Patents by Inventor Heinz-Erwin Schaffer

Heinz-Erwin Schaffer 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 processing input image data
    Patent number: 9942510
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for processing input image data by an image processing device, to reach a desired visual effect within an output image, wherein input image data are stored within an input memory device and the input image data are transferred based on data of a lookup table into respective output image data stored within an output memory device, the lookup table being generated based on at least one data remapping function to reach the desired visual effect, wherein further the entries within the lookup table are arranged in such a way that when processing the lookup table the input memory device is addressed in a sequential reading order; a computer readable medium having stored thereon program code to carry out the inventive method as well as an image processing device to carry out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Heinz-Erwin Schäffer, Oleg Konevsky
  • Method and Device for Processing Input Image Data
    Publication number: 20160105630
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for processing input image data by an image processing device, to reach a desired visual effect within an output image, wherein input image data are stored within an input memory device and the input image data are transferred based on data of a lookup table into respective output image data stored within an output memory device, the lookup table being generated based on at least one data remapping function to reach the desired visual effect, wherein further the entries within the lookup table are arranged in such a way that when processing the lookup table the input memory device is addressed in a sequential reading order; a computer readable medium having stored thereon program code to carry out the inventive method as well as an image processing device to carry out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: SMR PATENTS S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Heinz-Erwin Schaffer, Oleg Konevsky
  • Recording device and method for capturing and processing image data in a vehicle
    Patent number: 8849104
    Abstract: A recording device for capturing and processing image data in a vehicle is proposed. The recording device comprises an optical image generating sensor and an image processor for processing image data and a communication processor for bidirectional communication with the vehicle. The image data and additional vehicle data is imaged into the data structure of the vehicle bus system together as mixed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Oliver Eder, Heinz-Erwin Schaffer
  • RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND PROCESING IMAGE DATA IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100014842
    Abstract: A recording device for capturing and processing image data in a vehicle is proposed. The recording device comprises an optical image generating sensor and an image processor for processing image data and a communication processor for bidirectional communication with the vehicle. The image data and additional vehicle data is imaged into the data structure of the vehicle bus system together as mixed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Visiocorp Patents S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Oliver Eder, Heinz-Erwin Schaffer