, a method accessing multiple pixels that represent a digital image in an RGB color space. The accessed pixels are processed based on a darkness of the digital image resulting in a first set of processed pixels, and separately based on a lightness of the digital image resulting in a second set of processed pixels. Both sets of processed pixels are combined to generate a processed output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett M. Johnson, Russell Y. Webb
  • Patent number: 8749575
    Abstract: A display controller is configured for creating a translucency effect for a target image area of a source image containing image data expressed in a first color model. The display controller has a first color model converter adapted for color model transformation of the image data from the first color model to a second color model based upon a first predefined set of transformation coefficients, as well as a second color model converter adapted for color model transformation of the image data from the first color model to the second color model based upon a second predefined set of transformation coefficients. The display controller is controllable to produce a destination image by selecting transformed image data from the second color model converter for the target image area and by selecting transformed image data from the first color model converter for other image area(s) of the source image than the target image area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericssson (publ)
    Inventor: Maria Lovén Svensson
  • Publication number: 20140152689
    Abstract: One implementation of the present disclosure is a computing device for identifying a translated color from a desired color. The computing device includes at least one memory component storing a translation chart. The translation chart includes information implementing a correspondence between each of a plurality of first colors and each of a plurality of second colors. The computing device also includes one or more processing elements in communication with the at least one memory component. The processing element or elements are configured to receive one or more appearance characteristics of the desired color under a first light source and evaluate the translation chart to determine a translated color that includes the one or more appearance characteristics of the desired color under a second light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan Dain
  • Patent number: 8743141
    Abstract: Color lookup table smoothing employs propagation of a portion of an adjustment of a modified node to an unmodified node of a color lookup table (CLUT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter Morovic, Jan Morovic, Manuel Ángel Albarrán Moyo
  • Patent number: 8743140
    Abstract: The present invention provides a color adjustment device, a method of adjusting color and a display device for the same. It measures a plurality of tristimulus sets at various white grayscales on a LCD panel, converts the multiple tristimulus sets into a plurality of chromatic sets (xn, yn). Among the plurality of chromatic sets (xn, yn), it recognizes the Pth chromatic set (xp, yp), the break point, and based on the pth chromatic set (xp, yp), determines a plurality of target chromatic sets (Nxn, Nyn) at from the grayscale 0 to the grayscale p, where Nx n = x 0 + ( x 255 - x 0 ) · [ 1 - exp ? ( 1 - p n ) ] , ? Ny n = y 0 + ( y 255 - y 0 ) · [ 1 - exp ? ( 1 - p n ) ] . By this method, an exponential function instead of a linear function is adopted to depict the chromatic variation at low grayscales. Thus the grayscale variation appears more smooth and without any obvious break point in human's perception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ye Dai, Chihtsung Kang
  • Patent number: 8736630
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device which enables image display that takes full advantage of a color reproduction performance of a panel without providing a viewer with a feeling of strangeness. In at least one embodiment, an image processing device includes: a first color space converter configured to convert an externally transmitted RGB signal into an XYZ signal; a three-dimensional matching processor configured to perform conversion to tristimulus values of the XYZ signal to generate an XYZ signal; and a second color space converter configured to convert the XYZ signal to an RGB signal for a liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Xiaomang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8730250
    Abstract: An image processor includes a video input unit that counts the number of input pixel data and a command fetch/issue unit calculates, when a command including information concerning a relative position register in which a delay amount from input of pixel data until execution of a command is stored is fetched, a pixel position of processing target pixel data based on the delay amount and a count result and determines, based on the calculated pixel position, whether signal processing should be performed or specifies an operand used in arithmetic operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuki Tanabe, Takashi Miyamori, Shunichi Ishiwata, Katsuyuki Kimura, Takahisa Wada, Keiri Nakanishi, Masato Sumiyoshi, Ryuji Hada
  • Patent number: 8730255
    Abstract: There is provided a video signal processing method for performing predetermined signal processing on an input video signal to transmit an output video signal in a form of a specified transmission format through a video signal line including invalid bit polarity setting processing to be performed by an invalid bit polarity setting unit, wherein, when there exists an invalid bit having no data corresponding to data making up the input video signal in the specified transmission format of the output video signal, to count the number of low and high levels of gray-level data of the input video signal to compare a numerical size between the number of low levels and the number of high levels for judgment and to set a polarity of the invalid bit based on the judgment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouichi Ooga
