Patents by Inventor James R. Sullivan
James R. Sullivan 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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Patent number: 10019874Abstract: Games of chance are disclosed. In a general embodiment, collections of objects used in the game are defined. The values of objects of the collection are ranked according to a predefined hierarchy. A first object collection is assigned to a Player party. The Dealer accepts a wager from the Player on certain outcomes of random selections of a subset of the collection of objects corresponding to high value objects. A random selection of a subset of objects is made. The subset is compared to predefined high value objects. If there is no matching relationship between the subset and the high value objects, the wager is retained by the Dealer. If there is a matching relationship but not reaching a threshold level of matching, the Dealer pays funds to the Player. If the matching exceeds a threshold level, the Player may accept the payout or wager further.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Trepp Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Warren Trepp, James R. Sullivan, John M. Hammond
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Publication number: 20180174403Abstract: Games of chance are disclosed. In a general embodiment, collections of objects used in the game are defined. The values of objects of the collection are ranked according to a predefined hierarchy. A first object collection is assigned to a Player party. The Dealer accepts a wager from the Player on certain outcomes of random selections of a subset of the collection of objects corresponding to high value objects. A random selection of a subset of objects is made. The subset is compared to predefined high value objects. If there is no matching relationship between the subset and the high value objects, the wager is retained by the Dealer. If there is a matching relationship but not reaching a threshold level of matching, the Dealer pays funds to the Player. If the matching exceeds a threshold level, the Player may accept the payout or wager further.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Trepp Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Warren TREPP, James R. SULLIVAN, John M. HAMMOND
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Patent number: 9997135Abstract: A method of producing a color image using a display comprised of pixels comprising red, green and blue primary color subpixels. The method comprises reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image relative to a base level, decreasing power to the display to reduce the brightness of the image, restoring color to the image to approximately the base level by modifying image pixel data using a three-dimensional lookup table to produce output image pixel data, and communicating the output image pixel data to the display. The display may be an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, a plasma display, and a DMD projector. Reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image may be accomplished by adding white to the image. The white may be added adaptively according to an algorithm by which the amount of white added decreases with increasing color saturation.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Entertainment Experience LLCInventors: James R. Sullivan, Rodney L. Heckaman
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Publication number: 20180061185Abstract: Games of chance are disclosed. In a general embodiment, collections of objects used in the game are defined. The values of objects of the collection are ranked according to a predefined hierarchy. A first object collection is assigned to a Player party. The Dealer accepts a wager from the Player on certain outcomes of random selections of a subset of the collection of objects corresponding to high value objects. A random selection of a subset of objects is made. The subset is compared to predefined high value objects. If there is no matching relationship between the subset and the high value objects, the wager is retained by the Dealer. If there is a matching relationship but not reaching a threshold level of matching, the Dealer pays funds to the Player. If the matching exceeds a threshold level, the Player may accept the payout or wager further.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Trepp Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Warren TREPP, James R. SULLIVAN, John M. HAMMOND
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Patent number: 9892597Abstract: Games of chance are disclosed. In a general embodiment, collections of objects used in the game are defined. The values of objects of the collection are ranked according to a predefined hierarchy. A first object collection is assigned to a Player party. The Dealer accepts a wager from the Player on certain outcomes of random selections of a subset of the collection of objects corresponding to high value objects. A random selection of a subset of objects is made. The subset is compared to predefined high value objects. If there is no matching relationship between the subset and the high value objects, the wager is retained by the Dealer. If there is a matching relationship but not reaching a threshold level of matching, the Dealer pays funds to the Player. If the matching exceeds a threshold level, the Player may accept the payout or wager further.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Trepp Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Warren Trepp, James R. Sullivan, John M. Hammond
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Patent number: 9811981Abstract: Games of chance are disclosed. In a general embodiment, collections of objects used in the game are defined. The values of objects of the collection are ranked according to a predefined hierarchy. A first object collection is assigned to a Player party. The Dealer accepts a wager from the Player on certain outcomes of random selections of a subset of the collection of objects corresponding to high value objects. A random selection of a subset of objects is made. The subset is compared to predefined high value objects. If there is no matching relationship between the subset and the high value objects, the wager is retained by the Dealer. If there is a matching relationship but not reaching a threshold level of matching, the Dealer pays funds to the Player. If the matching exceeds a threshold level, the Player may accept the payout or wager further.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Trepp Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Warren Trepp, James R. Sullivan, John M. Hammond
