Patents by Inventor Chris Damkat

Chris Damkat 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).

  • Publication number: 20230284361
    Abstract: A method of configuring a plurality of parameters of a lighting device (320); wherein the plurality of parameters are configurable in a configuration mode and in an augmented reality mode; wherein the method comprises the steps of: selecting, in the configuration mode, a configuration set comprising at least one of the plurality of parameters of the lighting device; adjusting, in the configuration mode, the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the selected configuration set; switching to the augmented reality mode upon adjustment of the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set in the configuration mode and/or based on a user input; rendering, in the augmented reality mode, a virtual model of the lighting device on an image rendering device (330) as an overlay on a view of a physical environment (310); wherein the model of the lighting device comprises the adjusted at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set; automatically selecting, in the augment
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: JÉRÔME EDUARD MAES, CHRIS DAMKAT, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, BRAM KNAAPEN
  • Patent number: 11710465
    Abstract: A method and apparatus analyze a difference of at least two gradings of an image on the basis of: obtaining a first graded picture (LDR) with a first luminance dynamic range; obtaining data encoding a grading of a second graded picture (HDR) with a second luminance dynamic range, different from the first luminance dynamic range; and determining a grading difference data structure (DATGRAD) on the basis of at least the data encoding the grading of the second graded picture (HDR), which allows more intelligently adaptive encoding of the imaged scenes, and consequently also better use of those pictures, such as higher quality rendering under various rendering scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Remco Theodorus Johannes Muijs, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Chris Damkat, Martin Hammer, Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout
  • Publication number: 20220346208
    Abstract: A method of adapting a light plan for a certain space comprises receiving a light plan and determining one or more auxiliary functions of one or more of the lighting devices (31-38) in the light plan. The light plan specifies planned positions of the lighting devices in the light plan. The method further comprises determining an alternative position for at least one of the one or more lighting devices based on a position determination function, such that they can better perform the one or more auxiliary functions with the at least one lighting device in the alternative position instead of the planned position. The method also comprises adapting the received light plan and outputting the adapted light plan (63). The adapted light plan specifies the alternative position for the at least one lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: CHRIS DAMKAT, BARTEL NARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, BERNARDUS JOHANNES PRONK
  • Publication number: 20220132135
    Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philip Steven NEWTON
  • Patent number: 11252414
    Abstract: This invention provides a process which allows better quality rendering of video on any display. The process proposes encoding, video data and additional data. The additional data includes a change time instant. The change time instant can be used to indicate a change in time of a characteristic luminance. The characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data. The process includes generating on descriptive data based on the video data and encoding and outputting the descriptive data as additional data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Chris Damkat, Gerard De Haan, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Remco Muijs, Martin Hammer, Philip Steven Newton
  • Publication number: 20210295800
    Abstract: A method and apparatus analyze a difference of at least two gradings of an image on the basis of: obtaining a first graded picture (LDR) with a first luminance dynamic range; obtaining data encoding a grading of a second graded picture (HDR) with a second luminance dynamic range, different from the first luminance dynamic range; and determining a grading difference data structure (DATGRAD) on the basis of at least the data encoding the grading of the second graded picture (HDR), which allows more intelligently adaptive encoding of the imaged scenes, and consequently also better use of those pictures, such as higher quality rendering under various rendering scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: REMCO THEODORUS JOHANNES MUIJS, MARK JOZEF WILLEM MERTENS, WILHELMUS HENDRIKUS ALFONSUS BRULS, CHRIS DAMKAT, MARTIN HAMMER, CORNELIS WILHELMUS KWISTHOUT
  • Patent number: 11049473
    Abstract: The method of analyzing a difference of at least two gradings of an image on the basis of: obtaining a first graded picture (LDR) with a first luminance dynamic range; obtaining data encoding a grading of a second graded picture (HDR) with a second luminance dynamic range, different from the first luminance dynamic range; determining a grading difference data structure (DATGRAD) on the basis of at least the data encoding the grading of the second graded picture (HDR), allows more intelligently adaptive encoding of the imaged scenes, and consequently also better use of those pictures, such as higher quality rendering under various rendering scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Remco Theodorus Johannes Muijs, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Chris Damkat, Martin Hammer, Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout
