Patents by Inventor Gerald Knabe

Gerald Knabe 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 apparatus for generating and reproducing of compressed colored video scenes
    Patent number: 5825918
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method and an apparatus for generating compressed colored video scenes. In conventional methods and apparatus of this kind the problem arises that a large number of color values is present for each scene. The large number of color values should be reduced such that a pleasant image appears for the viewer. In order to obtain this a RGB color space is spanned wherein all color values of all pixels of all individual images of one video scene are inserted. The RGB color space is divided in 256 color rectangular parallel epipeds, each color parallel epiped containing either the same number of pixels or the same number of color values. All color values in one color rectangular parallel epiped are replaced by a mean color value for this color rectangular parallel epiped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Q-Team Dr. Knabe Gesellschaft fur Informations-und Qualifikations-systeme mbH
    Inventors: Peter Hoffmann, Gerald Knabe