Patents by Inventor Kenneth Barner

Kenneth Barner 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).

  • System and method for reducing ringing artifacts in images
    Publication number: 20050100241
    Abstract: A method reduces artifacts in an input image. A variance image is generated from the input image. The input image is partitioned into a plurality of blocks of pixels. A set of classifications is defined. The set of classifications includes smooth, texture, and edge. A particular classification is assigned to each block of pixels of the input image according to the variance image, to generate smooth blocks, texture blocks, and edge blocks. A fuzzy filter is applied to each pixel of only each edge block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Hao-Song Kong, Yao Nie, Anthony Vetro, Kenneth Barner