Patents by Inventor Xiao Fan

Xiao Fan 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).

  • Publication number: 20050248593
    Abstract: A backlit display with improved dynamic range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Xiao-fan Feng, Scott Daly
  • Publication number: 20050248555
    Abstract: A backlit display with improved dynamic range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Xiao-fan Feng, Scott Daly
  • Publication number: 20050248554
    Abstract: A backlit display with improved dynamic range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Xiao-fan Feng, Scott Daly
  • Patent number: 6952293
    Abstract: A document-backing surface for reducing show-through when a duplex-printed document is scanned but without producing undesirable artifacts. The document-backing surface has a plurality of first and second light-absorbing surfaces, and a plurality of specularly reflective surfaces partially covering each of the second light-absorbing surfaces. The first specularly reflective surfaces are oriented to reflect light from a scanner lamp to a scanner sensor. In an alternate embodiment, the document-backing surface is partially covered by a specularly reflective surface oriented to reflect light from the scanner lamp to the scanner lens. In another embodiment, the document-backing surface has a set of teeth, each of which has light-absorptive first and second tooth surfaces and a specularly reflective surface partially covering each second tooth surface. In addition, the present invention is directed to a method for using a document-backing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiao-fan Feng
  • Publication number: 20050200631
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for processing image data for use on LCD displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Hao Pan, Xiao-Fan Feng
  • Publication number: 20050185001
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for creation, modification and implementation of dither pattern structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Xiao-Fan Feng, Scott Daly
  • Publication number: 20050174360
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for adaptive dither pattern array generation and application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Scott Daly, Xiao-fan Feng
  • Publication number: 20050147317
    Abstract: A system for image enhancement and, more particularly, a system for enhancing the quality of a quantized image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Scott Daly, Xiao-fan Feng
  • Publication number: 20050134302
    Abstract: A measurement system for characterizing the response of a liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Hao Pan, Xiao-fan Feng, Scott Daly
  • Publication number: 20050117186
    Abstract: The patent relates to displays with adaptive color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Baoxin Li, Xiao-Fan Feng, Scott Daly, M. Sezan, Petrus van Beek, Hao Pan
  • Publication number: 20050068463
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for creation, modification and implementation of dither pattern structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Xiao-Fan Feng, Scott Daly
  • Publication number: 20050068343
    Abstract: Processing of images for displaying on a display for displaying images on a liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Hao Pan, Xiao-Fan Feng, Scott Daly
  • Publication number: 20040189680
    Abstract: Processing of images for displaying on a display for displaying images on a liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Xiao-fan Feng, Scott Daly
  • Patent number: 6798543
    Abstract: A method for compression and decompression of halftoned images using the halftone screen. The method reduces an input binary image into a mean image, uses the halftone screen in combination with the mean image to produce a predicted image. The predicted image is then compared to the original image to produce a residue image. The residue image and the mean image are then compressed and either stored or transmitted. For decompression, the mean image and residue image are decompressed and then used with the halftone screen to arrive at a reconstructed binary image. A prediction process uses the mean image and scales it to a full-size image that has substantially similar dimensions as the original image. It then applies the halftone screen to the full-size image and produces a predicted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Inc.
    Inventor: Xiao-fan Feng
  • Publication number: 20040120598
    Abstract: A system of estimating and reducing image blur in digital images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Xiao-Fan Feng
  • Patent number: 6654056
    Abstract: Geometric configurations for photosites found on photosensitive chips for creating electrical signals from an original image, as would be found, for example, in a digital scanner, copier, facsimile machine, or other document generating or reproducing device. The photosensitive chips are mounted on a substrate to form a photosensitive array in a full width scanner or other photosensitive device. The geometric configurations reduce the Moiré patterns to provide a higher quality image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Alain E. Perregaux, Jagdish C. Tandon, Paul A. Hosier, Roger L. Triplett, Xiao-Fan Feng
  • Patent number: 6642964
    Abstract: Geometric configurations for photosites found on photosensitive chips for creating electrical signals from an original image, as would be found, for example, in a digital scanner, copier, printer, facsimile machine, or other document generating or reproducing device. The photosensitive chips are mounted on a substrate to form a photosensitive array in a full width scanner or other photosensitive device. The geometric configurations reduce the Moiré patterns to provide a higher quality image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Alain E. Perregaux, Jagdish C. Tandon, Roger L. Triplett, Xiao-Fan Feng
  • Publication number: 20030053155
    Abstract: A document-backing surface for reducing show-through when a duplex-printed document is scanned but without producing undesirable artifacts. The document-backing surface has a plurality of first and second light-absorbing surfaces, and a plurality of specularly reflective surfaces partially covering each of the second light-absorbing surfaces. The first specularly reflective surfaces are oriented to reflect light from a scanner lamp to a scanner sensor. In an alternate embodiment, the document-backing surface is partially covered by a specularly reflective surface oriented to reflect light from the scanner lamp to the scanner lens. In another embodiment, the document-backing surface has a set of teeth, each of which has light-absorptive first and second tooth surfaces and a specularly reflective surface partially covering each second tooth surface. In addition, the present invention is directed to a method for using a document-backing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: Xiao-fan Feng
  • Publication number: 20020159080
    Abstract: A method for background adjustment. A background lightness level in an original image is estimated. Pixels are then converted to a luminance-chrominance color space. Pixels have lightness levels equal to the background lightness level are mapped to a value corresponding to white as background pixels. Chroma values for the background pixels are compared to a threshold ad adjusted as needed, either by adjusting the lightness value or by removing the chrominance values. The luminance-chrominance data is then converted to output space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao-Fan Feng, Jon Matthew Speigle, James Charles Dalrymple, James Zhixin Chang
  • Publication number: 20020136451
    Abstract: The present application relates to document boundary determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: John E. Dolan, John C. Dalrymple, James Zhixin Chang, Xiao-fan Feng