Patents by Inventor Paul Anthony Chenard

Paul Anthony Chenard 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).

  • Transform processors for gradually switching between image transforms
    Patent number: 10757324
    Abstract: An imaging system may include transform circuitry to transform a captured input image into desired output images. In some applications, it may be desired to transition between a first output image and a second output image that have been respectively produced using first and second transforms. To perform this transition gradually, the transform circuitry may include a transform processor and an interpolation processor that produce discrete intermediate output images between the first output image and the second output image. The transform processor may generate a set of individual transforms between the first transform and the second transform or may interpolate between the first transform and the second transform to produce interpolated transforms. In either case, the transform circuitry may produce the intermediate output images using the produced transforms, and the output images may be output in a continuous stream to gradually transition between the first and second output images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dwight Poplin, Paul Anthony Chenard, Giridhar Venkat, John Walter Neave
  • TRANSFORM PROCESSORS FOR GRADUALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN IMAGE TRANSFORMS
    Publication number: 20200045228
    Abstract: An imaging system may include transform circuitry to transform a captured input image into desired output images. In some applications, it may be desired to transition between a first output image and a second output image that have been respectively produced using first and second transforms. To perform this transition gradually, the transform circuitry may include a transform processor and an interpolation processor that produce discrete intermediate output images between the first output image and the second output image. The transform processor may generate a set of individual transforms between the first transform and the second transform or may interpolate between the first transform and the second transform to produce interpolated transforms. In either case, the transform circuitry may produce the intermediate output images using the produced transforms, and the output images may be output in a continuous stream to gradually transition between the first and second output images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dwight POPLIN, Paul Anthony CHENARD, Giridhar VENKAT, John Walter NEAVE
  • Integrated circuit architecture for programmable wireless device
    Patent number: 6931259
    Abstract: The present invention is an integrated system on a chip that combines wireless, graphics, and multimedia. The graphics and multimedia features may be programmed by the end user while restricting programmability of the wireless features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Agilnet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura E Simmons, James Daren Bledsoe, Daniel I Croft, Patrick A. McKinley, Gregory Frank Carlson, Ignacio Jose Perez, Paul Anthony Chenard, Raymond Jensen Hasler, Shelly Rose Reasoner, Todd Alan McClelland, Thomas P. Bruch
  • Integrated circuit architecture for programmable wireless device
    Publication number: 20030064747
    Abstract: The present invention is an integrated system on a chip that combines wireless, graphics, and multimedia. The graphics and multimedia features may be programmed by the end user while restricting programmability of the wireless features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Laura E. Simmons, James Daren Bledsoe, Daniel I. Croft, Patrick A. McKinley, Gregory Frank Carlson, Ignacio Jose Perez, Paul Anthony Chenard, Raymond Jensen Hasler, Shelly Rose Reasoner, Todd Alan McClelland, Thomas P. Bruch