  • Patent number: 8723881
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device for tactile feedback are provided. An original image is input and converted to a binary image which includes a first grayscale value and a second grayscale value. The original image is converted to a grayscale image at least including a third grayscale value between the first grayscale value and the second grayscale value. An index map is generated according to the binary image and the grayscale image. The index map includes a plurality of index values indicative of different strengths for tactile feedback. A touch input on a touch panel is detected when the original image is displayed on a display panel. In response to the detected touch input, a tactile activation unit is driven to generate tactile feedback according to the index map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Liang Shih, Jung-Wen Chang
  • Publication number: 20140125690
    Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed that reduce the amount of power consumed by an existing display device irrespective of the display mode. One such method includes recognizing a display mode related to light and dark when no voltage is applied to the display device. The method also includes determining a shift direction for the values of an image based on the recognized display mode so that power consumption is reduced in the display device. The method further includes determining a shift amount for the values of the image in accordance with a predetermined process, and converting the values of the image to be converted in the determined shift direction in accordance with the determined shift amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: EISUKE KANZAKI, YASUTOMO D. NAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 8717379
    Abstract: A color conversion table creating device for creating a color conversion table for converting first color data defined in a first color space to second color data defined in a second color space different from the first color space, includes a first data acquiring unit, a reference value determining unit, a lightness judging unit, a third data determining unit, and a creating unit. The first data acquiring unit is configured to acquire a plurality of sets of first data defined in the first color space. The first data sets are determined by measuring test patches each corresponding to a set of second data defined in the second color space. The first data sets include a set of black color data corresponding to data representing black in the second color space. Each first data set has a lightness value. The reference value determining unit is configured to determine a reference value based on a lightness value of the black color data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Kuno
  • Patent number: 8711167
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating and transmitting video frame data from a graphics processing unit (GPU) to a color field sequential display device. A frame buffer image comprising per-pixel packed color channels is transformed to a frame buffer image comprising regions corresponding to the color channels with vertical blanking regions inserted between color sub-field regions. Each region of the transformed frame buffer image is sequentially transmitted to the color field sequential display device for display of the corresponding color channel. Backlight illumination for each color channel is controlled by the GPU for temporal alignment with display of each color channel during a vertical blanking interval. The GPU may compensate an individual pixel's color channel value based on a corresponding previous color channel value in order to minimize crosstalk between neighboring color fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventor: David Wyatt
  • Patent number: 8711168
    Abstract: The color gamut of display devices like digital projectors and digital displays is expanded by incorporating additional passband filters into the optical path of the devices to produce presentations of color components in two different color gamuts. The composite visual effect of the two presentations is a presentation in an expanded color gamut. Special considerations in the modulation of color components of the image can reduce variations in color and brightness, which can otherwise manifest themselves as flicker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Richards
  • Patent number: 8704848
    Abstract: A transform model is established by the calibration system for color transformation between a first color space and a second color space. Three first target curves are defined and transformed by the transform model so as to establish three look-up tables. The display is calibrated according to the three look-up tables such that the color temperature of the display may be substantially constant for every gray-level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Wen Liu, Hung-Wei Chih
  • Patent number: 8704846
    Abstract: An information processing device, configured to perform color gamut conversion for compressing or enlarging the color gamut of image data, includes: a selecting unit configured to select a plurality of coordinate movement directions to be synthesized for determining the coordinate movement destination of a pixel to be processed during the color gamut conversion; a coordinate moving unit configured to move the coordinates of the pixel to be processed in each of the selected plurality of directions; and a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize coordinate movement in the selected plurality of directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takami Mizukura, Naoya Katoh
