Patents by Inventor Steven David Webster
Steven David Webster 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).
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Patent number: 10176567Abstract: A method for processing microscopy images captures, for each of a first microscopy slide and a second microscopy slide, a plurality of partial spectrum images under multiple optical configurations where each image captures a different portion of the spectrum of the slide. First and second partial spectrum images associated with different optical configuration are selected and used to reconstruct respectively a combined spectrum image of part of the first microscopy slide and a combined spectrum image of at least part of the second microscopy slide, thereby forming a first pair of partial spectrum images. The method determines a distortion map by aligning images derived from the first pair of the partial spectrum images.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: James Austin Besley, Peter Alleine Fletcher, Steven David Webster
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Publication number: 20170178317Abstract: A method for processing microscopy images captures, for each of a first microscopy slide and a second microscopy slide, a plurality of partial spectrum images under multiple optical configurations where each image captures a different portion of the spectrum of the slide. First and second partial spectrum images associated with different optical configuration are selected and used to reconstruct respectively a combined spectrum image of part of the first microscopy slide and a combined spectrum image of at least part of the second microscopy slide, thereby forming a first pair of partial spectrum images. The method determines a distortion map by aligning images derived from the first pair of the partial spectrum images.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: JAMES AUSTIN BESLEY, PETER ALLEINE FLETCHER, STEVEN DAVID WEBSTER
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Patent number: 9311901Abstract: A method of producing an image with a blurred background (151) from an initial image (111) and a depth map (112) identifying a foreground region (236) and a background region (237) of the image, said method comprising determining (670) an edge visibility measure (671) for one edge (231) in the depth map (112) by comparing (820) a pixel value (233) in the foreground with a pixel value (234) in the background, said edge visibility measure (671) distinguishing between the foreground (236) and the background (237); applying (680) a spatially variable blur to the depth map (112) to produce a compositing matte (681), dependent on the edge visibility measure (671); applying (530) a blur to the background region (521) of the depth map (112); and compositing (150) the blurred background image data (531) with the initial image (111) to produce the rendered image with the blurred background (151).Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Steven David Webster, Dmitri Katchalov, Quang Tuan Pham
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Publication number: 20150002545Abstract: A method of producing an image with a blurred background (151) from an initial image (111) and a depth map (112) identifying a foreground region (236) and a background region (237) of the image, said method comprising determining (670) an edge visibility measure (671) for one edge (231) in the depth map (112) by comparing (820) a pixel value (233) in the foreground with a pixel value (234) in the background, said edge visibility measure (671) distinguishing between the foreground (236) and the background (237); applying (680) a spatially variable blur to the depth map (112) to produce a compositing matte (681), dependent on the edge visibility measure (671); applying (530) a blur to the background region (521) of the depth map (112); and compositing (150) the blurred background image data (531) with the initial image (111) to produce the rendered image with the blurred background (151)Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: STEVEN DAVID WEBSTER, DMITRI KATCHALOV, QUANG TUAN PHAM
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Patent number: 8578297Abstract: Disclosed is a method of browsing a set of media items on a display device. A sequence of thumbnail images corresponding to a portion of the set are initially displayed in a looping arrangement. A first thumbnail image of the sequence is displayed at a size larger than other thumbnail images of the sequence. The first thumbnail image corresponds to a focus position in the sequence. The arrangement responds to a user scrolling action to replace display of a second thumbnail image adjacent to an insertion point in the displayed sequence with a third thumbnail image corresponding to a media item of the set not displayed prior to the user action. The method then updates the focus position and insertion point and replaces a display of the first thumbnail image with display of a fourth thumbnail image corresponding to the updated focus position.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Steven David Webster, Ernest Yiu Cheong Wan
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Publication number: 20130271615Abstract: A method of removing an artefact from an image captured with a motion invariant camera is disclosed. The captured image is de-blurred using a spatially invariant blur kernel. An edge filter with a fixed offset is applied to the de-blurred image to identify the location of at least one artefact. A parameter is estimated based on a region either side of the identified location. The at least one artefact is removed from the de-blurred image using the parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Steven David Webster, Andrew James Dorrell, Axel Lakus-Becker
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Patent number: 8520083Abstract: A method of removing an artefact from an image captured with a motion invariant camera is disclosed. The captured image is de-blurred using a spatially invariant blur kernel. An edge filter with a fixed offset is applied to the de-blurred image to identify the location of at least one artefact. A parameter is estimated based on a region either side of the identified location. The at least one artefact is removed from the de-blurred image using the parameter.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Steven David Webster, Andrew James Dorrell, Axel Lakus-Becker
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Publication number: 20100245602Abstract: A method of removing an artefact from an image captured with a motion invariant camera is disclosed. The captured image is de-blurred using a spatially invariant blur kernel. An edge filter with a fixed offset is applied to the de-blurred image to identify the location of at least one artefact. A parameter is estimated based on a region either side of the identified location. The at least one artefact is removed from the de-blurred image using the parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Steven David Webster, Andrew James Dorrell, Axel Lakus-Becker
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Publication number: 20090204920Abstract: A method of browsing images in an image collection using a processing system (101). The method includes having the processing system (101) cause a representation of a number of images to be displayed, the representation including the number of images arranged in an image ring (110). The image ring is configured to have a size determined by at least one of the number of images and the size of the images in the image ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2006Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: Aaron John Beverley, Laurence Crew, Jonathon Anthony Duhig, Timothy Mark Morris-Yate, Louis Pan, Andrew John Shellshear, Steven David Webster, Kevin Mun Choong Tham
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Publication number: 20090164944Abstract: Disclosed is a method of browsing a set of media items on a display device. A sequence of thumbnail images corresponding to a portion of the set are initially displayed in a looping arrangement. A first thumbnail image of the sequence is displayed at a size larger than other thumbnail images of the sequence. The first thumbnail image corresponds to a focus position in the sequence. The arrangement responds to a user scrolling action to replace display of a second thumbnail image adjacent to an insertion point in the displayed sequence with a third thumbnail image corresponding to a media item of the set not displayed prior to the user action. The method then updates the focus position and insertion point and replaces a display of the first thumbnail image with display of a fourth thumbnail image corresponding to the updated focus position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Steven David Webster, Ernest Yiu Cheong Wan