  • Publication number: 20210037244
    Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philip Steven NEWTON
  • Patent number: 10855987
    Abstract: A system and method of processing video data: produce, on the basis of the video data, descriptive data regarding a variation in a characteristic luminance of the video data, wherein the characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, wherein the descriptive data identifies the at least one change time instant, wherein the change time instant indicates a time at which a change of the characteristic luminance occurs; and encode and output the descriptive data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Chris Damkat, Gerard De Haan, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Remco Muijs, Martin Hammer, Philip Steven Newton
  • Patent number: 10467670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to assisting a user in selecting a lighting device design by providing a lighting device design based on a model or image of a lighting device design (e.g. the user uploading an image of an existing lighting device in his/her home). The lighting device design of the model or image is analyzed in order to determine a lighting device design related variable (e.g. type, shape or color of lighting device design). This variable is then used to select a lighting device design from a set of lighting device designs (e.g. to select a lighting device design of the same color, from an electronic catalogue of lighting device designs); or to generate a lighting device design (e.g. to generate a lighting device design that is a copy of the lighting device design in the image, only smaller and in a different color). The invention further includes a system and computer program product for implementation of this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDNG B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Johannes Hendrikus Seuntiens, Bram Knaapen, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Chris Damkat, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Wei Pien Lee, Tim Dekker, Stefan Donivan Twigt, Robertus Antonius Jacobus Maria Hovers, Bertrand Rigot
  • Patent number: 10372765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to suggesting a lighting device (408) design to a user, such as in an advertisement for a lighting device design. The suggestion is based on acquiring user interest information relating to the user from a data source such as an online user profile. A lighting device (408) design related variable (e.g. intensity, colour temperature) is determined based on the acquired user interest information using, for example, a lookup table or rules. A lighting device (408) design is then provided (e.g. selected or generated) based on the lighting device design related variable and an image (410) of the provided lighting device (408) design is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Bram Knaapen, Petrus Johannes Hendrikus Seuntiens, Chris Damkat, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Wei Pien Lee, Stefan Donivan Twigt
  • Patent number: 10306233
    Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD), wherein the additional data includes at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes a set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method: generates on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encodes and outputs the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Chris Damkat, Gerard De Haan, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Remco Muijs, Martin Hammer, Philip Steven Newton
  • Publication number: 20190158842
    Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philips Steven NEWTON
  • Patent number: 10240912
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a propagation velocity for a surface wave comprises a coherent light source (105) for generating at least a first and a second light spot on a surface (103). A camera (111) captures at least one out-of-focus image of at least a part of the surface (103) comprising the light spots. The out-of-focus image comprises light spot image objects for the light spots where the light spot image objects have speckle patterns. An analyzer (113) determines the propagation velocity in response to a time difference between speckle pattern changes in the two speckle patterns. The camera may specifically use a rolling shutter allowing the determination of the propagation velocity to be based on a spatial analysis of the speckle patterns. The approach may in particular allow an efficient remote measuring of pulse wave velocities e.g. in animal tissue and in particular, in human tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Remco Theodorus Johannes Muijs, Chris Damkat, Frederik Jan De Bruijn
  • Patent number: 10234117
    Abstract: A lighting aiming system for aiming a stadium lighting system, the lighting aiming system comprising: a luminaire (5), the luminaire having a mounting position and an orientation and configured to generate a light beam along an optical axis; a camera (1) configured to capture an image, the camera (1) coupled to the luminaire and having a defined relationship between a field of view of the camera and the optical axis; a memory (31) configured to store lighting information comprising a desired aiming location of the luminaire, and the memory further configured to store feature information comprising an expected location of at least one feature; a processor (33) configured to determine and output aiming information based on the feature information, lighting information and image to enable a determination on whether the luminaire is correctly aimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Harry Broers, Ruben Rajagopalan, Wei Pien Lee, Chris Damkat, Bart Andre Salters
