Patents by Inventor Simon J. M. Kuppens

Simon J. M. Kuppens 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: 7932953
    Abstract: Extracting and processing video content encoded in a rendered color space to be emulated by an ambient light source, comprising extracting color information from a video signal and transforming the color information through unrendered color space using tristprimary matrices to form a second rendered color space to drive the ambient light source. Video signal decoding into frames can allow extracting average or other color information from an selected screen regions to reduce bitstream load, and negative gamma correction helps prevent garish or inappropriate chromaticities and luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Srinivas Gutta, Simon J. M. Kuppens, Huub Vanden Broek
  • Publication number: 20090175536
    Abstract: Extracting and processing video content encoded in a rendered color space to be emulated by an ambient light source, comprising extracting color information from a video signal and transforming the color information through unrendered color space using tristprimary matrices to form a second rendered color space to drive the ambient light source. Video signal decoding into frames can allow extracting average or other color information from an selected screen regions to reduce bitstream load, and negative gamma correction helps prevent garish or inappropriate chromaticities and luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Srinivas Gutta, Simon J. M. Kuppens, Huub Vanden Broek
  • Patent number: 6974229
    Abstract: A mixing chamber includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. At least two light emitting diodes are disposed along the first surface. At least a portion of the first surface is reflective, and the second surface includes a reflective region and a plurality of openings formed in the reflective region. In some embodiments, the first surface and the second surface are separated by at least one side surface. Light emitted from the light emitting diodes is reflected off the first surface, reflective region of the second surface, and side surfaces of the mixing chamber until it is emitted from the openings of the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC
    Inventors: Robert S. West, Yourii Martynov, Huub Konijn, Nicola Pfeffer, Simon J. M. Kuppens
  • Publication number: 20040233665
    Abstract: A mixing chamber includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. At least two light emitting diodes are disposed along the first surface. At least a portion of the first surface is reflective, and the second surface includes a reflective region and a plurality of openings formed in the reflective region. In some embodiments, the first surface and the second surface are separated by at least one side surface. Light emitted from the light emitting diodes is reflected off the first surface, reflective region of the second surface, and side surfaces of the mixing chamber until it is emitted from the openings of the second surface. In another embodiment, a structure includes a light emitting diode, a lens overlying the light emitting diode, and a diverting optic overlying the lens. The diverting optic may include, for example, a specular or diffuse reflector, a bulk or film diffuser, and a transparent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Robert S. West, Yourii Martynov, Huub Konijn, Nicola Pfeffer, Simon J. M. Kuppens