Patents by Inventor Erwin B. Bellers
Erwin B. Bellers 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).
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Publication number: 20230351981Abstract: A method and system to dynamically configure a display controller based on configuration of a display panel with which the display controller is connected. An example method includes the display controller detecting that the display panel is connected with the display controller. And the example method further includes, responsive to detecting that the display panel is connected with the display controller, (i) the display controller determining a configuration of the display panel, and (ii) based on the determined configuration of the display panel, the display controller dynamically configuring itself to interwork with the connected display panel having the determined configuration. This method could enable selective connection of a display controller with a display panel and automatic configuration of the display controller based on the configuration of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Rajesh Murthi, Erwin B. Bellers, Paul Nangeroni, Adil Jagmag
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Patent number: 11749227Abstract: A method and system to dynamically configure a display controller based on configuration of a display panel with which the display controller is connected. An example method includes the display controller detecting that the display panel is connected with the display controller. And the example method further includes, responsive to detecting that the display panel is connected with the display controller, (i) the display controller determining a configuration of the display panel, and (ii) based on the determined configuration of the display panel, the display controller dynamically configuring itself to interwork with the connected display panel having the determined configuration. This method could enable selective connection of a display controller with a display panel and automatic configuration of the display controller based on the configuration of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Roku, Inc.Inventors: Rajesh Murthi, Erwin B. Bellers, Paul Nangeroni, Adil Jagmag
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Publication number: 20230274718Abstract: A method and system to dynamically configure a display controller based on configuration of a display panel with which the display controller is connected. An example method includes the display controller detecting that the display panel is connected with the display controller. And the example method further includes, responsive to detecting that the display panel is connected with the display controller, (i) the display controller determining a configuration of the display panel, and (ii) based on the determined configuration of the display panel, the display controller dynamically configuring itself to interwork with the connected display panel having the determined configuration. This method could enable selective connection of a display controller with a display panel and automatic configuration of the display controller based on the configuration of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Rajesh Murthi, Erwin B. Bellers, Paul Nangeroni, Adil Jagmag
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Patent number: 8446530Abstract: A sampling system adapts the sampling rate for sampling analog signals and/or the stored number of samples to the fixed or video image content, such that a higher rate, and equivalently a larger number of samples, are acquired for an image or video segment containing higher spatial frequencies while a lower number of samples (lower sampling rate) are retained for image or video segments containing lower spatial frequencies. The Nyquist theorem may still be satisfied for each individual image segment, while information necessary for edge enhancement is retained.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Entropic Communications, Inc.Inventor: Erwin B. Bellers
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Publication number: 20110022418Abstract: A system and method for generating a health insurance explanation of benefits for a patient is provided for receiving one or more adjudicated claims from a health insurance company; analyzing the one or more claims in relation to patient information stored in a patient records database; and generating a personalized message to the patient about the patient's health care based on the stored patient information and the adjudicated claims. The personalized message, applied to an EOB generation system associated with the health insurance company, forms a part of an enhanced EOB to be provided to the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Haiyan He, Johan Gerard Willem Maria Janssen, Erwin B. Bellers
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Publication number: 20090279609Abstract: In a motion-compensated processing of images, input images are down-scaled (scl) to obtain down-scaled images, the down-scaled images are subjected to motion-compensated processing (ME UPC) to obtain motion-compensated images, the motion-compensated images are up-scaled (sc2) to obtain up-scaled motion-compensated images; and the up-scaled motion-compensated images are combined (M) with the input images to obtain output images.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Geraro De Haan, Erwin B. Bellers, Johan G. W. M. Janssen
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Patent number: 7042945Abstract: A video signal processor enhancing video information evaluates candidate vectors of enhancement algorithms utilizing an error function biased towards spatio-temporal consistency with a penalty function. The penalty function increases with the distance—both spatial and temporal—of the subject block from the block for which the candidate vector was optimal. Enhancements are therefore gradual across both space and time and the enhanced video information is intrinsically free of perceptible spatio-temporal varying artifacts.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2001Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Inventor: Erwin B. Bellers
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Patent number: 6867817Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing an edge transient contained in a video signal include identifying the edge transient and the edge center of the edge transient in the video signal; selecting a side of the edge transient, relative to an edge center thereof, to enhance; and adding an edge change signal to the video signal to asymmetrically enhance the selected edge transient.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2001Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventor: Erwin B. Bellers
