Patents by Inventor Hoi Chu

Hoi Chu 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).

  • Publication number: 20070084743
    Abstract: A taper-shaped keepsakes storage box having an integrated picture frame cover therein a picture can be inserted and presented at a slightly inclined viewing angle. According to a first embodiment, the picture frame cover peripheral edge interfit over a flanged peripheral edge at the access opening of the storage compartment and the two edges are held together with sets of corresponding magnets embedded in these edges. In other embodiments, seams can be eliminated from the side walls of the picture frame storage box assembly by insetting the picture frame in the front surface of the case body or by giving the picture frame peripheral side edge an acute angle allowing it to mate with the correspondingly angled interior side peripheral edge of the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventor: Hoi Chu
  • Publication number: 20050123211
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic digital image enhancement method, including: determining the defects existing in the image based on pixel values, such as pixel luminance values and pixel color values, of the input digital image, and making corrections based on the determination results. The method can process images of digital photos, digital videos and make enhancement on exposure and color of the images. The method disclosed can also improve quickly and apparently the visual quality and appearance of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Kam Wong, Xiaoou Tang, Ying Ho, Kwok Leung, Hoi Chu