Patents by Inventor Eric Zachery Silfen

Eric Zachery Silfen 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).

  • Generating views of medical images
    Patent number: 8786601
    Abstract: A system for generating a view of a medical image comprises an input (1) for receiving information indicative of a suspected diagnosis of a patient. An input (2) for receiving a medical image of the patient. A mapper (3) for mapping the suspected diagnosis of the patient to a set of viewing parameters for viewing the medical image. A view generator (8) for providing a view of the medical image in accordance with the set of viewing parameters. A database (4) for mapping a suspected diagnosis into a set of generic viewing parameters. A transformer (5) for transforming the set of generic viewing parameters into a set of image-specific viewing parameters based on content of the medical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Helko Lehmann, Juergen Weese, Sabri Boughorbel, Yuechen Qian, Merlijn Sevenster, Eric Zachery Silfen
  • GENERATING VIEWS OF MEDICAL IMAGES
    Publication number: 20120098838
    Abstract: A system for generating a view of a medical image comprises an input (1) for receiving information indicative of a suspected diagnosis of a patient. An input (2) for receiving a medical image of the patient. A mapper (3) for mapping the suspected diagnosis of the patient to a set of viewing parameters for viewing the medical image. A view generator (8) for providing a view of the medical image in accordance with the set of viewing parameters. A database (4) for mapping a suspected diagnosis into a set of generic viewing parameters. A transformer (5) for transforming the set of generic viewing parameters into a set of image-specific viewing parameters based on content of the medical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Helko LEHMANN, Juergen Weese, Sabri Boughorbel, Yuechen Qian, Merlijn Sevenster, Eric Zachery Silfen