  • Patent number: 9910575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to assisting a user in selecting a lighting device (408) design through receiving an image of a scene, e.g. the user taking a picture using his/her smartphone of his/her living room (410) and analyzing this image in order to select or generate a lighting device (408) design. The analysis can comprise determining the presence of a pattern, material or color in the scene and a lighting device (408) design can be selected (e.g. from an electronic catalog) that comprises a similar pattern, material or color. As another example, a lighting device (408) design can be generated to match such a pattern, material or color. The invention further comprises a system and computer program product for implementation of this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Johannes Hendrikus Seuntiens, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Chris Damkat, Bram Knaapen, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Wei Pien Lee, Tim Dekker, Stefan Donivan Twigt, Robertus Antonius Jacobus Maria Hovers, Bertrand Rigot
  • Patent number: 9849598
    Abstract: A hair cutting device (10) is provided comprising a cutter unit (11), a skin stretcher (12) and slit adapting means. The cutter unit (11) comprises a skin-contact surface for dragging over a skin surface (21) in a shaving direction (55), a front surface arranged in front of the skin-contact surface in the shaving direction (55), and a laser beam exit window arranged in the front surface for allowing a hair cutting laser beam (13) to cut a hair (22) near the skin surface (21) in front of the front surface. The skin stretcher (12) is positioned in front of the cutter unit (11), according to the shaving direction (55), and comprises a stretcher surface for dragging over the skin surface (21) together with the skin-contact surface, such that a skin dome (23) is formed by the skin surface (21) in a slit between the skin stretcher (12) and the cutter unit (11). The slit adapting means are provided for adapting at least one dimension (51, 52, 54) of the slit for controlling a shape of the skin dome (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Chris Damkat, Natalia Eduardauna Uzunbajakava, Calina Ciuhu, Geert Veenstra, Harmen Kooiker
  • Publication number: 20170205061
    Abstract: A lighting aiming system for aiming a stadium lighting system, the lighting aiming system comprising: a luminaire (5), the luminaire having a mounting position and an orientation and configured to generate a light beam along an optical axis; a camera (1) configured to capture an image, the camera (1) coupled to the luminaire and having a defined relationship between a field of view of the camera and the optical axis; a memory (31) configured to store lighting information comprising a desired aiming location of the luminaire, and the memory further configured to store feature information comprising an expected location of at least one feature; a processor (33) configured to determine and output aiming information based on the feature information, lighting information and image to enable a determination on whether the luminaire is correctly aimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: HARRY BROERS, RUBEN RAJAGOPALAN, WEI PIEN LEE, CHRIS DAMKAT, BART ANDRE SALTERS
  • Patent number: 9443304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for extracting information from remotely detected characteristic signals. A data stream (24) derivable from electromagnetic radiation (14) emitted or reflected by an object (12) is received. The data stream (24) comprises a sequence of frames (66, 70, 92, 94; 108, 110, 112, 122, 124; 164, 66, 168), at least some of the frames comprise a frame section (68, 72; 174, 180, 186) 5 representative of a region of interest (56) attributable to the object (12). The region of interest (56) exhibits a continuous or discrete characteristic signal (136; 192) including physiological information (200) indicative of at least one at least partially periodic vital signal (20; 208). The sequence of frames (66, 70, 92, 94; 108, 110, 112, 122, 124; 164, 166, 168) further comprises a disturbing signal portion at least partially indicative of undesired object motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Chris Damkat
  • Publication number: 20150323311
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a propagation velocity for a surface wave comprises a coherent light source (105) for generating at least a first and a second light spot on a surface (103). A camera (111) captures at least one out-of-focus image of at least a part of the surface (103) comprising the light spots. The out-of-focus image comprises light spot image objects for the light spots where the light spot image objects have speckle patterns. An analyzer (113) determines the propagation velocity in response to a time difference between speckle pattern changes in the two speckle patterns. The camera may specifically use a rolling shutter allowing the determination of the propagation velocity to be based on a spatial analysis of the speckle patterns. The approach may in particular allow an efficient remote measuring of pulse wave velocities e.g. in animal tissue and in particular, in human tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: REMCO THEODORUS JOHANNES MUIJS, CHRIS DAMKAT, FREDERIK JAN DE BRUIJN