Patents by Inventor William Fintel

William Fintel 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).

  • Selection of alternative image processing operations to maintain high image quality
    Publication number: 20060182361
    Abstract: In an image enhancement method, a regular enhancement function and an aggressiveness parameter are computed using characteristics of a digital image. A first, relatively slow enhancement algorithm is applied to the digital image using the regular enhancement function, when an aggressiveness parameter is in a predetermined high range. A second, relatively fast enhancement algorithm is applied to the digital image using the regular enhancement function, when an aggressiveness parameter is in a predetermined low range. A modified enhancement function is calculated using characteristics of the digital image and is used with a second, relatively fast enhancement algorithm, when the aggressiveness parameter is in a predetermined medium range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Raymond Ptucha, William Fintel, Andrew Gallagher, Edward Gindele, Jeffrey Snyder, Kevin Spaulding