Patents by Inventor Eric Masera

Eric Masera 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: 20030103247
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of digital imaging. It relates to a method for determining the coordinates of a subject of interest in a digital image, so as to be able to then display this subject of interest on the screen of a terminal with low display capacity. The present invention enables, from the screen of a terminal with sufficient display capacity, at least one subject of interest in an original still digital image to be selected, and the coordinates of said subject of interest to be determined. The application of the present invention consists in preparing the display operation of subjects of interest of digital images on the screens of terminals with low display capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Eric Masera, Valery J. Risson
  • Patent number: 6406131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for moving a fluid which can be used in the ink jet printing art. The device of the present invention includes a mechanism for moving the fluid by using polymers. The polymers have hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties that can be selected under the action of an external stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Yannick J. Lerat, Eric Masera, Olivier J. Poncelet, Thierry G. Vachette
  • Publication number: 20020065088
    Abstract: A method to transmit drawings or images comprising text to low display ability terminals, and more particularly to cellular phones or equivalent mobile devices. The transmission is possible in the best conditions and automatically. The transmission enables the consultation or display by the user of these drawings or images comprising text, on a low display ability terminal. These images can have the form of a plate of several images or an individual image comprising text. This operation is possible by automatically transforming the drawings or images via image analysis into image entities formed by an image zone and a text zone; and without requiring any extra work by the publisher or author of the drawings or images comprising text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Olivier Seignol, Eric Masera, Jean-Marie Vau
  • Publication number: 20020038343
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to supply a web site designer or web site host type customer with a tool for transforming an image from a first format into a second format. This permits the web site designer or host type customer to transform the images present on their web site and stored in a unique format, into a second format suited to the display screen of a site user's terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Eric Masera
  • Publication number: 20020015594
    Abstract: A process is shown for making available digital photographic images. The process comprises: sending to a processing laboratory an exposed photosensitive film strip to be developed, digitizing each of the developed images without any printing of the images, destroying the film strip and providing several options to a customer for obtaining and/or viewing their digital images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Eric Masera
  • Publication number: 20010035893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for moving a fluid which can be used in the ink jet printing art. The device of the present invention includes a mechanism for moving the fluid by using polymers. The polymers have hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties that can be selected under the action of an external stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Yannick J. Lerat, Eric Masera, Olivier J. Poncelet, Thierry G. Vachette