Patents Assigned to Sharp Laboratories
  • Methods and systems for print job handling
    Patent number: 8370299
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for print job handling using a portable document system residing on a portable memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy K. Chrisop, Ronnie Neil Patton
  • Temporal parallax induced display
    Patent number: 8368696
    Abstract: A temporal parallax induced display includes the presentation of different views of a scene. The system likewise uses a model of the human visual system to modify the image to reduce the rocking artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Daly, Chang Yuan
  • DEVICES FOR MULTI-CELL COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130028198
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) configured for multi-cell communications is disclosed. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE determines a primary cell (PCell) with a corresponding PCell time alignment timer. The UE also determines a secondary cell (SCell) with a corresponding SCell time alignment timer. The UE further determines whether the PCell time alignment timer is expired. The UE additionally sets the SCell time alignment timer as expired if the PCell time alignment timer is expired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Shohei Yamada
  • COORDINATED MULTIPOINT (COMP) TRANSMISSION METHOD SELECTION AND FEEDBACK REQUIREMENTS
    Publication number: 20130021925
    Abstract: A method for configuring coordinated multipoint (CoMP) transmission by an eNode B is described. Feedback information is received from a user equipment (UE). A CoMP transmission measurement set is determined. The CoMP transmission measurement set is sent to the UE. A channel state information (CSI) report of the CoMP measurement set is received from the UE. A CoMP transmission method used for each CoMP transmission point in the CoMP measurement set is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanping Yin, Ahmad Khoshnevis, Sayantan Choudhury
  • Methods and systems for sampling and modeling of colorant-limited, multi-colorant color spaces
    Patent number: 8358441
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for determining output responses and device targets for multi-colorant output devices. Some aspects relate to methods and systems for multi-dimensional rectilinear sampling, transformation of samples from an unlimited colorant space to a colorant-limited space, obtaining additional samples within a colorant-limitation hyperplane and interpolation of values in a colorant-limited space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: James Zhixin Chang, Chizu Watanabe
  • Systems and methods for efficiently handling imaging job settings
    Patent number: 8358436
    Abstract: When an imaging job is received by an imaging device, a modified job environment for the imaging job may be created based on job-specific settings that are specified by the imaging job and also based on default settings of the imaging device. When the imaging job is processed, modified job-specific input source settings of the modified job environment may be provided to an input source subunit that corresponds to the imaging job. The input source subunit may use the modified job-specific input source settings to process the imaging job. Modified job-specific output engine settings of the modified job environment may be provided to an output engine subunit that corresponds to the imaging job. The output engine subunit may use the modified job-specific output engine settings to process the imaging job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew R. Ferlitsch
  • Energy management system to reduce the loss of excess energy generation
    Patent number: 8359125
    Abstract: Systems and devices for, and methods of, adaptive local energy storage capacity by changing operating set points of regulated energy load devices based on the presence, or absence, of an excess of available, generated energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Park
  • Wireless video transmission system
    Patent number: 8356327
    Abstract: A transmission system suitable for video where a sender encodes video for transmission to a receiver at an adjustable date rate. The data rate may be adjusted using a delay constraint that constrains the expected delay of transmitted packets. The expected delay may be measured from a time that a transmitter encodes a packet to a time that a receiver decodes a packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Petrus J. L. van Beek
  • Systems and methods for obtaining scan data by linking images
    Patent number: 8355147
    Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining and linking scanned images are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an imaging device. The imaging device includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions are stored in the memory. The instructions are executable to implement a method. A first scanned image of a multi-page document is obtained. The first scanned image is stored in the memory and is sent to a destination device. A second scanned image of the multi-page document is obtained. The second scanned image is stored in the memory of the imaging device such that the first scanned image is not needed. The second scanned image is sent to the destination device. The second scanned image is linked to the first scanned image in a logical multi-page scanned image wherein the first scanned image and the second scanned image are not in the same electronic file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew R. Ferlitsch
  • Camera noise reduction for machine vision systems
    Patent number: 8355063
    Abstract: A method for reducing noise in an image from an image capture device includes filter the image using both an offset fixed pattern noise filter and a gain fixed pattern noise filter. Thereafter, the image is filtered using a remnant fixed pattern noise filter to reduce remnant fixed pattern noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Petrus J. L. van Beek
  • Selective frame dropping for initial buffer delay reduction
    Patent number: 8355452
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide for methods, devices, and systems adapted to reduce initial buffering delay encountered at the client side by selectively dropping content elements of a source content within a drop interval prior to transmission to a client or receiver. The drop interval associated with the initial buffering delay value at the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Sachin G. Deshpande
  • Presence based technology
    Patent number: 8356317
    Abstract: A collaborative information system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Errico, M. Ibrahim Sezan, George R. Borden, Gary A. Feather, Mick G. Grover
  • Noise reduction for machine vision systems
    Patent number: 8355064
    Abstract: A method for reducing noise in an image from an image capture device includes filter the image using both an offset fixed pattern noise filter and a gain fixed pattern noise filter. Thereafter, the image is filtered using a remnant fixed pattern noise filter to reduce remnant fixed pattern noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Petrus J. L. van Beek
  • Methods and systems for digital image data tracking
    Patent number: 8353047
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for notification handling in a processing server and an imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Rodney Ferlitsch
  • Fabrication of a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded insulating film luminescence device
    Patent number: 8349745
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film for short wavelength luminescence applications. The method provides a bottom electrode, and deposits a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film, including the element of N, O, or C, overlying the bottom electrode. After annealing, a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film has a peak photoluminescence (PL) at a wavelength in the range of 475 to 750 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratory of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Pooran Chandra Joshi, Hao Zhang, Jiandong Huang, Apostolos T. Voutsas
  • Blue sky color detection technique
    Patent number: 8351724
    Abstract: An image enhancement technique includes a filter that receives an input image and provides a low-pass filtered image that maintains a substantial number of edges therein. The low pass filtered image is provided a likelihood of being a sky color for each pixel of the low pass filtered image. The low-pass filtered image is filtered based upon a user selection to selectively enhance the sky color. The low-pass filtered image and the filtered low-pass filtered image are blended based upon the user selection based upon the likelihood. The blended image is combined with a high pass filtered input image to provide an enhanced image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinyu Xu, Hao Pan
  • Image sharpening technique
    Patent number: 8351725
    Abstract: A sharpening technique for digital images for presentation on a display. The technique may include an upscaling process, a noise reduction process, and a sharpening process. The technique may further use a single buffer for the upscaling, noise reduction, and sharpening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao Pan, Yeping Su
  • Methods and systems for third-party control of remote imaging jobs
    Patent number: 8345272
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for third-party control of remote imaging jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Rodney Ferlitsch
  • Client-controlled adaptive streaming
    Patent number: 8346959
    Abstract: A client determines the transmission of a data stream from a server and transmits to the server a Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) header having either RTSP Speed or both RTSP Scale and RTSP Speed values where the values are formed based at least on the determined transmission rate of the data stream received by the client and a reference data stream rate. An RTSP server responsive to the Speed value or the Speed and Scale value may adjust properties of the data stream being transmitted in response to the RTSP header values sent by the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Sachin G. Deshpande
  • Methods and systems for backlight modulation and brightness preservation
    Patent number: 8345038
    Abstract: Elements of the present invention relate to systems and methods for image enhancement for color enhancement, brightness enhancement and/or backlight modulation compensation. Some elements comprise backlight illumination level selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis J. Kerofsky