Patents by Inventor Louis Joseph Kerofsky

Louis Joseph Kerofsky 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: 9083969
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for independently increasing the perceived brightness of a view in a multiple-view display. In some embodiments this increase compensates for a decrease in display light-source illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Joseph Kerofsky
  • Patent number: 9064449
    Abstract: A method for adapting refresh behavior on an electronic device is described. The method includes operating according to an adaptive state that adapts a refresh rate for a display based on at least one frame. The method additionally includes transitioning from the adaptive state to a self refresh state based on a first self refresh state indication. The method further includes transitioning from the self refresh state to the adaptive state based on a second self refresh state indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Sachin G. Deshpande
  • Publication number: 20150110198
    Abstract: A system utilizing a high throughput coding mode for CABAC in HEVC is described. The system may include an electronic device configured to obtain a block of data to be encoded using an arithmetic based encoder; to generate a sequence of syntax elements using the obtained block; to compare an Absolute-3 value of the sequence or a parameter associated with the Absolute-3 value to a preset value; and to convert the Absolute-3 value to a codeword using a first code or a second code that is different than the first code, according to a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kaubshiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Kim, Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Christopher Andrew Segall
  • Patent number: 8947465
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for display-mode-dependent adjustment of image code values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Joseph Kerofsky
  • Patent number: 8942754
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) for allocating power for uplink transmission to an evolved Node B (eNB) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. Executable instructions are stored in the memory. The UE obtains a power headroom. The UE also obtains a threshold. Also, the UE reduces power consumption if the power headroom is less than the threshold. The power headroom is based on the difference between a maximum uplink transmit power and an estimated uplink transmit power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishii, Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Sachin G. Deshpande
  • Patent number: 8929464
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for gracefully degrading video quality in a video entropy decoding system. The method comprises: accepting a sequence of coded video frames; measuring the speed at which the video frames are decoded; in response to the decoding speed, varying the degree of data decoded in each macroblock (MB) of a frame; and, supplying decoded video data from every MB in the frame. Though the degree of data decoded in each MB of the frame may vary, predictions from a first MB in a frame can still be used to decode a second MB in the frame. That is, synchronization is maintained between the first and second MB. Varying the degree of data decoded in each MB of the frame includes: decoding a minimal amount of data in each MB in the frame; and, varying the level of decoding performed on each MB in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Joseph Kerofsky
  • Patent number: 8922474
    Abstract: A method for modifying an image to be displayed on a display includes receiving an image to be displayed on the display having a backlight and a transmissive panel. A backlight signal is provided to the backlight for causing the backlight to selectively illuminate different portions of the backlight with different characteristics. The characteristics include at least one of a different color and a difference luminance. A panel signal is provided to the panel for causing the transmissive panel to selectively change its transmittivities. At least one of the backlight signal and the panel signal are modified in a manner to reduce off-axis artifacts in selected regions of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Joseph Kerofsky
  • Patent number: 8922594
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for increasing the perceived brightness of an image. In some embodiments this increase compensates for a decrease in display light-source illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Scott James Daly
  • Patent number: 8924034
    Abstract: An energy management system includes a controller that receives a signal representative of current electrical generation. A storage source stores energy from the current electrical generation associated with the controller. The controller predicts the amount of storage of energy in said storage source over time, receives pricing information, includes a model of a temperature system of a building, and includes a comfort model of a user. The controller selects a desirable temperature based upon the current electrical generation, the stored energy, the pricing information, the building model, and the comfort model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sachin G. Deshpande, Louis Joseph Kerofsky
  • Patent number: 8913089
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for increasing the perceived brightness of an image. In some embodiments this increase compensates for a decrease in display light source illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Scott James Daly
  • Patent number: 8902149
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling power consumption with a power controlling display device. Some aspects relate to a power controlling display device that receives a notification of a power control event that may control internal display components as well as connected power consuming devices. Some aspects relate to methods and systems for automatically compensating a displayed image when display backlight levels are modified in response to a power control event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Joseph Kerofsky
  • Patent number: 8860744
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for enhancing an input image that includes modifying the relatively lower frequency aspects of the input image based upon a brightening process, where the brightening process is based upon a brightening selection which is based upon a combination of an under brightening term and a clipping term and a joint saturation boost and brightening. The method modifies the relatively higher frequency aspects of the input image based upon reducing lower amplitude noise and enhancing the noise reduced higher frequency aspects of the input image, and combines the modified relatively lower frequency aspects of the input image and the modified relatively higher frequency aspects of the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Xinyu Xu
  • Patent number: 8761539
    Abstract: A system for improving content visibility on a display under low-contrast viewing conditions using an image process technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Xinyu Xu
  • Patent number: 8751054
    Abstract: An energy management system includes a controller receiving electrical pricing information from an electrical utility company, measuring electrical power usage of a customer, and providing the electrical power usage to the electrical utility company. The controller is suitable to receive information regarding energy storage of a customer's electrical power storage and receive power information regarding a power generation source of the customer. The controller modifies the power usage of the energy management system based upon the pricing information, the electrical power usage, the energy storage, the power information, wherein the pricing information includes a plurality of temporal pricing levels and a temporal peak pricing level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yanzhi Wang, Sachin G. Deshpande, Louis Joseph Kerofsky
  • Publication number: 20140092961
    Abstract: A system for decoding a video bitstream includes receiving a frame of the video that includes at least one slice and at least one tile and where each of the at least one slice and the at least one tile are not all aligned with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph KEROFSKY, Sachin G. DESHPANDE
  • Publication number: 20140086316
    Abstract: An image decoder includes a base layer to decode at least a portion of an encoded video stream into a first image having a first image format. The image decoder can generate a color space prediction by scaling a color space of the first image from the first image format into a color space corresponding to a second image format. The image decoder includes an enhancement layer to decode the encoded video stream to generate a second image in the second image format based, at least in part, on the color space prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Kiran Mukesh Misra
  • Publication number: 20140086318
    Abstract: An image decoder includes a base layer to decode at least a portion of an encoded video stream into a first image having a first image format. The image decoder can generate a color space prediction by scaling a color space of the first image from the first image format into a color space corresponding to a second image format. The image decoder includes an enhancement layer to decode the encoded video stream to generate a second image in the second image format based, at least in part, on the color space prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph KEROFSKY, Kiran MISRA, Seung-Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20140045543
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) for allocating power for uplink transmission to an evolved Node B (eNB) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. Executable instructions are stored in the memory. The UE obtains a power headroom. The UE also obtains a threshold. Also, the UE reduces power consumption if the power headroom is less than the threshold. The power headroom is based on the difference between a maximum uplink transmit power and an estimated uplink transmit power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishii, Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Sachin G. Deshpande
  • Patent number: 8643590
    Abstract: A system for modification of an image to be displayed on a display includes receiving an input image and adjusting a luminance level for a backlight of the display for displaying the input image based upon an ambient lighting level and a visual system responsive model to the ambient lightening level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Xinyu Xu
  • Patent number: RE44891
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for processing of data related to video wherein reduced bit depth intermediate calculations are enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Louis Joseph Kerofsky