Patents by Inventor Shou-Ming Chen

Shou-Ming Chen 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).

  • ENCODER AND DECODER FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MONOCHROME ENHANCEMENT LAYER CODECS
    Publication number: 20250071289
    Abstract: An image encoder includes a tone mapper, an enhancement layer and an image file generator. The tone mapper is used to generate a base image according to an enhanced image and red green blue (RGB) gains. The RGB gains are set close to or the same as each other. The enhancement layer is used to generate a tone curve and/or a gain map of the base image and the enhanced image according to the tone mapper and/or a group including the base image and the enhanced image. The image file generator is used to generate an image file according to the base image and at least one member of a group including the tone curve and the gain map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Shou-Ming Chen, Yu-Cheng Chu, Chia-Ying Li