Patents by Inventor Amy E. Hansen

Amy E. Hansen 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).

  • Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit
    Patent number: 9232149
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward P. Tomaszewski, Kannan Raj, Amy E. Hansen, Cynthia Bell
  • Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit
    Patent number: 8767091
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • DETERMINING A FINAL EXPOSURE SETTING AUTOMATICALLY FOR A SOLID STATE CAMERA WITHOUT A SEPARATE LIGHT METERING CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20140160313
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Edward P. Tomaszewski, Kannan Raj, Amy E. Hansen, Cynthia Bell
  • DETERMINING A FINAL EXPOSURE SETTING AUTOMATICALLY FOR A SOLID STATE CAMERA WITHOUT A SEPARATE LIGHT METERING CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20120013762
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit
    Patent number: 8031262
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • DETERMINING A FINAL EXPOSURE SETTING AUTOMATICALLY FOR A SOLID STATE CAMERA WITHOUT A SEPARATE LIGHT METERING CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20100315531
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit
    Patent number: 7817206
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • DETERMINING A FINAL EXPOSURE SETTING AUTOMATICALLY FOR A SOLID STATE CAMERA WITHOUT A SEPARATE LIGHT METERING CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20080260373
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a sold state camera without a separate light metering circuit
    Patent number: 7403222
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit
    Publication number: 20030122939
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit
    Patent number: 6486915
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Edward P. Tomaszewski, Amy E. Hansen, Kannan Raj
  • DETERMINING A FINAL EXPOSURE SETTING AUTOMATICALLY FOR A SOLID STATE CAMERA WITHOUT A SEPARATE LIGHT METERING CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20020071049
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: CYNTHIA S. BELL, EDWARD P. TOMASZEWSKI, AMY E. HANSEN, KANNAN RAJ