Patents by Inventor Daniel KAUKER

Daniel KAUKER 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 system for obtaining a point spread function using motion information
    Patent number: 8648918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for obtaining a point spread function for deblurring image data captured by an imaging device comprising a motion sensor. First, motion path values indicating the motion of the imaging device during the exposure time are acquired. The motion path values of the imaging device are then projected onto the sensor plane and for each sensor pixel the projected motion path values are integrated over time. Said integrated value represents for each sensor pixel an initial estimate of the point spread function. Optionally, the size of the point spread function can also be estimated based on the distance of the focused object and taken into account during the projecting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Kauker, Muhammad Siddiqui, Klaus Zimmermann
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING A POINT SPREAD FUNCTION USING MOTION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20110199492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for obtaining a point spread function for deblurring image data captured by an imaging device comprising a motion sensor. First, motion path values indicating the motion of the imaging device during the exposure time are acquired. The motion path values of the imaging device are then projected onto the sensor plane and for each sensor pixel the projected motion path values are integrated over time. Said integrated value represents for each sensor pixel an initial estimate of the point spread function. Optionally, the size of the point spread function can also be estimated based on the distance of the focused object and taken into account during the projecting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel KAUKER, Muhammad Siddiqui, Klaus Zimmermann