Patents by Inventor Theodore F. Bouk

Theodore F. Bouk 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).

  • Determining sharpness predictors for digital images
    Patent number: 7873231
    Abstract: A method for determining a sharpness predictor for an input digital image includes determining one or more image metrics by analyzing the input digital image; and determining the sharpness predictor from the one or more image metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Theodore F. Bouk, Amy D. Enge, Kevin E. Spaulding
  • Digital camera incorporating a sharpness predictor
    Patent number: 7840084
    Abstract: A method for determining a sharpness predictor for an input digital image includes determining one or more image metrics by analyzing the input digital image; and determining the sharpness predictor from the one or more image metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Theodore F. Bouk, Amy D. Enge, Kevin E. Spaulding
  • DIGITAL CAMERA INCORPORATING A SHARPNESS PREDICTOR
    Publication number: 20100201851
    Abstract: A method for determining a sharpness predictor for an input digital image includes determining one or more image metrics by analyzing the input digital image; and determining the sharpness predictor from the one or more image metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Theodore F. Bouk, Amy D. Enge, Kevin E. Spaulding
  • DETERMINING SHARPNESS PREDICTORS FOR DIGITAL IMAGES
    Publication number: 20100202710
    Abstract: A method for determining a sharpness predictor for an input digital image includes determining one or more image metrics by analyzing the input digital image; and determining the sharpness predictor from the one or more image metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Theodore F. Bouk, Amy D. Enge, Kevin E. Spaulding
  • Determining sharpness predictors for a digital image
    Patent number: 7764844
    Abstract: A method for determining a sharpness predictor for an input digital image includes determining one or more image metrics by analyzing the input digital image; and determining the sharpness predictor from the one or more image metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Theodore F. Bouk, Amy D. Enge, Kevin E. Spaulding
  • Method for determining the components of image noise patterns of an imaging device and use of this method in an imaging device
    Patent number: 6584233
    Abstract: A method and a computer program for determining at least one component of a noise pattern of an imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Kane, Theodore F. Bouk, Peter D. Burns