Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Location: Burbank, CA
No. of patents: 43

Number	Title	Issue Date
8160385	Correction of blotches in component images Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an i...	04/17/2012
8094972	Registration of separations Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple...	01/10/2012
8033909	Random selection program for an optical disc and related method A random selection program stored on an optical disc, which is played on an electronic device. The electronic device is coupled to an audio/visual output device. The electronic device includes a random number generator. The random selection program includes a random...	10/11/2011
8013916	Detection and/or correction of suppressed signal defects in moving images Techniques are described for detecting a vertical line artifact in an image captured with a digital camera. The vertical line artifact may be caused by a defect in the digital camera. Techniques also are described for correcting a vertical line artifact in an image ...	09/06/2011
8006837	Long box packaging design for prerecorded media An improved long box package for prerecorded media includes an elongated substantially rectangular box enclosure having a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of first and second side walls. The box enclosure further includes an open top end, a bottom end adapted to ...	08/30/2011
7835570	Reducing differential resolution of separations Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The se...	11/16/2010
7805011	Method and apparatus for providing lossless data compression and editing media content A method and a related apparatus for compressing images included in media content and editing the media content. The method can include providing an image-matching algorithm and a memory device, using the image-matching algorithm to identify images that are similar ...	09/28/2010
7747875	System to ensure that all audio-visual optical disc types are properly screened for watermarks An apparatus for processing data and content includes at least one drive and a player (that may be implemented by software). At least some of the content is protected using a content scrambling scheme such as audio or video watermarking. The drive and player coopera...	06/29/2010
7724946	Software carrier containing corrected blotches in component images Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an i...	05/25/2010
7715655	Image registration system Images may be registered using temporal (time-based) and spatial information. In a film implementation, because film is a sequence of frames, using information from neighboring frames may enable a temporally smoother visual experience. In addition, it may be benefic...	05/11/2010
7710472	Detection and/or correction of suppressed signal defects in moving images Techniques are described for detecting a vertical line artifact in an image captured with a digital camera. The vertical line artifact may be caused by a defect in the digital camera. Techniques also are described for correcting a vertical line artifact in an image ...	05/04/2010
7689036	Correction of blotches in component images Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an i...	03/30/2010
7672541	Registration of separations Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple...	03/02/2010
7639740	Film resource manager Post-production processing may be performed by receiving a film-processing order, determining a process useful in fulfilling film-processing order, identifying one or more resources available to perform the process useful in fulfilling the film-processing order, and...	12/29/2009
7536047	Method for digitally rendering skin or like materials A computationally efficient method for rendering skin tissue to achieve lifelike results includes application of a blurring algorithm to a two-dimensional light map. The algorithm is compact and is not derived from complex mathematical models of subsurface scatterin...	05/19/2009
7533027	Methods and apparatus for uniquely identifying a large number of film prints A method and apparatus for generating many uniquely identifiable media copies from a few uniquely marked masters to reduce the expense of subjecting each media copy to a marking process while maintaining the ability to trace unauthorized copies back to an authorized...	05/12/2009
7512048	Method and apparatus for reading optical discs having different configurations A player is provided that is capable of playing discs of either a first or a second configuration. Both types of discs can be double-sided optical discs formed with data tracks. In one configuration, the tracks on one side follow one spiral while the tracks on the o...	03/31/2009
7486842	Registration of separations Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple...	02/03/2009
7454078	Method and apparatus for flicker removal from an image sequence A method for removing flicker in a sequence of images, wherein each image in the sequence of images includes a plurality of pixels. The method includes providing a sequence of images including a source image and a target image, defining a plurality of regions of int...	11/18/2008
7450826	Media program with selectable sub-segments A media program for play on a media player to produce an audio-visual stream perceivable by a user is disclosed. The media program comprises a primary program configured for streaming play on the media player. The primary program is divisible into a continuous seque...	11/11/2008
7417713	Optical disc with a theft deterrent coating An optical disc used for storing content includes a theft control area selected to render the disc unreadable. The disc must be exposed to radiation of a specific wavelength before it can be read by a regular device. The theft control area may include an area that c...	08/26/2008