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Publication number: 20170098429Abstract: A method of producing a color image using a display comprised of pixels comprising red, green and blue primary color subpixels. The method comprises reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image relative to a base level, decreasing power to the display to reduce the brightness of the image, restoring color to the image to approximately the base level by modifying image pixel data using a three-dimensional lookup table to produce output image pixel data, and communicating the output image pixel data to the display. The display may be an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, a plasma display, and a DMD projector. Reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image may be accomplished by adding white to the image. The white may be added adaptively according to an algorithm by which the amount of white added decreases with increasing color saturation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: Entertainment Experience LLCInventors: James R. SULLIVAN, Rodney L. HECKAMAN
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Publication number: 20170039814Abstract: Games of chance are disclosed. In a general embodiment, collections of objects used in the game are defined. The values of objects of the collection are ranked according to a predefined hierarchy. A first object collection is assigned to a Player party. The Dealer accepts a wager from the Player on certain outcomes of random selections of a subset of the collection of objects corresponding to high value objects. A random selection of a subset of objects is made. The subset is compared to predefined high value objects. If there is no matching relationship between the subset and the high value objects, the wager is retained by the Dealer. If there is a matching relationship but not reaching a threshold level of matching, the Dealer pays funds to the Player. If the matching exceeds a threshold level, the Player may accept the payout or wager further.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: Trepp Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Warren TREPP, James R. SULLIVAN, John M. HAMMOND
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Patent number: 9529409Abstract: A method of producing a color image using a display comprised of pixels comprising red, green and blue primary color subpixels. The method comprises reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image relative to a base level, decreasing power to the display to reduce the brightness of the image, restoring color to the image to approximately the base level by modifying image pixel data using a three-dimensional lookup table to produce output image pixel data, and communicating the output image pixel data to the display. The display may be an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, a plasma display, and a DMD projector. Reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image may be accomplished by adding white to the image. The white may be added adaptively according to an algorithm by which the amount of white added decreases with increasing color saturation.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Entertainment Experience LLCInventors: James R. Sullivan, Rodney L. Heckaman
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Publication number: 20160267382Abstract: A method of analyzing a color image is disclosed. The color image depicts subject matter of particular interest and/or relevant to solving a given problem. The color image is comprised of image pixels comprising image pixel data. The method is comprised of storing hypothesis decision output information in multi-dimensional color look-up tables; for each pixel of the color image, using the multi-dimensional color look-up tables to produce logic decision output information; grouping the logic decision output information statistically to produce logic decision output information; combining logic decision output information into statistical hypothesis decisions for the color image; and applying the statistical hypothesis decisions to perform an action on the subject matter of the image directed to produce a decision regarding the problem of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: Entertainment Experience LLCInventor: James R. SULLIVAN
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Patent number: 9418622Abstract: A method of producing a color image comprising providing input image data from an image source such as a camera; generating an at least three-dimensional look-up table of values of input colors and output colors, wherein the values in the lookup table convert the input image color data to output image color data in an image rendering unit; loading the at least three-dimensional look-up table into an image color rendering controller; loading the input image data into the imaging color rendering controller; processing the input image data through the at least three-dimensional look-up table to produce output color values stored at the addresses in the at least three-dimensional look-up table; and outputting the output color values to the image rendering unit to produce an output image that is perceived to have at least one of enhanced brightness, enhanced contrast, or enhanced colorfulness compared to the input image.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Entertainment Experience LLCInventors: James R. Sullivan, Rodney L. Heckaman
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Publication number: 20150022567Abstract: A method of producing a color image using a display comprised of pixels comprising red, green and blue primary color subpixels. The method comprises reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image relative to a base level, decreasing power to the display to reduce the brightness of the image, restoring color to the image to approximately the base level by modifying image pixel data using a three-dimensional lookup table to produce output image pixel data, and communicating the output image pixel data to the display. The display may be an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, a plasma display, and a DMD projector. Reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image may be accomplished by adding white to the image. The white may be added adaptively according to an algorithm by which the amount of white added decreases with increasing color saturation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE LLCInventors: James R. SULLIVAN, Rodney L. HECKAMAN
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Patent number: 8860751Abstract: A method of producing a color image using a display comprised of pixels comprising red, green and blue primary color subpixels. The method comprises reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image relative to a base level, decreasing power to the display to reduce the brightness of the image, restoring color to the image to approximately the base level by modifying image pixel data using a three-dimensional lookup table to produce output image pixel data, and communicating the output image pixel data to the display. The display may be an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, a plasma display, and a DMD projector. Reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image may be accomplished by adding white to the image. The white may be added adaptively according to an algorithm by which the amount of white added decreases with increasing color saturation.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Entertainment Experience LLCInventors: James R. Sullivan, Rodney L. Heckman
