Patents by Inventor Ralph Thomas Brunner

Ralph Thomas Brunner 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).

  • Differential image enhancement
    Patent number: 8553976
    Abstract: Techniques for differentially enhancing selected areas within a digital image are disclosed. In certain embodiments, one or more attributes of a selected pixel or a group of pixels is determined. Examples of such attributes include color properties, grayscale properties, and/or multi-pixel properties, such as texture. In certain embodiments, the attribute may be used in conjunction with the properties of a modification tool, such as a brush, to selectively modify pixels having the attribute value or a similar attribute value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy David Cherna, Ralph Thomas Brunner
  • DIFFERENTIAL IMAGE ENHANCEMENT
    Publication number: 20120274650
    Abstract: Techniques for differentially enhancing selected areas within a digital image are disclosed. In certain embodiments, one or more attributes of a selected pixel or a group of pixels is determined. Examples of such attributes include color properties, grayscale properties, and/or multi-pixel properties, such as texture. In certain embodiments, the attribute may be used in conjunction with the properties of a modification tool, such as a brush, to selectively modify pixels having the attribute value or a similar attribute value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy David Cherna, Ralph Thomas Brunner
  • Differential image enhancement
    Patent number: 8229211
    Abstract: Techniques for differentially enhancing selected areas within a digital image are disclosed. In certain embodiments, one or more attributes of a selected pixel or a group of pixels is determined. Examples of such attributes include color properties, grayscale properties, and/or multi-pixel properties, such as texture. In certain embodiments, the attribute may be used in conjunction with the properties of a modification tool, such as a brush, to selectively modify pixels having the attribute value or a similar attribute value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy David Cherna, Ralph Thomas Brunner
  • DIFFERENTIAL IMAGE ENHANCEMENT
    Publication number: 20100027907
    Abstract: Techniques for differentially enhancing selected areas within a digital image are disclosed. In certain embodiments, one or more attributes of a selected pixel or a group of pixels is determined. Examples of such attributes include color properties, grayscale properties, and/or multi-pixel properties, such as texture. In certain embodiments, the attribute may be used in conjunction with the properties of a modification tool, such as a brush, to selectively modify pixels having the attribute value or a similar attribute value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Timothy David Cherna, Ralph Thomas Brunner