Patents by Inventor Philip Stevens

Philip 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: 9292940
    Abstract: An apparatus generates an image coding signal comprising for each image a first pixelized picture and a second pixelized picture having a luminance component and a chroma component. The apparatus comprises a first picture processor (203, 211) which includes image encoding data for an encoded first image in the first pixelized picture. A second picture processor (205, 207, 209, 211) includes dynamic range extension data in the second pixelized picture. The dynamic range extension data may be dynamic range extension data included in a chroma component of the second pixelized picture for generating an increased dynamic range image on the basis of the encoded first image. The compensation data may e.g. be compensation data for correcting another LDR-to-HDR transform, e.g. a prefixed global gamma transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Wiebe De Haan, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens
  • Publication number: 20160073474
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computing devices are described herein for activatable lighting devices. In various embodiments, a composition of a lighting system may be ascertained based at least in part on a database (851, 951) of one or more lighting device records associated with one or more lighting devices (100, 600, 700, 800a, 800b, 900, 1000a, 1000b, 1000c) of the lighting system. In various embodiments, it may be determined, based on the ascertained composition, that a predetermined criterion is satisfied. In various embodiments, a communication may be issued in response to the determination. The communication may be configured to facilitate activation of a deactivated lighting device function of a lighting device associated with the lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, JULIAN CHARLES NOLAN, TIM DEKKER, ALEXANDER HENRICUS WALTHERUS VAN EEUWIJK, PHILIP STEVEN NEWTON, HILBRAND VANDEN WYNGAERT, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, HEIKO PELZER, RAMON ANTOINE WIRO CLOUT
  • Patent number: 9263305
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided, by way of example, a heater for use in semiconductor processing equipment that includes a base functional layer having at least one functional zone. A substrate is secured to the base functional layer, and a tuning layer is secured to the substrate opposite the base functional layer. The tuning layer includes a plurality of zones that is greater in number than the zones of the base functional layer, and the tuning layer has lower power than the base functional layer. Further, a component, such as a chuck by way of example, is secured to the tuning layer opposite the substrate. The substrate defines a thermal conductivity to dissipate a requisite amount of power from the base functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kevin Ptasienski, Kevin Robert Smith, Cal Thomas Swanson, Philip Steven Schmidt, Mohammad Nosrati, Jacob Robert Lindley, Allen Norman Boldt, Sanhong Zhang, Louis P. Steinhauser, Dennis Stanley Grimard
  • Publication number: 20160007423
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for lighting control. Presence of a lighting control element (110, 310, 312A-C, 510, 512, 610, 710, 915, 917) is identified over one or more LEDs (323, 327, 930) and at least one lighting control property of the lighting control element is identified. At least one property of light output of controlled light sources associated with the lighting control element is adjusted based on the lighting control property of the lighting control element. The lighting control element may be a user interface element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, PHILIP STEVEN NEWTON, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, RAMON ANTOINE WIRO CLOUT, TATIANA ALEKSANDROVNA LASHINA
  • Publication number: 20150381961
    Abstract: A recorder creating an encoded data stream comprising an encoded video stream and an encoded graphics stream, the video stream comprising an encoded 3D (three-dimensional) video object, and the graphics stream comprising at least a first encoded segment and a second encoded segment, the first segment comprising 2D (two-dimensional) graphics data and the second segment comprises a depth map for the 2D graphics data. A graphics decoder decoding the first and second encoded segments to form respective first and second decoded sequences. Outputting the first and second decoded sequences separately to a 3D display unit. The 3D display unit combining the first and second decoded sequences and rendering the combination as a 3D graphics image overlaying a 3D video image simultaneously rendered from a decoded 3D video object decoded from the encoded 3D video object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Darwin He, Li Hong, Philip Steven Newton
  • Patent number: 9220147
    Abstract: A luminaire (1a, 1b) and a method for controlling a luminaire are disclosed. The luminaire (1a, 1b) comprises a light source (2) and an ultrasonic sensor (3). The ultrasonic sensor (3) detects the presence and direction of movement of a person (4) with respect to the light source (2). A controller modifies a lighting parameter emitted from the light source (2) depending on whether a person (4) is moving towards or away from the light source (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Bart Kroon
  • Patent number: 9220148
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to compensating for electrical changes resulting from cut-out of a portion of a grid of a plurality of LEDs (20A-T; 120; 220; 320). A compensating unit (40; 140; 240; 340) may be coupled to free wire segments of the grid that are created by the cut-out and the compensating unit (40; 140; 240; 340) may be configured to alter current supplied to remaining LEDs of the grid of LEDs. The compensating unit is configured to and/or may be configured to lessen current supplied to one or more LEDs of an LED-based lighting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Philip Steven Newton, Dirk Valentinus Rene Engelen, Tim Dekker
  • Patent number: 9219904
    Abstract: The invention relates to a signal comprising video information and associated playback information, the video information and associated playback information being organized according to a playback format, the video information comprising a primary video stream for two-dimensional (2D) display, and an additional information stream for enabling three-dimensional (3D) display, wherein that the associated playback information comprises display information indicating the types of display possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Hendrik Frank Moll, Gheorghe Sorin Stan, Francesco Scalori
  • Publication number: 20150351192
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for lighting control. Presence of an optical element (110, 310, 200 312, 710A-E, 712, 810) is identified over one or more LEDs (323, 327) and at least one property of the optical element is identified. At least one property of light output of light sources associated with and/or covered by the optical element with covered LEDs element is adjusted based on the property of the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: PHILIP STEVEN NEWTON, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TATIANA ALEKSANDROVNA LASHINA
  • Patent number: 9202045