7385603	Method for simulating motion of cloth A method for simulating motion of cloth or other flexible membranes corrects surface-to-surface intersection involving a membrane. The method may be applied at time intervals of a conventional motion simulation for computer-generated animation. When a collision is d...	06/10/2008
7379215	Parallel scanning and processing system Film may be scanned by routing a film from a reel through two or more scanning systems, scanning the film in parallel using the scanning systems, and creating a scanning operation dataset from the output of the scanning systems. A film scanner may include a multiple...	05/27/2008
7376183	Post-production processing Post-production processing may be performed by receiving a film series of one or more data units of content related to a motion picture, determining a state for the film series, determining an operation to be performed on the film series based on the state of the fi...	05/20/2008
7308430	Methods and apparatus for uniquely identifying a large number of film prints A method and apparatus for generating many uniquely identifiable media copies from a few uniquely marked masters to reduce the expense of subjecting each media copy to a marking process while maintaining the ability to trace unauthorized copies back to an authorized...	12/11/2007
7280737	Method and apparatus for discouraging commercial skipping A program includes sequential program segments, commercial segments, segment dividers delimiting the program and commercial segments and extraneous signals inserted into the segments. The extraneous signals are selected to mimic segment dividers and thus discourage ...	10/09/2007
7280707	Registration of separations Images may be registered using temporal (time-based) and spatial information. In a film implementation, because film is a sequence of frames, using information from neighboring frames may enable a temporally smoother visual experience. In addition, it may be benefic...	10/09/2007
7278920	Theater-based gaming system enabling a multi-player game throughout a system of the theaters A multiple player game for more than one player at more than one location may be created by enabling input to and control of a gaming environment by a first player at a first location, receiving a gaming dataset related to the input to and control of the gaming envi...	10/09/2007
7272268	Registration of separations Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple...	09/18/2007
7218793	Reducing differential resolution of separations Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The se...	05/15/2007
7206409	Motion picture anti-piracy coding Method and apparatus for uniquely identifying a copy of a motion picture disposed on a media. The method includes the steps of selecting two or more motion picture scenes. Each of the motion picture scenes is an identifiable portion of the motion picture distinct fr...	04/17/2007
7197071	Film resource manager Post-production processing may be performed by receiving a film-processing order, determining a process useful in fulfilling film-processing order, identifying one or more resources available to perform the process useful in fulfilling the film-processing order, and...	03/27/2007
7190880	Player and disc system for producing video signals in different formats A system for playing a selected one of multiple audio tracks recorded in synchronized fashion with a motion picture on an optical disk. The optical disk has encoded on it a mixing master music and effects (“M&E”) track, or a switching master M&E track. Individua...	03/13/2007
7162146	System and method for the assertion and identification of rights information in an analog video signal A method for processing an analog video signal that represents a work for which rights information is asserted. The signal includes a rights assertion mark (RAM) in the video portion of the signal within the visible picture such that capture of the picture will incl...	01/09/2007
7158800	Method and system for limiting content diffusion to local receivers Content is distributed from a source to a sink only if the sink is within a predetemined distance from a source. In one embodiment, a control signal is sent over a limited range channel to the sink and the content is then sent only if the control signal is received ...	01/02/2007
7127125	Registration of separations Images may be registered using temporal (time-based) and spatial information. In a film implementation, because film is a sequence of frames, using information from neighboring frames may enable a temporally smoother visual experience. In addition, it may be benefic...	10/24/2006
7079137	Method for digitally rendering an object using measured BRDF data A digital rendering method employs measured BRDF values for a modeled material by collecting BRDF measurements using a precision reflectometer. A laser light may be used as the source of the incident beam. Sparsely measured BRDF data is resampled to build a data tab...	07/18/2006
6990230	Reverse-rendering method for digital modeling A method for automatically or semi-automatically constructing a digital 3D model of a scene from photographic data and photogrammetry data includes defining an initial rough model as a solution estimate. A reverse rendering step includes a second-order solution meth...	01/24/2006
6983082	Reality-based light environment for digital imaging in motion pictures Image-based lighting for use in rendering of digital objects is derived from image data collected from a real motion-picture set. The image data includes sets of correlated images at different exposure levels, each corresponding to a selected location. The image dat...	01/03/2006
6956976	Reduction of differential resolution of separations Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The se...	10/18/2005

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Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.