Patents by Inventor MATTHEW THOMAS IMHOFF

MATTHEW THOMAS IMHOFF 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).

  • Encoding of rasterised graphic objects
    Patent number: 9092839
    Abstract: A method of encoding an edge of a graphical object. The edge is segmented into a plurality of straight segments. A sequence of offset values representing one of the plurality of segments from a starting position, is determined. At least one of the offset values in the sequence is modified to obtain a modified sequence of offset values. The method determines a precision level at which the modified sequence is to be encoded to represent the segment. The precision level determines a size of a portion of offset values to be repeated in the sequence of offset values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Krzysztof Adam Koziarz, Matthew Thomas Imhoff
  • ENCODING OF RASTERISED GRAPHIC OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20130294692
    Abstract: A method of encoding an edge of a graphical object. The edge is segmented into a plurality of straight segments. A sequence of offset values representing one of the plurality of segments from a starting position, is determined. At least one of the offset values in the sequence is modified to obtain a modified sequence of offset values. The method determines a precision level at which the modified sequence is to be encoded to represent the segment. The precision level determines a size of a portion of offset values to be repeated in the sequence of offset values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: KRZYSZTOF ADAM KOZIARZ, MATTHEW THOMAS IMHOFF