Patents by Inventor Randall Peter Eckhoff

Randall Peter Eckhoff 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).

  • Method and system for using color information to create special effects
    Patent number: 6184895
    Abstract: An authoring tool is enabled to create special effects on an image using a color scale. A pattern file is used to map the image to the desired effect. By assigning meaning to one or more of the colors in the color scale, an image will be produced in accordance with the pattern file and the selected colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: John Junior Boezeman, Randall Peter Eckhoff, Dennis Donald King