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Publication number: 20140253545Abstract: A method of producing a color image comprising providing input image data from an image source such as a camera; generating an at least three-dimensional look-up table of values of input colors and output colors, wherein the values in the lookup table convert the input image color data to output image color data in an image rendering unit; loading the at least three-dimensional look-up table into an image color rendering controller; loading the input image data into the imaging color rendering controller; processing the input image data through the at least three-dimensional look-up table to produce output color values stored at the addresses in the at least three-dimensional look-up table; and outputting the output color values to the image rendering unit to produce an output image that is perceived to have at least one of enhanced brightness, enhanced contrast, or enhanced colorfulness compared to the input image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE LLCInventors: James R. SULLIVAN, Rodney L. HECKAMAN
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Patent number: 8767006Abstract: A method of producing a color image comprising providing input image data from an image source such as a camera; generating an at least three-dimensional look-up table of values of input colors and output colors, wherein the values in the lookup table convert the input image color data to output image color data in an image rendering unit; loading the at least three-dimensional look-up table into an image color rendering controller; loading the input image data into the imaging color rendering controller; processing the input image data through the at least three-dimensional look-up table to produce output color values stored at the addresses in the at least three-dimensional look-up table; and outputting the output color values to the image rendering unit to produce an output image that is perceived to have at least one of enhanced brightness, enhanced contrast, or enhanced colorfulness compared to the input image.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Entertainment Experience LLCInventors: James R. Sullivan, Rodney L. Heckaman
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Publication number: 20130314435Abstract: A method of producing a color image comprising providing input image data from an image source such as a camera; generating an at least three-dimensional look-up table of values of input colors and output colors, wherein the values in the lookup table convert the input image color data to output image color data in an image rendering unit; loading the at least three-dimensional look-up table into an image color rendering controller; loading the input image data into the imaging color rendering controller; processing the input image data through the at least three-dimensional look-up table to produce output color values stored at the addresses in the at least three-dimensional look-up table; and outputting the output color values to the image rendering unit to produce an output image that is perceived to have at least one of enhanced brightness, enhanced contrast, or enhanced colorfulness compared to the input image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: Entertainment Experience LLCInventors: James R. SULLIVAN, Rodney L. HECKAMAN
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Patent number: 8520023Abstract: A method of producing a color image comprising providing input image data from an image source such as a camera; generating an at least three-dimensional look-up table of values of input colors and output colors, wherein the values in the lookup table convert the input image color data to output image color data in an image rendering unit; loading the at least three-dimensional look-up table into an image color rendering controller; loading the input image data into the imaging color rendering controller; processing the input image data through the at least three-dimensional look-up table to produce output color values stored at the addresses in the at least three-dimensional look-up table; and outputting the output color values to the image rendering unit to produce an output image that is perceived to have at least one of enhanced brightness, enhanced contrast, or enhanced colorfulness compared to the input image.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Entertainment Experience LLCInventors: James R. Sullivan, Rodney Heckaman
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Publication number: 20110050695Abstract: A method of producing a color image comprising providing input image data from an image source such as a camera; generating an at least three-dimensional look-up table of values of input colors and output colors, wherein the values in the lookup table convert the input image color data to output image color data in an image rendering unit; loading the at least three-dimensional look-up table into an image color rendering controller; loading the input image data into the imaging color rendering controller; processing the input image data through the at least three-dimensional look-up table to produce output color values stored at the addresses in the at least three-dimensional look-up table; and outputting the output color values to the image rendering unit to produce an output image that is perceived to have at least one of enhanced brightness, enhanced contrast, or enhanced colorfulness compared to the input image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE LLCInventors: James R. SULLIVAN, Rodney HECKAMAN
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Patent number: 6269184Abstract: A method and apparatus for mapping a first color space into a second color space which allows a user to specify or constrain the mapping for a subset of the points within the first color space and determine the remaining unconstrained points according to a preexisting or default mapping.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1997Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kevin Edward Spaulding, Ron Gershon, Richard N. Ellson, James R. Sullivan
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Patent number: 5731818Abstract: An efficient method for gamut clipping based on user-defined constraints on lightness and hue by: a) defining a color gamut surface of an output device using a gamut descriptor; b) specifying a search range based on maximum tolerances for lightness and hue changes; and, c) for each input color data point outside the gamut, mapping the data point to the closest point in a portion of the gamut surface specified by the search range.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1996Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Shijie Wan, James R. Sullivan