Patents by Inventor Karen A. Hoff

Karen A. Hoff 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).

  • Sharpening system adjusted for measured noise of photofinishing images
    Patent number: 6118906
    Abstract: A method of processing a digital image comprising the steps of: providing a pixellated digital image having noise components; measuring the noise components in the digital image with a noise estimation system to generate noise estimates; and sharpening the digital image with an image sharpening system which uses the noise estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Keyes, Karen A. Hoff
  • Sharpening algorithm adjusted for measured exposure of photofinishing images
    Patent number: 6091861
    Abstract: A method for processing a digital image comprising the steps of: providing a digital image from an original image on exposed photographic media; determining the exposure of the original image; and based on the exposure, sharpening the digital image using an image sharpening system. A method of processing a digital image comprising the steps of: providing a digital image from an original image on exposed photographic media; determining the type of the photographic media and magnification to produce the final image; and based on the type of the photographic media, sharpening the digital image using an image sharpening system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Keyes, Karen A. Hoff