Patents by Inventor Thomas Graeme Nattress
Thomas Graeme Nattress 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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Publication number: 20170070681Abstract: An image data processing system can include one or more processors, a first video output port, and a second video output port. The one or more processors can: receive an encoded stream of digital motion picture image data encoded using an encoding function; generate a first monitoring data stream from the encoded stream using a first decoding function, the first monitoring data stream including first image data; and generate a second monitoring data stream from the encoded stream using a second decoding function different from the first decoding function, the second monitoring data stream including second image data having a narrower brightness range than the first image data. The first and second video output ports can output the first and second monitoring data streams for display in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventor: Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Publication number: 20170034400Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera configured to capture, compress, and store video image data in a memory of the video camera at a rate of at least about twenty three frames per second. The video image data can be mosaiced image data, and the compressed, mosaiced image data may remain substantially visually lossless upon decompression and demosaicing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Publication number: 20170006265Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue, red, and/or green image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The camera can be configured to transform at least a portion of the green image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red, blue, and/or green image data to obtain the original raw data or a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosacied. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which at least some of the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red, blue, and/or some green elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress, Richard Greene, Uday Mathur
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Publication number: 20160381270Abstract: In one embodiment, a camera includes an image sensor within a camera housing that converts light entering the camera housing through an optical filter into digital image data. The optical filter can have a variable opacity. A processor in communication with the image sensor identifies operation settings for the optical filter and adjusts an opacity level of the optical filter over an exposure period in accordance with the operation settings for the optical filter. In addition, the processor modifies values of the digital image data based at least on the operation settings for the optical filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, Robert Rose, Thomas Graeme Nattress, Peter Jarred Land, James H. Jannard
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Patent number: 9521384Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue, red, and/or green image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The camera can be configured to transform at least a portion of the green image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red, blue, and/or green image data to obtain the original raw data or a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosacied. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which at least some of the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red, blue, and/or some green elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: RED.COM, Inc.Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress, Richard Greene, Uday Mathur
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Publication number: 20160316106Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera configured to capture, compress, and store video image data in a memory of the video camera at a rate of at least about twenty three frames per second. The video image data can be mosaiced image data, and the compressed, mosaiced image data may remain substantially visually lossless upon decompression and demosaicing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Patent number: 9462193Abstract: Certain cameras and systems described herein produce enhanced dynamic range still or video images. The images can also have controlled or reduced motion artifacts. Moreover, the cameras and systems in some cases allow the dynamic range and/or motion artifacts to be tuned to achieve a desired cinematic effect.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: RED.COM, INC.Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress, Bimal Mathur, Uday Mathur, Deanan DaSilva, Peter Jarred Land
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Patent number: 9436976Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red and blue data to obtain the original raw data for a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosacied. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red and blue elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: RED.COM, INC.Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Patent number: 9380220Abstract: In one embodiment, a camera includes an image sensor within a camera housing that converts light entering the camera housing through an optical filter into digital image data. The optical filter can have a variable opacity. A processor in communication with the image sensor identifies operation settings for the optical filter and adjusts an opacity level of the optical filter over an exposure period in accordance with the operation settings for the optical filter. In addition, the processor modifies values of the digital image data based at least on the operation settings for the optical filter.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: RED.COM, INC.Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, Robert Rose, Thomas Graeme Nattress, Peter Jarred Land, James H. Jannard
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Publication number: 20160037045Abstract: Certain cameras and systems described herein produce enhanced dynamic range still or video images. The images can also have controlled or reduced motion artifacts. Moreover, the cameras and systems in some cases allow the dynamic range and/or motion artifacts to be tuned to achieve a desired cinematic effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress, Bimal Mathur, Uday Mathur, Deanan DaSilva, Peter Jarred Land
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Patent number: 9245314Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera configured to capture, compress, and store video image data in a memory of the video camera at a rate of at least about twenty three frames per second. The video image data can be mosaiced image data, and the compressed, mosaiced image data may remain substantially visually lossless upon decompression and demosaicing.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: RED.COM, Inc.Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Patent number: 9230299Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera configured to capture, compress, and store video image data in a memory of the video camera at a rate of at least about twenty three frames per second. The video image data can be mosaiced image data, and the compressed, mosaiced image data may remain substantially visually lossless upon decompression and demosaicing.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: RED.COM, INC.Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Publication number: 20150348233Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red and blue data to obtain the original raw data for a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosacied. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red and blue elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Publication number: 20150215519Abstract: Focus assist systems and methods for imaging devices are provided. The focus assist systems and methods display focus level data to a user. There are a variety of methods of displaying focus level data to a user, including, but not limited to, graphs, highlights, symbols, and varied levels of brightness or color.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventor: Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Patent number: 9077911Abstract: Certain cameras and systems described herein produce enhanced dynamic range still or video images. The images can also have controlled or reduced motion artifacts. Moreover, the cameras and systems in some cases allow the dynamic range and/or motion artifacts to be tuned to achieve a desired cinematic effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: RED.COM, INC.Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress, Bimal Mathur, Uday Mathur, Deanan DaSilva, Peter Jarred Land
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Patent number: 9019393Abstract: Embodiments provide a video processing system that can include a video processor, a decompression component, and a demosaicing component. The video processing system can be configured to decompress and demosaic compressed raw video data such that the video data is substantially visually lossless.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Red.com, Inc.Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Patent number: 8927916Abstract: Focus assist systems and methods for imaging devices are provided. The focus assist systems and methods display focus level data to a user. There are a variety of methods of displaying focus level data to a user, including, but not limited to, graphs, highlights, symbols, and varied levels of brightness or color.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Red.com, Inc.Inventor: Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Publication number: 20150003730Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red and blue data to obtain the original raw data for a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosacied. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red and blue elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Publication number: 20150003801Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera configured to capture, compress, and store video image data in a memory of the video camera at a rate of at least about twenty three frames per second. The video image data can be mosaiced image data, and the compressed, mosaiced image data may remain substantially visually lossless upon decompression and demosaicing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress
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Publication number: 20150002695Abstract: Embodiments provide a video camera configured to capture, compress, and store video image data in a memory of the video camera at a rate of at least about twenty three frames per second. The video image data can be mosaiced image data, and the compressed, mosaiced image data may remain substantially visually lossless upon decompression and demosaicing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: James H. Jannard, Thomas Graeme Nattress