Patents by Inventor Richard G. Hier

Richard G. Hier 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: 8107760
    Abstract: A multi-dimensional data enhancement system uses large kernel filtering, decimation, and interpolation, in multi-dimensions to enhance the multi-dimensional data in real-time. The multi-dimensional data enhancement system is capable of performing large kernel processing in real-time because the required processing overhead is significantly reduced. The reduction in processing overhead is achieved through the use of low pass filtering and decimation that reduces the amount of data that needs to be processed in order to generate an unsharp mask comprising low spatial frequencies that can be used to process the data in a more natural way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Z Microsystems Visualization Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Richard G. Hier
  • Publication number: 20100172596
    Abstract: A multi-dimensional data enhancement system uses large kernel filtering, decimation, and interpolation, in multi-dimensions to enhance the multi-dimensional data in real-time. The multi-dimensional data enhancement system is capable of performing large kernel processing in real-time because the required processing overhead is significantly reduced. The reduction in processing overhead is achieved through the use of low pass filtering and decimation that reduces the amount of data that needs to be processed in order to generate an unsharp mask comprising low spatial frequencies that can be used to process the data in a more natural way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventor: Richard G. Hier
  • Patent number: 7668390
    Abstract: A multi-dimensional data enhancement system uses large kernel filtering, decimation, and interpolation, in multi-dimensions to enhance the multi-dimensional data in real-time. The multi-dimensional data enhancement system is capable of performing large kernel processing in real-time because the required processing overhead is significantly reduced. The reduction in processing overhead is achieved through the use of low pass filtering and decimation that reduces the amount of data that needs to be processed in order to generate an unsharp mask comprising low spatial frequencies that can be used to process the data in a more natural way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: DigiVision, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard G. Hier
  • Patent number: 7092582
    Abstract: A multi-dimensional image data enhancement system is configured to reduce the effect of blanking areas on the large kernel processing of pixel data. Thus, when pixels comprising blanking data are processed, additional blanking data can be added to the blanking data such that the additional “fictional blanking data” will occupy an area within the kernel size instead of image data in an adjacent frame or non-related areas of the current frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Digivision, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Hier, Terrence J. Coleman
  • Publication number: 20040234154
    Abstract: A multi-dimensional data enhancement system uses large kernel filtering, decimation, and interpolation, in multi-dimensions to enhance the multi-dimensional data in real-time. The multi-dimensional data enhancement system is capable of performing large kernel processing in real-time because the required processing overhead is significantly reduced. The reduction in processing overhead is achieved through the use of low pass filtering and decimation that reduces the amount of data that needs to be processed in order to generate an unsharp mask comprising low spatial frequencies that can be used to process the data in a more natural way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Richard G. Hier
  • Publication number: 20040227773
    Abstract: A multi-dimensional image data enhancement system is configured to reduce the effect of blanking areas on the large kernel processing of pixel data. Thus, when pixels comprising blanking data are processed, additional blanking data can be added to the blanking data such that the additional “fictional blanking data” will occupy an area within the kernel size instead of image data in an adjacent frame or non-related areas of the current frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Richard G. Hier, Terrence J. Coleman
  • Patent number: 4667304
    Abstract: A video signal producing a raster-scanned image is processed in real time to enhance high frequency characteristics of the image generated by the signal, with the enhancement performed according to a local adaptive process implemented in an apparatus including one or more two-dimensional higher-order filters. Each filter provides a signal corresponding to a statistical measure of the raster image at a point in the image centered in a local area. In each case, the measure is a function of characteristics of the image within the centered area. Each filter is synchronized with the video signal to provide its respective statistical signal substantially in real time and in phase with the input video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Digivision, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Hier, Gregory W. Schmidt