Patents by Inventor Paul R. Klamer
Paul R. Klamer 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).
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Patent number: 7272268Abstract: Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple criteria of merit to a set of features to determine a set of features to use in determining a transformation; (4) determining transformations for areas in an image or a separation in a radial order; (5) comparing areas in images or separations by weighting feature pixels differently than non-feature pixels; (6) determining distortion values for transformations by applying a partial distortion measure and/or using a spiral search configuration; (7) determining transformations by using different sets of features to determine corresponding transformation parameters in an iterative manner; and (8) applying a feathering technique to neighboring areas within an image or separation.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignees: AOL LLC, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer, Christopher J. Cookson, Massimiliano Gasparri
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Patent number: 7218793Abstract: Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The selected location may be modified using information from that other image. The selection may include comparing features of an edge in the first image with features of a corresponding edge in the other image. The modification may include performing wavelet transformations of the two images and copying certain coefficients (or a function of these coefficients) produced by the application of the transformation to the second image to the coefficients produced by the application of the transformation to the first image. The copied coefficients may be correlated with the selected location. Other disclosed techniques vary from the above and may be applied to other fields.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignees: America Online, Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer
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Patent number: 7197071Abstract: Post-production processing may be performed by receiving a film-processing order, determining a process useful in fulfilling film-processing order, identifying one or more resources available to perform the process useful in fulfilling the film-processing order, and scheduling with at least one of the identified resources to perform the process.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2002Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Time Warner, Inc., AOL LLCInventors: Gilbert G Weigand, Paul R. Klamer, Christopher J. Cookson
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Patent number: 7127125Abstract: Images may be registered using temporal (time-based) and spatial information. In a film implementation, because film is a sequence of frames, using information from neighboring frames may enable a temporally smoother visual experience. In addition, it may be beneficial to take advantage of the fact that consecutive frames are often shifted similarly during the photographic process. Distortion measures may be used that discount candidate transformations that are considered to be too far from one or more preferred transformations, such as, for example, an optimal transformation from another frame or block or a currently-optimal transformation from the same frame/block. Composite color images may be processed to provide registration of underlying components.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer, Leng Chua
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Patent number: 7092584Abstract: Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple criteria of merit to a set of features to determine a set of features to use in determining a transformation; (4) determining transformations for areas in an image or a separation in a radial order; (5) comparing areas in images or separations by weighting feature pixels differently than non-feature pixels; (6) determining distortion values for transformations by applying a partial distortion measure and/or using a spiral search configuration; (7) determining transformations by using different sets of features to determine corresponding transformation parameters in an iterative manner; and (8) applying a feathering technique to neighboring areas within an image or separation.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2002Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignees: Time Warner Entertainment Company LP, America Online, Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer
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Patent number: 6956976Abstract: Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The selected location may be modified using information from that other image. The selection may include comparing features of an edge in the first image with features of a corresponding edge in the other image. The modification may include performing wavelet transformations of the two images and copying certain coefficients (or a function of these coefficients) produced by the application of the transformation to the second image to the coefficients produced by the application of the transformation to the first image. The copied coefficients may be correlated with the selected location. Other disclosed techniques vary from the above and may be applied to other fields.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignees: Warner Bros. Enterianment Inc., America Onlines, Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer
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Patent number: 6947607Abstract: Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The selected location may be modified using information from that other image. The selection may include comparing features of an edge in the first image with features of a corresponding edge in the other image. The modification may include performing wavelet transformations of the two images and copying certain coefficients (or a function of these coefficients) produced by the application of the transformation to the second image to the coefficients produced by the application of the transformation to the first image. The copied coefficients may be correlated with the selected location. Other disclosed techniques vary from the above and may be applied to other fields.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., America Online, Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer
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Patent number: 6784971Abstract: A digital projector that projects moving images from a data stream also generates black intervals selected to induce a stroboscopic effect in a viewer's eye. The black signals are interspaced with the images in a manner so as to simulate the operation of a standard movie projector thereby insuring that the effects of temporal and spatial artefacts normally associated with digital projectors are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Warner Communications Inc.Inventor: Paul R. Klamer
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Publication number: 20040131274Abstract: Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The selected location may be modified using information from that other image. The selection may include comparing features of an edge in the first image with features of a corresponding edge in the other image. The modification may include performing wavelet transformations of the two images and copying certain coefficients (or a function of these coefficients) produced by the application of the transformation to the second image to the coefficients produced by the application of the transformation to the first image. The copied coefficients may be correlated with the selected location. Other disclosed techniques vary from the above and may be applied to other fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer
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Publication number: 20040109611Abstract: Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The selected location may be modified using information from that other image. The selection may include comparing features of an edge in the first image with features of a corresponding edge in the other image. The modification may include performing wavelet transformations of the two images and copying certain coefficients (or a function of these coefficients) produced by the application of the transformation to the second image to the coefficients produced by the application of the transformation to the first image. The copied coefficients may be correlated with the selected location. Other disclosed techniques vary from the above and may be applied to other fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Applicant: AOLInventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer
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Publication number: 20040049292Abstract: Post-production processing may be performed by receiving a film series of one or more data units of content related to a motion picture, determining a state for the film series, determining an operation to be performed on the film series based on the state of the film series, identifying a resource that is appropriate to perform the operation to process the film series, and interfacing with the resource to enable the operation to be performed by the resource on the film series.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Gilbert G. Weigand, Paul R. Klamer
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Publication number: 20030128280Abstract: Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple criteria of merit to a set of features to determine a set of features to use in determining a transformation; (4) determining transformations for areas in an image or a separation in a radial order; (5) comparing areas in images or separations by weighting feature pixels differently than non-feature pixels; (6) determining distortion values for transformations by applying a partial distortion measure and/or using a spiral search configuration; (7) determining transformations by using different sets of features to determine corresponding transformation parameters in an iterative manner; and (8) applying a feathering technique to neighboring areas within an image or separation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer
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Publication number: 20020044355Abstract: A digital projector that projects moving images from a data stream also generates black intervals selected to induce a stroboscopic effect in a viewer's eye. The black signals are interspaced with the images in a manner so as to simulate the operation of a standard movie projector thereby insuring that the effects of temporal and spatial artefacts normally associated with digital projectors are reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventor: Paul R. Klamer