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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7327490 | Image processing system via network The technique of the present invention ensures output of an image subjected to image processing, which does not depend upon the output environment but reflects the color reproduction characteristics of a shooting device and the intention of a photographer in shootin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327384 | Gamut false color display A gamut error false color display uses false coloring on a monochrome image of a video picture being tested. Composite and component gamut error signals are extracted from an input video signal representing the video picture being tested. Such error signals may repr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313271 | Color detection using grayscale and position information The color of a surface is determined by tracking the position of the surface using grayscale image sensing and then using captured grayscale image information, position information, and grayscale-to-color conversion information to determine color. In one embodiment,... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7218327 | Font memory for a display A font memory for a display includes a ROM with a storage region divided into a program storing region and a font data storing region, divided into a mono-font data storing region and a color font data storing region, and designed to map and store data in three segm... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7200279 | Method and system for image chroma suppression A method and system for image chroma suppression of an image sensor system. Chroma suppression is performed to reduce the false color phenomena. The amount of chroma suppression is performed based on the strength of spatial frequency for a current processing pixel m... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190393 | Camera with improved illuminator An illumination and imaging system is provided with a co-axial illuminator that does not include a beamsplitter. The co-axial illuminator achieves efficiencies substantially in excess of those achieved with a beamsplitter. In one aspect, an optical stop is used to r... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7136942 | Data processing apparatus and data processing method that generates a final class code An integrated processing box performs processing commonly to a plurality of input devices, a plurality of output devices, or a plurality of storage devices. For example, the integrated processing box performs noise reduction processing on data received from an input... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7080058 | Managing dynamic device color profiles Device information is extracted from a graphical object's data file to dynamically generate a profile suitable for processing by a color management system. In one embodiment, the graphical object is an image and the graphical object's data file is generated by a dig... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7009640 | Color reproduction system for carrying out color correction by changing over color correction parameters according to images of photographed subjects A color reproduction system has a color image input section, and a color correcting section for correcting colors of a subject image obtained by photographing a subject by the color image input section. The color correcting section corrects colors by changing over a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998689 | Fluid delivery for scanning probe microscopy The following invention pertains to the introduction of a gas (or fluid) around a SPM probe or nanotool™ to control chemical activity e.g. oxygen to promote oxidation, argon to inhibit oxidation or clean dry air (CDA) to inhibit moisture to control static charging... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6961157 | Imaging apparatus having multiple linear photosensor arrays with different spatial resolutions In an imaging apparatus such as a scanner or digital camera, a photosensitive device includes multiple linear arrays of photosensors. One of the arrays has a higher spatial resolution than other arrays. The high-resolution array is filtered to detect different porti... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6956966 | Method and apparatus for automated image correction for digital image acquisition A method and apparatus for automatically correcting colors in digital image space comprises taking an image file of the object using a digital device, such as a digital camera or scanner. One embodiment of the invention involves registering to obtain access to a pro... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954681 | Board align image acquisition device with improved interface An electronics assembly system includes an image acquisition system that is coupled to a controller through an improved interface. The coupling facilitates advanced monitoring and control of the image acquisition system. Multiple image acquisition systems can be cou... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6940999 | Method for target detection and identification by using proximity pixel information An efficient approach to exploit hyperspectral imagery and detect target of interest is disclosed. This approach uses proximity pixels as reference signatures to detect potential discontinuity that represents material of unknown existing on the terrain. By incorpora... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6792136 | True color infrared photography and video A method beginning at (10) is provided for creating high-fidelity visible coloring from infrared images of a scene under surveillance. The infrared images captured at (12) are analyzed at (14) to determine if an object, such as a face, is identi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6775406 | Colorizing a black-and-white image to facilitate the identification of a pattern in the image The invention facilitates the identification of a pattern in an image by displaying a multiplicity of versions of the image in sequence at a specified rate. The display of each version of the image includes only pixels having a specified grayscale value or a graysca... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6704443 | Method of processing signals and apparatus for signal processing An image processing apparatus operates to process input signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples representative of a legal color version of the image. The apparatus comprises an over sampl... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6697099 | Method and apparatus for displaying a colored audio/visual program A method and apparatus for displaying colored audio/visual programming in black and white is described. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining whether a selected audio/visual program is colored. A display device that is used... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6674465 | Image processing apparatus which does not generate a false signal even if unevenness of spectral sensitivities of the color filter occurs An apparatus for processing image data including three complementary color components representing the three primary colors includes a distribution circuit for distributing the image data into first to third complementary color components. A multiplicatio... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6600519 | Black level stretching apparatus and method capable of minimizing flicker An apparatus and method for stretching the black level of an image signal to minimize flicker are provided. A black level stretching apparatus includes a minimum and maximum value extraction unit, and an adaptive black level stretch unit. The minimum and ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6473464 | Method and apparatus for processing video pictures, especially for false contour effect compensation With the new plasma display panel technology new kinds of artefacts can occur in video pictures. These artefacts are commonly described as "dynamic false contour effect", since they correspond to disturbances of gray levels and colors in the form of an ap... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6400830 | Technique for tracking objects through a series of images A technique for tracking objects through a series of images is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique is realized by obtaining at least first and second representations of a plurality of pixels, wherein at least one grouping of substantially adjacent... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5982416 | Image processing method and apparatus An image processor which provides a color space conversion characteristic suitable for an image includes a transfer unit which transfers digital color image data representing a desired image input by an image input unit and having a color space depending ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5905532 | Video signal with contour adjustment processing apparatus An apparatus for processing a video signal by adjusting the contour of a picture. The apparatus includes an arrangement from a delay circuit 2 to a subtraction circuit 5 for extracting a contour of the picture and generating at least a signal opposite in ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5677714 | Neighbor insentive pixel deletion method for printing high resolution image To print an image having a 600 dpi resolution along the horizontal axis with an ink jet printer that has a 300 dpi resolution, the method maintains the edges of the pixel image and uses a checkerboard pattern for all interior pixels other than the second ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5552827 | Color video camera with a solid state image sensing device A color video camera includes a CCD, and digital signals of 4 lines produced on the basis of an outputs from the CCD are applied to a selection circuit which selectively outputs digital signals of 3 lines. A horizontal interpolation circuit and a vertical... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5550582 | Endoscope-image processing apparatus for performing image processing of emphasis in endoscope image by pigment concentration distribution In an endoscope apparatus, an image processing unit for an endoscope, and a method of emphasizing an endoscope image, conversion processing is performed in which an amount of pigment, such as a hemoglobin pigment, is calculated from the endoscope image wh... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5534915 | Method of color enhancing a monochrome image using multiple base colors for selected regions of the monochrome image A method for color enhancing an image comprised of a plurality of pixels representing gray-scale values by selecting a region of the image for which color is to be applied. Next, at least two base colors are selected which will divide the color attributes... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5526038 | Method and apparatus for taking distance images A method for producing distance images according to the principle of emitting a light signal and the time-delayed reception of the reflected light signal by a receiving device wherein at least two reflection images of the same distance range are taken, an... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5428402 | Tint detection circuit for automatically selecting a desired tint in a video signal Tint detection circuit for automatically selecting a desired tint in a video signal, including a limit signal generator coupled to receive first (R), second (G) and third (R) color signals in order to generate first and second limit signals (CRITR, CRITB)... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5374954 | Video system for producing video image simulating the appearance of motion picture or other photographic film Digital signals are generated and stored for each pixel of a frame of a preferably high definition video originated material. A computer reads the digital signals and converts them to binary image data by employing a selected look-up-table program to reas... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5282030 | Endoscopic image processor and endoscopic image processing method A group of vectors are set to transform each signal of an endoscopic image resolved into a plurality of color signals into a plurality of new color signals based on statistical characteristics of the image. Also, the color signals of the endoscopic image ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5274430 | Process and a system for taking distance images A process for generating distance images operates by the emission of light pulses and the synchronized time-delayed reception of the reflected light pulses on an image receiving unit with a shutter device connected in front of it. During the reception of ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5254977 | Color display A method of displaying a selected section of an N-dimensional color space uses two memories (14,16). The first memory (14) stores memory addresses of the second (16). The second memory (16) stores data defining color at addresses corresponding to the sele... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5155589 | Storage and retrieval of images from a grey image having artificially enhanced color regions Methods and apparatus for decomposing a set of complementary color signals that form a color enhanced image into four or five color maps of an image, for storing said four or five color maps on a sheet of black and white film, and for reconstructing color... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5126832 | Character synthesizer for inserting into video signals characters having the complementary colors with the video signals A character synthesizer for inserting into video signals, characters having complementary colors of video signals. The character synthesizer includes a video decoder for decoding the incoming video color signals to produce color-difference signals, a colo... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5087976 | Automatic adjustment apparatus for independently adjusting different regions of a picture raster An automatic picture adjustment apparatus in which input video signals are subjected to level conversion for picture quality adjustment within a time period which is shorter than one vertical synchronization period so that the picture quality adjustment o... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5086339 | Videosystem for determining position of colored areas Video system for detection of colored areas on black/white patterned background which comprises a video camera for formation of a set of primary color signals R, G, B and a signal processing unit, which provides information about the recorded area based o... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5042491 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus displays a moving body in colors. Particularly to ultrasonic analysis equipment that provides frequency and sign outputs corresponding to blood flow speed and direction by means of a color flow mapping analyzer. The aver... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5034888 | Electronic endoscope apparatus having different image processing characteristics for a moving image and a still image An endoscope apparatus is arranged to convert the image signal output from an imaging device into a standard video signal, effect image processing, such as outline emphasis, of the image signal, and display a reproduced image on a display. The endoscope a... | 07/23/1991 |
