Patents by Inventor Bill Alan Dickey

Bill Alan Dickey 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).

  • Signal enhancement system
    Patent number: 5870154
    Abstract: A circuit and method for optimizing the display of a video signal on a display. Control of the display's brightness and contrast is based on aspects of a video signal, such as the average amplitude of the signal and the standard deviation. These aspects of the video signal are determined and the video signal manipulated based on the determined characteristics such that the resultant video signal is optimized to the dynamic range of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt M. Conover, Bill Alan Dickey