Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Aardema

Christopher A. Aardema 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).

  • Method and/or apparatus for implementing a color management module
    Patent number: 8553154
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first circuit, a processing circuit and a conversion circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a first intermediate signal in a second format in response to an input signal in a first format. The processing circuit may be configured to generate a second intermediate signal and a third intermediate signal in response to the first intermediate signal. The conversion circuit may be configured to generate an output signal in the first format in response to the second intermediate signal and the third intermediate signal. The processing circuit may be configured to implement color blending on the second intermediate signal in the second format prior to conversion to the first format and pass the third intermediate signal without color blending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: VIXS Systems, Inc
    Inventors: Hui Zhou, Christopher A. Aardema
  • METHOD AND/OR APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A COLOR MANAGEMENT MODULE
    Publication number: 20110199537
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first circuit, a processing circuit and a conversion circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a first intermediate signal in a second format in response to an input signal in a first format. The processing circuit may be configured to generate a second intermediate signal and a third intermediate signal in response to the first intermediate signal. The conversion circuit may be configured to generate an output signal in the first format in response to the second intermediate signal and the third intermediate signal. The processing circuit may be configured to implement color blending on the second intermediate signal in the second format prior to conversion to the first format and pass the third intermediate signal without color blending.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Hui Zhou, Christopher A. Aardema