  • Publication number: 20140104304
    Abstract: A system for automatic color matching of multiple displays in a multi-display system. A sensor observes the output energy of each of the displays in a multi-display system and measures the difference in the color responses for a given input color. This difference is used to derive a modification function that is applied to each display. The displays are modified accordingly, and then the color is displayed again. This process is repeated until the measured values from each of the displays are within a minimum measurement error tolerance, so that the differences in displayed colors observed among the displays are minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Mersive Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher O. Jaynes, Thomson Comer, Stephen B. Webb, Michael Tolliver
  • Patent number: 8687014
    Abstract: A process and circuit for blending a foreground image (B) with a background image (A), said foreground and background images being arranged in pixels and having color representations (R, G, B). The foreground foreground image (A) has a transparency parameter (T(x,y)) in accordance with a so-called alpha plane representative of the transparency profile to apply to the foreground image. The process involves the steps of: -applying a dithering method on said alpha plane in order to convert said transparency parameter (T) into a one-bit transparency parameter (T?); -use said one-bit transparency parameter (T?) for controlling a multiplexing unit having two inputs respectively receiving the foreground image (A) and the background image (B). In one embodiment, the one-bit transparency parameter T? into the two extreme values of a range of continuous values, for instance coded on 8 bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventors: David Coupe, Gilles Spinelli
  • Patent number: 8687013
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for assessing color characterization quality includes a characterization unit configured for determining at least one of a forward and inverse transform from a first set of device dependent input color values and measured output display values of the first set of device dependent input color values on the display and transforming a second set of device dependent input color values using the determined at least one of a forward and inverse transform to provide an intermediate set of device dependent input color values. The method, apparatus and system further includes a verification unit for performing at least one of a forward transform quality evaluation and an inverse transform quality evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Bongsun Lee, Jurgen Stauder, Laurent Blonde
  • Publication number: 20140085326
    Abstract: Discussed is a timing controller. The timing controller includes a receiver, a converter, an aligner, and an EPI transmitter. The receiver receives input RGB data from an external system. The converter converts the input RGB data into input WRGB data. The aligner converts one of W, R, G, and B data, composing the input WRGB data, into 0 to generate conversion WRGB data having bits less than the total number of bits composing the W, R, G, and B data. The EPI transmitter generates WRGB data by adding dummy bits to the conversion WRGB data, and outputs the WRGB data to a source driver IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SuHyuk JANG, JongWoo KIM
  • Patent number: 8681174
    Abstract: Provided are a high density multi-view image display system and method based on active sub-pixel rendering. The image display system may perform a rendering with respect to a viewpoint image in a pixel unit, using a viewpoint varying based on a position of left/right eyes of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Du-Sik Park, Gee Young Sung, Chang Yeong Kim, Yun-Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • Patent number: 8676552
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for simulating fluid motion using procedural shape growth. In a vector-based, fluid motion simulation technique, fluid location may be defined by groups of one or more polygons deposited on a digital canvas. Two or more polygons may overlap. The polygons may be semitransparent. To simulate fluid motion, vertices that specify the edges of each deposited polygon are independently moved. By moving the vertices, a polygon may grow, and fluid motion effects may be simulated, including but not limited to directional flow and blending effects. A randomization technique may be applied to the movement at each vertex to simulate the non-uniform spreading of fluids. Overlapped polygons may be blended with overlapping polygons to simulate the mixing of fluids. The technique may be applied, for example, in watercolor painting simulation, where groups of one or more polygons are deposited using brush strokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Radomir Mech, Daichi Ito
  • Patent number: 8669998
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating the selection of colors. An initial set of colors from a color space is rendered in a user interface. A selection of at least one of the initial set of colors is received. A subsequent set of colors from the color space is rendered in the user interface in response to the selection. The subsequent set of colors is related to the selected colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Charles McBride, Vinayak Ramachandra Hegde
  • Patent number: 8659614
