Patents by Inventor Eric P. Funke

Eric P. Funke 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 device for adding noise to a video signal for improving a display of the video signal
    Patent number: 6724437
    Abstract: In a display driving method, noise is added (NG, AD) to a video signal before the video signal is subjected to a dithering operation (DC). The invention is preferably applied to render non-moving dither patterns invisible in a plasma display panel driving method in which the display signal is subjected to a (Floyd-Steinberg) dithering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Eric P. Funke, Jeroen H. C. J. Stessen, Age J. Van Dalfsen
  • a METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDING NOISE TO A VIDEO SIGNAL FOR IMPROVING A DISPLAY OF THE VIDEO SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20030133045
    Abstract: In a display driving method, noise is added (NG, AD) to a video signal before the video signal is subjected to a dithering operation (DC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: ERIC P. FUNKE, JEROEN H.C.J. STESSEN, AGE J. VAN DALFSEN