Patents by Inventor Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar

Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar 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).

  • Patent number: 11887285
    Abstract: To enable a high quality HDR video communication, which can work by sending corresponding LDR images potentially via established LDR video communication technologies, which works well in practical situations, applicant has invented a HDR video decoder (600, 1100) arranged to calculate a HDR image (Im_RHDR) based on applying to a received 100 nit standard dynamic range image (Im_RLDR) a set of luminance transformation functions, the functions comprising at least a coarse luminance mapping (FC), which is applied by a dynamic range optimizer (603), and a mapping of the darkest value (0) of an intermediate luma (Y?HPS), being output of the dynamic range optimizer, to a received black offset value (Bk_off) by a range stretcher (604), the video decoder comprising a gain limiter (611, 1105) arranged to apply an alternate luminance transformation function to calculate a subset (502) of the darkest luminances of the HDR image, from corresponding darkest lumas (Y?_in) of the standard dynamic range image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar, Johannes Gerardus Rijk Van Mourik, Jeroen Hubert Christoffel Jacobus Stessen, Roeland Focco Everhard Goris, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Patrick Luc Els Vandewalle, Rutger Nijland
  • Publication number: 20230177659
    Abstract: To enable a high quality HDR video communication, which can work by sending corresponding LDR images potentially via established LDR video communication technologies, which works well in practical situations, applicant has invented a HDR video decoder (600, 1100) arranged to calculate a HDR image (Im_RHDR) based on applying to a received 100 nit standard dynamic range image (Im_RLDR) a set of luminance transformation functions, the functions comprising at least a coarse luminance mapping (FC), which is applied by a dynamic range optimizer (603), and a mapping of the darkest value (0) of an intermediate luma (Y?HPS), being output of the dynamic range optimizer, to a received black offset value (Bk_off) by a range stretcher (604), the video decoder comprising a gain limiter (611, 1105) arranged to apply an alternate luminance transformation function to calculate a subset (502) of the darkest luminances of the HDR image, from corresponding darkest lumas (Y?_in) of the standard dynamic range image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR, Johannes Gerardus Rijk VAN MOURIK, Jeroen Hubert Christoffel Jacobus STESSEN, Roeland Focco Everhard GORIS, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Patrick Luc Els VANDEWALLE, Rutger NIJLAND
  • Patent number: 11593922
    Abstract: To enable a high quality HDR video communication, which can work by sending corresponding LDR images potentially via established LDR video communication technologies, which works well in practical situations, applicant has invented a HDR video decoder (600, 1100) arranged to calculate a HDR image (Im_RHDR) based on applying to a received 100 nit standard dynamic range image (Im_RLDR) a set of luminance transformation functions, the functions comprising at least a coarse luminance mapping (FC), which is applied by a dynamic range optimizer (603), and a mapping of the darkest value (0) of an intermediate luma (Y?HPS), being output of the dynamic range optimizer, to a received black offset value (Bk_off) by a range stretcher (604), the video decoder comprising a gain limiter (611, 1105) arranged to apply an alternate luminance transformation function to calculate a subset (502) of the darkest luminances of the HDR image, from corresponding darkest lumas (Y?_in) of the standard dynamic range image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar, Johannes Gerardus Rijk Van Mourik, Jeroen Hubert Christoffel Jacobus Stessen, Roeland Focco Everhard Goris, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Patrick Luc Els Vandewalle, Rutger Nijland
  • Patent number: 11521537
    Abstract: To enable better color and in particular color saturation control for HDR image handling systems which need to do luminance dynamic range conversion, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Johannes Gerardus Rijk Van Mourik
  • Publication number: 20220124293
    Abstract: To allow a better determination of an image of a different luminance dynamic range (in particular as characterised by a different maximum luminance a.k.a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR
  • Patent number: 11272195
    Abstract: At least some applications in the total HDR video chain desire some more sophisticated approach, such as a high dynamic range video encoder (900), arranged to receive via an image input (920) an input high dynamic range image (MsterHDR) which has a first maximum pixel luminance (PB_C_H50), the encoder being arranged to receive via a metadata input (921) a master luma mapping function (FL_50t1), which luma mapping function defines the relationship between normalized lumas of the input high dynamic range image and normalized lumas of a corresponding standard dynamic range image (Im_LDR) having a maximum pixel luminance of preferably 100 nit, characterized in that the encoder further comprises a metadata input (923) to receive a second maximum pixel luminance (PB_CH), and the encoder further being characterized in that it comprises: —a HDR function generation unit (901) arranged to apply a standardized algorithm to transform the master luma mapping function (FL_50t1) into a adapted luma mapping function (F_H2hCI
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Renatus Josephus Van Der Vleuten, Rutger Nijland, Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar
