Patents by Inventor William V. Fintel
William V. 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).
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Patent number: 10412296Abstract: A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLCInventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert J. Parada, Tetsuji Uezono, Kenichi Nakajima, William V. Fintel
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Publication number: 20190052796Abstract: A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert J. Parada, Tetsuji Uezono, Kenichi Nakajima, William V. Fintel
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Patent number: 10142536Abstract: A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLCInventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert J. Parada, Tetsuji Uezono, Kenichi Nakajima, William V. Fintel
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Publication number: 20180041691Abstract: A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert J. Parada, Tetsuji Uezono, Kenichi Nakajima, William V. Fintel
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Patent number: 9819852Abstract: A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: MONUMENT PEAK VENTURES, LLCInventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert J. Parada, Tetsuji Uezono, Kenichi Nakajima, William V. Fintel
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Patent number: 8964850Abstract: A method for transforming an image expressed in terms of a first image encoding to a second image encoding, includes converting a set of original scene exposure-factor values into corresponding first and second image encoding values. A transform is then derived between the first image encoding values and the second image encoding values. The transform is then applied to an image encoded in said first image encoding. Examples of different encoding that can be transformed include Rec. 709, sRGB and other known image encoding standards. A system for performing such transformations as well as an electronic device that is capable of performing such transformations are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Thomas E. Madden, John P. Spence, William V. Fintel, John T. Keech, Esther M. Betancourt
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Publication number: 20140105495Abstract: A method for transforming an image expressed in terms of a first image encoding to a second image encoding, includes converting a set of original scene exposure-factor values into corresponding first and second image encoding values. A transform is then derived between the first image encoding values and the second image encoding values. The transform is then applied to an image encoded in said first image encoding. Examples of different encoding that can be transformed include Rec. 709, sRGB and other known image encoding standards. A system for performing such transformations as well as an electronic device that is capable of performing such transformations are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Thomas E. Madden, John P. Spence, William V. Fintel, John T. Keech, Esther M. Betancourt
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Patent number: 8638858Abstract: A method for transforming an image expressed in terms of a first image encoding to a second image encoding, includes converting a set of original scene exposure-factor values into corresponding first and second image encoding values. A transform is then derived between the first image encoding values and the second image encoding values. The transform is then applied to an image encoded in said first image encoding. Examples of different encoding that can be transformed include Rec. 709, sRGB and other known image encoding standards. A system for performing such transformations as well as an electronic device that is capable of performing such transformations are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Thomas E. Madden, John P. Spence, William V. Fintel, John T. Keech, Esther M. Betancourt
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Patent number: 8488015Abstract: A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert J. Parada, Jr., Tetsuji Uezono, Kenichi Nakajima, William V. Fintel
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Publication number: 20100008426Abstract: A method for transforming an image expressed in terms of a first image encoding to a second image encoding, includes converting a set of original scene exposure-factor values into corresponding first and second image encoding values. A transform is then derived between the first image encoding values and the second image encoding values. The transform is then applied to an image encoded in said first image encoding. Examples of different encoding that can be transformed include Rec. 709, sRGB and other known image encoding standards. A system for performing such transformations as well as an electronic device that is capable of performing such transformations are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Thomas E. Madden, John P. Spence, William V. Fintel, John T. Keech, Esther M. Betancourt
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Publication number: 20100002145Abstract: A video signal includes a plurality of frames of image data. A single frame of image data or multiple frames of image data, one or more reduced resolution frames, or a portion or portions of one or more frames or reduced resolution frames can be analyzed to determine initial statistics. One or more correction operations are then performed on the initial statistics to generate initial correction values. The one or more correction operations include a balance correction operation, a flare correction operation, and a tonal correction operation. After the initial correction values are determined, a temporal filter is applied to the initial correction values to generate final correction values. Optimized image data is then generated by applying the final correction values to image data in one or more frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventors: John P. Spence, William V. Fintel, Thomas E. Madden, Esther M. Betancourt, John T. Keech
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Patent number: 7570829Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 17, 2005Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Raymond W. Ptucha, William V. Fintel, Andrew C. Gallagher, Edward B. Gindele, Jeffrey C. Snyder, Kevin E. Spaulding
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Publication number: 20090160968Abstract: A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert J. Parada, JR., Tetsuji Uezono, Kenichi Nakajima, William V. Fintel