Patents by Inventor Farn Chen

Farn Chen 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).

  • Device and method for producing an enhanced color image using a flash of infrared light
    Publication number: 20070127908
    Abstract: A device and method for producing an enhanced color image of a scene of interest captures a grayscale image of the scene of interest using a flash of infrared light and a color image of the scene of interest without using any flash of infrared light. The grayscale information from the grayscale image and the visible color information from the color image are combined to produce the enhanced color image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Chin Oon, Kean Keh, Farn Chen, Eit Yap, Gim Chew, Kee Ng, Thye Mok, Wool Goon, Rene Helbing, Janet Bee Chua
  • Imaging device and method for producing an infrared filtered digital image
    Publication number: 20060261280
    Abstract: An imaging device and method for producing an infrared (IR) filtered digital image of a scene of interest uses IR image signals derived from light transmitted through infrared pass filters of a color filter array to remove IR light components of color image signals derived from light transmitted through color pass filters of the color filter array. The color and IR image signals are generated using an image sensor that includes an imaging array and the color filter array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Chin Oon, Kean Keh, Farn Chen, Eit Yap