    Abstract: An image display apparatus adapted to display an image based on an image signal input includes: a color adjustment circuit adapted to perform one of a modification process and a correction process individually on a hue signal, a lightness signal, and a saturation signal included in first HLS signals as an image signal, and output the processed signals as second HLS signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Fumio Koyama
  • Patent number: 8659617
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving an image display apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels, for displaying an image, a panel driver for driving the pixels of the display panel, an image data converter for detecting a smooth region, an edge region, and a detail region from externally input image data in units of at least one frame and generating converted image data by changing a gray scale or chrominance of the image data at different rates in the smooth region, the edge region and the detail region, and a timing controller for arranging the converted image data suitably for driving of the display panel, providing the arranged image data to the panel driver, and controlling the panel driver by generating a panel control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Ho Cho, Seong-Gyun Kim, Su-Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20140035944
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, can perform rendering and un-rendering using profile replacement. A computer implemented method includes obtaining source image data associated with a source input-referred color space, transforming the source image data to intermediate image data associated with an intermediate input-referred color profile, applying a rendering operation to the intermediate image data by associating the intermediate image data with an intermediate output-referred color profile, and transforming the intermediate image data to destination image data associated with a destination output-referred color space using the intermediate output-referred color profile. The method further includes making available for output the destination image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Manish S. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 8643908
    Abstract: A color adjustment device includes: a conversion unit that converts color values of a second color space stored in a color conversion table, which defines a correspondence relation between color values of a first color space and color values of the second color space, into color values of a third color space independent from a device outputting an image; a storage unit that stores tables that define different input-output characteristics depending on color values of the third color space; and a change unit that selects at least one table from the tables according to a specified adjustment method, and executes a change process that changes color values of the second color space stored in the color conversion table by using the at least one table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daigo Hama, Noriko Sakai, Masaomi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8643662
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically changing the display parameters of a display device. The system includes a server that obtains information about display content, environmental factors and user preferences affecting the display device. This information is used to generate initial display parameters which can be downloaded to the display device. The display device can use the initial display parameters to select final display parameters based upon sensed real-time information about the display device, the user preferences and environmental factors affecting the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dang Van Tran, Esther Zheng
  • Patent number: 8644640
    Abstract: Methods and a processing device are provided for reducing purple fringing artifacts appearing in a digital image. A linear filter may be applied to a digital image to identify purplish candidate regions of pixels. Ones of pixels that are in any of the purplish candidate regions and are within a predefined distance of a high gradient/high contrast region may be identified as damaged pixels. A map of the damaged pixels may then be created, or formed. The damaged pixels may be reconstructed based on interpolation of values from undamaged pixels on a fringe boundary with guidance from a green channel. In various embodiments, the damaged pixels may be reconstructed based on a Poisson blending approach, an approximated Poisson blending approach, or a variety of approaches based on interpolation of values from undamaged pixels on a fringe boundary, with guidance from a green channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Denis Demandolx
  • Patent number: 8624915
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for color-space selective darkness and lightness improvements. In one aspect, a method accessing multiple pixels that represent a digital image in an RGB color space. The accessed pixels are processed based on a darkness of the digital image resulting in a first set of processed pixels, and separately based on a lightness of the digital image resulting in a second set of processed pixels. Both sets of processed pixels are combined to generate a processed output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett M. Johnson, Russell Y. Webb
  • Patent number: 8625177
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a color matching section for performing, on monochrome or two-color image data to be supplied to an image display device, a color matching process of reducing differences in color from a single- or two-color image to be outputted by an image display device, and as such, can display a comfortable preview of a single- or two-color image data by reducing differences in color between an image to be previewed and an image to be actually printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Minami, Makio Gotoh