Patents by Inventor Remko Westrik

Remko Westrik 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).

  • Simultaneously displaying a graphic image and video image
    Patent number: 6359657
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for simultaneously displaying a graphic image (23) (e.g., a control menu of a television receiver or video recorder) and a video image (22). In order to achieve optimal legibility of the menu without fully obscuring the underlying video signal, the graphic image is accommodated within a window (21) and the window is given an adequate color (24) which is additively mixed with the video signal. The mixing factor is preferably controlled in response to the amount of spatial and/or temporal activity of the video signal within the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Joanne H. D. M. Westerink, Magdalena D. Brouwer-Janse, Tedde Van Gelderen, Hok K. Tang, Remko Westrik