Patents by Inventor John Buhr

John Buhr 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).

  • Plurality of picture appearance choices from a color photographic recording material intended for scanning
    Publication number: 20050174591
    Abstract: A system and method of offering photofinishing services involves receiving an exposed photographic film from a customer; developing and scanning the film to produce a digital image; displaying examples of a plurality of looks on a color display medium to a customer; receiving a selection of a preferred look from the customer; and applying the selected look to the digital image to produce a processed digital image having the preferred look.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Allan Sowinski, John Buhr, Geoffrey Woolfe, Karin Topfer, Lois Buitano, Richard Szajewski
  • Method and apparatus for modifying a portion of an image frame in accordance with colorimetric parameters
    Publication number: 20050117798
    Abstract: A method for modifying at least one calorimetric attribute of a predetermined region (22,24) of a motion picture frame (20) in which metadata associated with the motion picture frame (20) is provided, the metadata defining the predetermined region (22,24) of the frame (20). A colorimetric transform is applied to pixels within the predetermined region (22,24), modifying the at least one colorimetric attribute thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: David Patton, John Fredlund, John Buhr, Carlo Hume