Patents by Inventor Bart Koon

Bart Koon 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).

  • Saliency based disparity mapping
    Patent number: 9041709
    Abstract: A three dimensional [3D] image signal is processed for rendering 3D image data (33) on a specific 3D display, e.g. an auto-stereoscopic display. A first depth map (34) and saliency of the 3D image data are determined. A display depth sub-range (35) of a usable depth range (36) of the 3D display is determined and provides a higher 3D image quality for a viewer than the 3D image quality across the usable depth range. A depth mapping function is determined in dependence of the saliency data. The depth mapping function maps the first depth map to a second depth map for generating views for the 3D display. Advantageously the salient range of depth values is mapped towards the display depth sub-range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Bart Koon, Patrick Luc Els Vandewalle
  • SALIENCY BASED DISPARITY MAPPING
    Publication number: 20140313191
    Abstract: A three dimensional [3D] image signal is processed for rendering 3D image data (33) on a specific 3D display, e.g. an auto-stereoscopic display. A first depth map (34) and saliency of the 3D image data are determined. A display depth sub-range (35) of a usable depth range (36) of the 3D display is determined and provides a higher 3D image quality for a viewer than the 3D image quality across the usable depth range. A depth mapping function is determined in dependence of the saliency data. The depth mapping function maps the first depth map to a second depth map for generating views for the 3D display. Advantageously the salient range of depth values is mapped towards the display depth sub-range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Bart Koon, Patrick Luc Els Vandewalle