  • Publication number: 20210360266
    Abstract: At least some applications in the total HDR video chain desire some more sophisticated approach, such as a high dynamic range video encoder (900), arranged to receive via an image input (920) an input high dynamic range image (MsterHDR) which has a first maximum pixel luminance (PB_C_H50), the encoder being arranged to receive via a metadata input (921) a master luma mapping function (FL_50t1), which luma mapping function defines the relationship between normalized lumas of the input high dynamic range image and normalized lumas of a corresponding standard dynamic range image (Im_LDR) having a maximum pixel luminance of preferably 100 nit, characterized in that the encoder further comprises a metadata input (923) to receive a second maximum pixel luminance (PB_CH), and the encoder further being characterized in that it comprises: —a HDR function generation unit (901) arranged to apply a standardized algorithm to transform the master luma mapping function (FL_50t1) into a adapted luma mapping function (F_H2hCI
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: RENATUS JOSEPHUS VAN DER VLEUTEN, RUTGER NIJLAND, JOHANNES YZEBRAND TICHELAAR
  • Patent number: 11170478
    Abstract: To allow a better determination of an image of a different luminance dynamic range (in particular as characterised by a different maximum luminance a.k.a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar
  • Publication number: 20210272497
    Abstract: To enable better color and in particular color saturation control for HDR image handling systems which need to do luminance dynamic range conversion, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: JOHANNES YZEBRAND TICHELAAR, MARK JOZEF WILLEM MERTENS, JOHANNES GERARDUS RIJK VAN MOURIK
  • Patent number: 10964248
    Abstract: To enable better color and in particular color saturation control for HDR image handling systems which need to do luminance dynamic range conversion, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Johannes Gerardus Rijk Van Mourik
  • Publication number: 20210019868
    Abstract: To enable a high quality HDR video communication, which can work by sending corresponding LDR images potentially via established LDR video communication technologies, which works well in practical situations, applicant has invented a HDR video decoder (600, 1100) arranged to calculate a HDR image (Im_RHDR) based on applying to a received 100 nit standard dynamic range image (Im_RLDR) a set of luminance transformation functions, the functions comprising at least a coarse luminance mapping (FC), which is applied by a dynamic range optimizer (603), and a mapping of the darkest value (0) of an intermediate luma (Y?HPS), being output of the dynamic range optimizer, to a received black offset value (Bk_off) by a range stretcher (604), the video decoder comprising a gain limiter (611, 1105) arranged to apply an alternate luminance transformation function to calculate a subset (502) of the darkest luminances of the HDR image, from corresponding darkest lumas (Y?_in) of the standard dynamic range image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR, Johannes Gerardus Rijk VAN MOURIK, Jeroen Hubert Christoffel Jacobus STESSEN, Roeland Focco Everhard GORIS, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Patrick Luc Els VANDEWALLE, Rutger NIJLAND
  • Patent number: 10863201
    Abstract: To enable practical and quick generation of a family of good looking HDR gradings for various displays on which the HDR image may need to be shown, we describe a color transformation apparatus (201) to calculate resultant colors (R2, G2, B2) of pixels of an output image (IM_MDR) for a display with a display peak brightness (PB_D) starting from input colors (R, G, B) of pixels of an input image (Im_in) having a maximum luma code corresponding to a first image peak brightness (PB_IM1) which is different from the display peak brightness, characterized in that the color transformation apparatus comprises: —a color transformation determination unit (102; 2501) arranged to determine a color transformation (TMF; g) as defined in color processing specification data (MET_1) comprising at least one tone mapping function (CC) received via a metadata input (116), which color transformation specifies how the luminances of pixels of the input image are to be converted into luminances for those pixels of a second image (IM_
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Rutger Nijland, Johannes Gerardus Rijk Van Mourik, Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar
  • Publication number: 20200357100
    Abstract: To allow a better determination of an image of a different luminance dynamic range (in particular as characterised by a different maximum luminance a.k.a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR
  • Patent number: 10803562
    Abstract: To enable a high quality HDR video communication, which can work by sending corresponding LDR images potentially via established LDR video communication technologies, which works well in practical situations, applicant has invented a HDR video decoder (600, 1100) arranged to calculate a HDR image (Im_RHDR) based on applying to a received 100 nit standard dynamic range image (Im_RLDR) a set of luminance 5 transformation functions, the functions comprising at least a coarse luminance mapping (FC), which is applied by a dynamic range optimizer (603), and a mapping of the darkest value (0) of an intermediate luma (Y?HPS), being output of the dynamic range optimizer, to a received black offset value (Bk_off) by a range stretcher (604), the video decoder comprising a gain limiter (611, 1105) arranged to apply an alternate luminance transformation function to 10 calculate a subset (502) of the darkest luminances of the HDR image, from corresponding darkest lumas (Y?_in) of the standard dynamic range image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar, Johannes Gerardus Rijk Van Mourik, Jeroen Hubert Christoffel Jacobus Stessen, Roeland Focco Everhard Goris, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Patrick Luc Els Vandewalle, Rutger Nijland