    Abstract: A content distribution system (300) has access control according to a predefined data access format. The system has organizations (32) for providing content data and related meta data on record carriers (34), and a rendering device (39), and applications for manipulating the content data and related meta data. An access policy for the organization is set according to the predefined data access format, and has access parameters for controlling access to resources of the rendering device and to said content data and related meta data. An organization application (35) complying with the access policy of the organization for accessing said data is executed while accessing the resources of the rendering device according to the access policy of the organization. According to the invention a user access policy is maintained that restricts, for the organization application, access to the resources of the rendering device relative to the access policy of the organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Franciscus Johannes Fontijn, Johan Cornelis Talstra, Philip Steven Newton, Koen Johanna Guillaume Holtman
  • Publication number: 20150337365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and kits for nucleic acid detection in an assay system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: LGC GENOMICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Steven Robinson, John Holme, Nisha Jain
  • Publication number: 20150334383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a signal comprising video information and associated playback information, the video information and associated playback information being organized according to a playback format, the video information comprising a primary video stream for two-dimensional (2D) display, and an additional information stream for enabling three-dimensional (3D) display, wherein that the associated playback information comprises display information indicating the types of display possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Hendrik Frank Moll, Gheorghe Sorin Stan, Francesco Scalori
  • Publication number: 20150301342
    Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device uses an electroluminescent display. A set of pixels is provided beneath lenticular lenses, with a plurality of pixels across the lens width direction. The pixels across the lens width direction are arranged with at least two different heights over the substrate. This enables the pixels to define a non-planar array, and they can follow the area to which light is focused by the lenticular lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Johnson, Bart Kroon, Philip Steven Newton
  • Publication number: 20150264757
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to compensating for electrical changes resulting from cut-out of a portion of a grid of a plurality of LEDs (20A-T; 120; 220; 320). A compensating unit (40; 140; 240; 340) may be coupled to free wire segments of the grid that are created by the cut-out and the compensating unit (40; 140; 240; 340) may be configured to alter current supplied to remaining LEDs of the grid of LEDs. The compensating unit is configured to and/or may be configured to lessen current supplied to one or more LEDs of an LED-based lighting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Philip Steven Newton, Dirk Valentinus Rene Engelen, Tim Dekker
  • Patent number: 9133509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and kits for nucleic acid detection in an assay system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: LGC Genomics Limited
    Inventors: Philip Steven Robinson, John Edmond Holme, Nisha Jain
  • Patent number: 9103625
    Abstract: A firearm with keyhole-shaped rail mounting points has a forend element having an exterior surface and interior surface. The forend element defines a plurality of rail mounting apertures extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface. Each of the apertures has a first portion with a first diameter to closely receive a fastener head of a first diameter. Each of the apertures has a second portion with a second width less than the first diameter size to receive a shank portion of a fastener. There may be a recess on the interior surface size to receive the fastener head, the recess positioned at the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Philip Steven Masters
  • Publication number: 20150216018
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to a LED-based lighting unit (10; 110; 210; 310; 410) having a radar for presence detection. A radar circuit (140; 240; 340A; 340B; 440) may be electrically coupled to conductive wiring (25; 125; 225; 325; 425) of the LED-based lighting unit that at least selectively powers the radar circuit and at least selectively powers the LEDs. In some implementations, an antenna coupled to the radar circuit may be formed from the conductive wiring and optionally at least partially isolated from any current flowing through the LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Philip Steven Newton
  • Publication number: 20150181195
    Abstract: A 3D video system transfers video data from a video source device (40) to a destination device (50). The destination device has a destination depth processor (52) for providing destination depth data. The source device provides depth filtering data including filter location data, the depth filtering data representing a processing condition for processing the destination depth data in a filter area of the video indicated by the filter location data. The destination depth processor (52) is arranged for processing, in dependence on the depth filtering data, the destination depth data in an area of the video indicated by the filter location data. The depth filtering data enables the rendering process to improve the quality of the depth data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Patrick Luc Els Vandewalle, Philip Steven Newton, Bart Kroon
  • Patent number: 9007434
    Abstract: Providing entry points for 3D video data is described; an entry point unit (18) generates an entry point table by defining entry points in an incoming 3D video data stream and storing entry point addresses giving the location of the defined entry points; the video data stream comprises a multitude of sub-streams, which multitude encodes one stream of 3D 5 video data and comprises at least one 2D sub-stream that independently encodes a 2D version of the 3D video data and at least one auxiliary sub-stream that dependently encodes part of the 3D video data; the entry points include main entry points in the 2D sub-stream and auxiliary entry points in the auxiliary sub-stream for enabling 3D trickplay of the 3D video data by retrieving and decoding non-adjacent fragments of the 2D sub-stream and retrieving 10 and dependently decoding corresponding fragments of the auxiliary sub-stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Francesco Scalori
  • Publication number: 20150085070
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission/auto-conversion 3D format and scheme for transmission of 3D data towards various types of 3D displays is described. In the decoder (20) a stereo-to-depth convertor (24) generates a depth map. In the 3D video signal additional depth information called depth helper data (DH-bitstr) is sparsely transmitted both in time (partial depths in time) and/or spatially (partial depth within the frames). A depth switcher (25) selects the partial depths based on an explicit or implicit mechanism for indicating when these are to be used or when the depths must be automatically generated locally. Advantageously disturbing depth errors due to said stereo-to-depth convertor are reduced by the depth helper data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Philip Steven Newton, Johan Cornelis Talstra, Wiebe De Haan