Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Stuerzlinger

Wolfgang Stuerzlinger 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).

  • Patent number: 6891672
    Abstract: A display has a screen which incorporates a light modulator. The screen may be a front projection screen or a rear-projection screen. Elements of the light modulator may be controlled to adjust the intensity of light emanating from corresponding areas on the screen. The display may provide a high dynamic range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Lorne Whitehead, Greg Ward, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Helge Seetzen
  • Publication number: 20040239653
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a position of laser spots in an initial image due to a plurality of laser pointer, the method having the steps of acquiring a sequence of images from a camera directed at the initial image to produce acquired images thereof, each said acquired image comprising image elements forming a frame; assigning each of said laser pointers a unique transmission pattern; registering said code of each of said laser pointers during frame i with a processor; determining said laser spots in said frame i; registering the appearance of the laser spots of each of the laser pointers during frame i with a processor; assigning positional coordinates to each said located laser spots so as to produce a sequence of positional coordinates (xi,yi) corresponding to sequential positions of the laser spot in the initial image; whereby said laser spots appear in the captured images in a pattern corresponding to said unique transmission pattern and each of said laser pointers is uniquely identifiable and
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
  • Publication number: 20040095558
    Abstract: A display has a screen which incorporates a light modulator. The screen may be a front projection screen or a rear-projection screen. Elements of the light modulator may be controlled to adjust the intensity of light emanating from corresponding areas on the screen. The display may provide a high dynamic range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Lorne Whitehead, Greg Ward, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Helge Seetzen