  • Publication number: 20200193890
    Abstract: To enable better color and in particular color saturation control for HDR image handling systems which need to do luminance dynamic range conversion, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: JOHANNES YZEBRAND TICHELAAR, MARK JOZEF WILLEM MERTENS, JOHANNES GERARDUS RIJK VAN MOURIK
  • Publication number: 20190155392
    Abstract: A user interaction system (1) is provided that comprises an electrical apparatus (10), a beacon (16) that radiates a photon radiation (R16), a portable pointing device (12) operable by a user for pointing to a region in space (20), which portable pointing device includes a camera (122) connected thereto for obtaining images from said space and a digital signal processor (14). The digital signal processor (14) is capable of receiving and processing the images, and of transmitting user interface information, derived by processing the images, to the electrical apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria PENNING DE VRIES, Robert Heinz KOLL, Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR
  • Patent number: 10289213
    Abstract: The invention is directed at a remote control device for controlling one or more user devices, comprising a directional optical sensor for receiving one or more optical signals from the user devices and for detecting an incoming direction of said received optical signals, and a processor. For identification of at least one of said user devices, the processor is arranged for analyzing at least one of said received optical signals for associating thereof with the at least one of said user devices and for keeping track of the at least one of said optical signals upon changing of said incoming direction. The one or more optical signals comprise high and low signal states, wherein each optical signal consists of one or more signal fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria Penning De Vries, Henk Kok, Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar
  • Publication number: 20190130542
    Abstract: To enable a high quality HDR video communication, which can work by sending corresponding LDR images potentially via established LDR video communication technologies, which works well in practical situations, applicant has invented a HDR video decoder (600, 1100) arranged to calculate a HDR image (Im_RHDR) based on applying to a received 100 nit standard dynamic range image (Im_RLDR) a set of luminance 5 transformation functions, the functions comprising at least a coarse luminance mapping (FC), which is applied by a dynamic range optimizer (603), and a mapping of the darkest value (0) of an intermediate luma (Y?HPS), being output of the dynamic range optimizer, to a received black offset value (Bk_off) by a range stretcher (604), the video decoder comprising a gain limiter (611, 1105) arranged to apply an alternate luminance transformation function to 10 calculate a subset (502) of the darkest luminances of the HDR image, from corresponding darkest lumas (Y?_in) of the standard dynamic range image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR, Johannes Gerardus Rijk VAN MOURIK, Jeroen Hubert Christoffel Jacobus STESSEN, Roeland Focco Everhard GORIS, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Patrick Luc Els VANDEWALLE, Rutger NIJLAND
  • Publication number: 20190052908
    Abstract: To enable practical and quick generation of a family of good looking HDR gradings for various displays on which the HDR image may need to be shown, we describe a color transformation apparatus (201) to calculate resultant colors (R2, G2, B2) of pixels of an output image (IM_MDR) for a display with a display peak brightness (PB_D) starting from input colors (R, G, B) of pixels of an input image (Im_in) having a maximum luma code corresponding to a first image peak brightness (PB_IM1) which is different from the display peak brightness, characterized in that the color transformation apparatus comprises: —a color transformation determination unit (102; 2501) arranged to determine a color transformation (TMF; g) as defined in color processing specification data (MET_1) comprising at least one tone mapping function (CC) received via a metadata input (116), which color transformation specifies how the luminances of pixels of the input image are to be converted into luminances for those pixels of a second image (IM_
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Rutger NIJLAND, Johannes Gerardus Rijk VAN MOURIK, Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR
  • Publication number: 20180217677
    Abstract: The invention is directed at a remote control device for controlling one or more user devices, comprising a directional optical sensor for receiving one or more optical signals from the user devices and for detecting an incoming direction of said received optical signals, and a processor. For identification of at least one of said user devices, the processor is arranged for analyzing at least one of said received optical signals for associating thereof with the at least one of said user devices and for keeping track of the at least one of said optical signals upon changing of said incoming direction. The one or more optical signals comprise high and low signal states, wherein each optical signal consists of one or more signal fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria PENNING DE VRIES, Henk KOK, Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR