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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7423553 | Image display apparatus, image display method, measurement apparatus, measurement method, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and identification method An external index detection unit (105) receives an image sensed by a camera (100), and detects an external index set in a real scene. A tachometer (110) measures the rotational velocities of two rear wheels of a vehicle. A vehicle measurement un... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7327382 | System and method for processing electronically captured images to emulate film tonescale and color A method for converting a sequence of electronically captured images into a sequence of modified images for providing the appearance of images captured by a film reproduction system. The film reproduction system being includes motion picture negative film printed on... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7274428 | System and method for processing images to emulate film tonescale and color A method for converting a sequence of scan-only film captured images into a sequence of modified images that provide the appearance of images captured by a photographic film reproduction system; the photographic film reproduction system being includes photographic m... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7164504 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer program product for image processing An image processing apparatus processes image data which is obtained by reading an halftone dot image. In the image processing apparatus, the image data is separated into the image data corresponding to halftone dots which form the halftone dot image and other image... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164437 | Film scanner The image scanning system (52) of the present invention scans slides and film strips containing photographic images and creates a corresponding plurality of digital representations of the photographic images. The system (52) includes a touch screen mon... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7110020 | Film digitizer A method for producing electronic signals representative of images on a source film includes the following steps: illuminating the film with a light source to obtain an illuminated frame; providing an electronic image sensor; providing a lens array for projecting th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7092983 | Method and system for secure remote distributed rendering A computerized method for remotely rendering a render job includes receiving a render job submitted by a client at a first rendering site, the render job associated with at least one file stored at the first rendering site. The file stores information necessary to r... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092016 | Method and system for motion image digital processing A method for digitally processing motion image signals comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining digital motion image signals that originated from a sequence of motion picture frames; (b) using a frame averaging technique to reduce noise in the digital motion image sign... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071966 | Method of aligning lens and sensor of camera A method for aligning a lens of a camera with a sensor of the camera. The method includes positioning a test object a predetermined distance away from the lens of the camera, photographing the test object with the camera to produce image data, and outputting the ima... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062527 | Management and scheduling of a distributed rendering method and system A computerized method for rendering images includes receiving a render job having at least one render frame and an associated job profile and inserting the render job into a job queue. The method also includes advancing the render job in the job queue as other rende... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053927 | System for optimizing the display and rendering of digital images for digital mastering A digital mastering system for processing digital image signals originating from scanned motion picture film includes a film scanner for scanning motion picture film and generating a stream of digital image signals corresponding to motion picture images, a color gra... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038810 | Image processing method and apparatus, image processing system, and storage medium In general, it is difficult for the end user to implement a simulate illustration process for an image, since manual setups of the process are complicated and require skills. Also, there is room for improvement in terms of image quality. In this invention, the lumin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038708 | Film scanner system with an automatic focusing device In a film scanner with an automatic focusing device in which the film images are shown line by line by means of an objective on at least one line sensor, with a still film the adjusting range of the objective is passed through according to a predefined program. The ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034862 | System and method for processing electronically captured images to emulate film tonescale and color A sequence of electronically captured images are converted into modified images providing the appearance of images captured by a film reproduction system, where the film reproduction system is of the type that includes a motion picture negative film printed onto a m... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6995793 | Video tap for a digital motion camera that simulates the look of post processing A sequence of motion images, captured by an image capture system such as a digital camera, are converted into a sequence of modified motion images providing the appearance of motion images captured by the same capture system and subsequently rendered in a post-proce... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6891888 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus The image processing method and apparatus read photoelectrically an original image to obtain input image data and subject the input image data to image processing to obtain output image data. The method and apparatus perform first conversion for outputting an image ... | 05/10/2005 |
| RE38626 | Parking regulation enforcement system A video camera mounted on a parking enforcement patrol vehicle and connected to a computer near the operator. The system is driven along a patrol route where parked vehicles are governed by a posted time limit. The system enforces the local parking regulation by aut... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6239425 | Color scanning system for reducing or eliminating the effects of imperfections in or on the image A color scanning system is provided for scanning an image, the scanner comprising means for scanning the image with light; means for splitting light transmitted from the image, including both directly transmitted light and light scattered as a result of i... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6067109 | Image reading method An image reading method which can achieve highly accurate image reading with no color balance lost regardless of the type of recording media, that is, whether a film is a negative film or a reversal film, and thus is able to obtain in a stable manner a re... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5999209 | Rapid high resolution image capture system An electronic imaging system for rapid high-resolution scanning of images such as those recorded on movie films. A multiple beam generating arrangement provides an array of light beams incident on one side of the image, while a corresponding array of ligh... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5883987 | Image sensing system including a light source An image sensing system is provided with a fluorescent lamp which performs AC lighting to irradiate an object, an inverter power source which supplies currents to the fluorescent lamp, a lighting frequency changing circuit which changes the frequency of t... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5687011 | System for originating film and video images simultaneously, for use in modification of video originated images toward simulating images originated on film Digital signals are generated and stored for each pixel of a frame of a video originated material. A computer reads the digital signals and converts them to binary image data by employing a program to reassign color and black component values for each pix... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5457491 | System for producing image on first medium, such as video, simulating the appearance of image on second medium, such as motion picture or other photographic film A system for processing information in an image originated on a first medium into data representative of a modified image simulating an image originated on a selected second medium. The method of the system includes producing digital data representative o... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5412773 | Computerized interactive menu-driven video signal processing apparatus and method A computerized interactive menu-driven video signal processing apparatus and method for selectively converting and processing color video signals from a color film scanner includes and provides a method for using a film scanner, a video color signal proce... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5387929 | Method and apparatus for subject image tracking in high definition film-to-video color correction A subject image being electronically transferred from a first medium to a second medium is accomplished through tone scale tracking. Three monochromatic channels representing the subject image are generated from the first medium. In a preferred embodiment... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5335013 | Method and apparatus for video camera image film simulation Video images are received by the present invention and processed to directly provide a video output having the appearance of a motion-picture-film-recorded image. The output of the invention may be provided directly for a television broadcast or recording... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5329362 | Color video camera using common white balance control circuitry in negative and postive image photoimaging modes A color video camera having an automatic white balance adjusting function and operating with selection of modes including a negative-to-positive reversal mode of shooting the color negative film to obtain the positive picture, wherein in the negative-to-p... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5303294 | Video theater system and copy preventive method A video theater system includes a video cassette recording at least a component video signal to which a copy preventive scheme has been applied; a video cassette recorder for reproducing the video cassette; a tuner and an antenna for receiving a signal tr... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5267043 | Film gate apparatus for a virtual contact color film scanner Film gate for a virtual contact scanner includes a base having a precision site adapted to receive a solid-state scanner assembly so as to position the sensor photosites at a precise spacing from the film image plane. A separate circuit board carrying con... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5241376 | Cinematographic system A cinematographic system records motion-picture images on an elongate information recording medium which includes either a charge storage layer or a light modulating layer. The recorded images are reproduced and projected onto a screen. If the charge stor... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5198897 | Continuous-motion line-assembly telecine with misregistration correction A continuous-motion line-array telecine has a solid-state sensor comprising linear array sensor elements (101, 201, 301). For multi-standard operation compensation is provided for vertical misregistration due to different linear array sensor positions as ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5166783 | Digital video color processor with anti-aliasing filter A method and system for digitally performing a color transformation on digitized color film images. The digitized images may comprise frames of a digital video signal, with a red frame, a blue frame, and a green frame collectively corresponding to a digit... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5165068 | Continuous-motion line-array telecine A continuous-motion line-array telecine images the film image onto three linear array sensors having respective color filters. Vertical scanning is provided by the continuous motion of the film. The sensors can be spaced by an amount equivalent to a given... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5155586 | Method and apparatus for flare correction A method and system for digitally performing flare correction on digitized color film images. Each digitized image may include a red data stream, a blue data stream, and a green data stream collectively corresponding to a digitized color image (or frame).... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5153715 | Exposure determining color film scanning apparatus for a photofinishing system Color film scanning apparatus employs a novel trilinear array image sensor with photosites spaced apart in the linear direction of array by a pitch which is a multiple of the photosite dimension in the linear direction. The resultant scanning apparatus al... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5060061 | Method of reading an image recorded in a photographic film tone characteristic correcting method in reproducing an image recorded in a photographic film A frame of photographic film is optoelectronically scanned after development to produce an electronic image which is analayzed to determine the exposure and development conditions of the film. Tone conversion signals are generated in accordance with the a... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5049984 | Motion picture telecine balanced for negative scanning A motion picture telecine scanner interposes a motion picture negative or print film (10) in an optical light path (12) between a light source (14) and a pickup stage (16) that develops a plurality of separate color output signals (R, G, B). By balancing ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5030986 | Film printing and reading system The invention is an improved apparatus for recording an image onto a light recording medium by sequentially recording a plurality of sections onto the light recording medium which constitute the image and further an apparatus for reading previously record... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5023815 | Method and apparatus for registering color film separations An algorithmically based method and apparatus for registering halftone color separations using edge based registration techniques and three registration points on each film separation in order to handle image stretching in both directions. Improved techni... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5003379 | Telecine scanning apparatus with spectrally-shifted sensitivities responsive to negative or print film dyes A telecine scanner is selectively conformed to evaluate the dye densities characteristic of either negative or print film. The film is interposed in a light path between a light source and a pickup stage that develops a plurality of color output signals f... | 03/26/1991 |