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Patent number: 6782054Abstract: A method to enhance motion estimation is provided. The method includes providing a motion estimator, obtaining at least two candidate motion vectors from the motion estimator and applying an error function having a penalty that depends on the position and size of the candidate motion vectors. A device for recursive motion vector estimation having enhanced convergence is also provided. The device includes a vector generator and a best vector selector. The best vector selector comprises means to evaluate candidate motion vectors by applying an error function having at least a penalty that depends on the position and size of the candidate motion vectors.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2001Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.Inventor: Erwin B Bellers
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Publication number: 20040071215Abstract: A method to enhance motion estimation is provided. The method includes providing a motion estimator, obtaining at least two candidate motion vectors from the motion estimator and applying an error function having a penalty that depends on the position and size of the candidate motion vectors. A device for recursive motion vector estimation having enhanced convergence is also provided. The device includes a vector generator and a best vector selector. The best vector selector comprises means to evaluate candidate motion vectors by applying an error function having at least a penalty that depends on the position and size of the candidate motion vectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2001Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventor: Erwin B. Bellers
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Publication number: 20030112373Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing an edge transient contained in a video signal include identifying the edge transient and the edge center of the edge transient in the video signal; selecting a side of the edge transient, relative to an edge center thereof, to enhance; and adding an edge change signal to the video signal to asymmetrically enhance the selected edge transient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2001Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventor: Erwin B. Bellers
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Publication number: 20030063219Abstract: A sampling system adapts the sampling rate for sampling analog signals and/or the stored number of samples to the fixed or video image content, such that a higher rate, and equivalently a larger number of samples, are acquired for an image or video segment containing higher spatial frequencies while a lower number of samples (lower sampling rate) are retained for image or video segments containing lower spatial frequencies. The Nyquist theorem may still be satisfied for each individual image segment, while information necessary for edge enhancement is retained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventor: Erwin B. Bellers
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Publication number: 20020181590Abstract: A video signal processor enhancing video information evaluates candidate vectors of enhancement algorithms utilizing an error function biased towards spatio-temporal consistency with a penalty function. The penalty function increases with the distance—both spatial and temporal—of the subject block from the block for which the candidate vector was optimal. Enhancements are therefore gradual across both space and time and the enhanced video information is intrinsically free of perceptible spatio-temporal varying artifacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2001Publication date: December 5, 2002Applicant: KONINKLIJKI PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventor: Erwin B. Bellers
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Patent number: 6445741Abstract: In a method of estimating motion vectors from subsampled video data (I), first vectors are estimated (ME, PM2) between an image with a first sub-sampling phase and an earlier image sub-sampled with a second sub-sampling phase, second vectors are estimated (ME, PM1) between an image with a second sub-sampling phase and an earlier image sub-sampled with a first subsampling phase, and the first and second vectors are combined (CD) to obtain output motion vectors (MV).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Erwin B. Bellers, Gerard De Haan
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Patent number: 6378046Abstract: A processor is programmed for accessing data-items from a matrix of rows and columns, access being constrained to a moving window. A cache memory caches data for the window. The cache memory makes a location used for a first data-item from an earliest row available for reuse when the window moves along the row direction, and retrieves a second data item for a latest row of the window into the cache memory. Data for the latest row may be written into the location just made available for reuse. The position of the first data-item along the row direction of the matrix trails the position of the second data-item along the row direction of the matrix at least by the width of the window.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1999Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventors: Erwin B. Bellers, Alphonsius A. J. De Lange
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Patent number: 6289051Abstract: In a method of estimating motion vectors from subsampled video data (I), first vectors are estimated (ME, PM2) between an image with a first sub-sampling phase and an earlier image sub-sampled with a second sub-sampling phase, second vectors are estimated (ME, PM1) between an image with a second sub-sampling phase and an earlier image sub-sampled with a first subsampling phase, and the first and second vectors are combined (CD) to obtain output motion vectors (MV).Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1998Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventors: Erwin B. Bellers, Gerard De Haan
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Patent number: 6008862Abstract: In a method of obtaining an improved perceived color transient, an artificial transient signal is inserted (50) into a luminance signal (Yin) when it is detected (10, 20, 30) that there is an edge in a chrominance signal (Cin) in the absence of an edge in the luminance signal (Yin).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1997Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventor: Erwin B. Bellers