Patents by Inventor Michael Thomas Stevens

Michael Thomas Stevens 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: 8416453
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the color of an image is provided. The image includes a plurality of pixels. The method includes receiving a natural language command to adjust a selected color of at least a portion of the image; determining a selection value for a pixel of interest by comparing a location of a color of the pixel of interest within a color space to a plurality of planes defining a multi-dimensional boundary of a portion of the color space corresponding to the selected color; and adjusting, based on the natural language command, the selected color of the pixel or the pixels of at least the portion of the image determined to be within the portion of the color space corresponding to the selected color. The selection value is representative of whether the pixel of interest lies within the portion of the color space corresponding to the selected color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Stevens, Kenneth Carlton Peterson
  • Publication number: 20110128558
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the color of an image is provided. The image includes a plurality of pixels. The method includes receiving a natural language command to adjust a selected color of at least a portion of the image; determining a selection value for a pixel of interest by comparing a location of a color of the pixel of interest within a color space to a plurality of planes defining a multi-dimensional boundary of a portion of the color space corresponding to the selected color; and adjusting, based on the natural language command, the selected color of the pixel or the pixels of at least the portion of the image determined to be within the portion of the color space corresponding to the selected color. The selection value is representative of whether the pixel of interest lies within the portion of the color space corresponding to the selected color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Thomas STEVENS, Kenneth Carlton PETERSON
  • Patent number: 7729007
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program for generating a visual representation provides the capability to illustrate the various combinations of settings quickly and efficiently. A method for generating a visual representation comprises providing a plurality of predefined visual representations, accepting a plurality of values of a plurality of parameters, and generating a visual representation representing effects of the parameters based on the predefined visual representations and on the values of the parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Thomas Stevens