Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7356639 | Configurable width buffered module having a bypass circuit A memory system architecture/interconnect topology includes a configurable width buffered memory module having a configurable width buffer device with at least one bypass circuit. A buffer device, such as a configurable width buffer device, is positioned between or ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336285 | Method and system for maintaining fidelity of color correction information with displays Aspects for maintaining and providing a calibrated color environment for display devices of a computer system. In an aspect of an exemplary method, the method includes determining relevant state data. The method further includes saving the relevant state data as cal... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333150 | Method, system, and program product for eliminating error contribution from production switchers with internal DVEs Measurement of the relative timing between images and associated information, for example video and audio. Image mutual event characteristics are recognized in the images and associated mutual event characteristics are recognized in the associated information. The i... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7268834 | Method and apparatus for combining video signals to one comprehensive video signal Method and apparatus for combining a first video signal and a second video signal. The method comprising the act of replacing data in the second video signal with corresponding, in respect of a position within an image, data from the first video signal when said dat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7236645 | Image synthesizing apparatus and method An α value in a desired shape in a desired position can be rewritten to a desired value in a desired range. α value rewriting units for rewriting an α value showing an opaqueness degree of an image are provided. When the desired position comes, an area setting si... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230633 | Method and apparatus for image blending Methods and apparatuses for blending two images using vector table look up operations. In one aspect of the invention, a method to blend two images includes: loading a vector of keys into a vector register; converting the vector of keys into a first vector of blendi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7206896 | Integrated circuit buffer device An integrated circuit buffer device comprises a first receiver circuit to receive control information and address information from a controller device. A first interface includes a first interface portion to provide a first address to a first memory device. A second... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206897 | Memory module having an integrated circuit buffer device A memory module includes an integrated circuit buffer device that receives control information via a connector interface. A first plurality of signal lines carries a first address from the integrated circuit buffer device to a first memory device. A second plurality... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200710 | Buffer device and method of operation in a buffer device An integrated circuit buffer device comprising a receiver circuit to receive control information and address information. A first interface portion provides at least a first control signal that specifies a write operation to a first memory device. The first control ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7158169 | Method and system for displaying content while reducing burn-in of a display A method and system for reducing burn-in of a display is disclosed. A plurality of assets containing text, graphics, and video are stored and then gathered. These assets are then assembled into a template to form a video frame or “screen”, which is subsequently ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157638 | System and methodology for musical communication and display A workstation system produces a display presentation of a selected performance composition (e.g., a musical composition) responsive to composition data and responsive to one or both of input variables and a selected operating mode. The workstation can communicate wi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154558 | Display control apparatus and method, and recording medium and program therefor A display control apparatus includes a display controller for receiving image signals corresponding to a plurality of images, to perform image processing on the image signals, and to synthesize images corresponding to the thus-processed image signals. While the imag... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7119849 | Multi-screen synthesis apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus, and program for controlling the apparatus There is provided a multi-screen synthesis apparatus that can execute display of video data and update of an OSD image without causing a user to feel a visual sense of incongruity, and reduce system costs. Periodic video source data and a periodic OSD image data are... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7103236 | Methods and apparatus for shifting perspective in a composite image Methods and apparatus for shifting perspective in a composite image derived from a plurality of images including a first image as a center of projection, and a modified version of a second image that is corrected for perspective distortion relative to the first imag... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095905 | Merging images to form a panoramic image Methods, and apparatus implementing methods, including computer program products, for merging images of segments of a view. Methods include: receiving, from a network, a first image representing a first segment of the view and a second image representing a second se... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7051151 | Integrated circuit buffer device An integrated circuit buffer device including a first port and a second port. The first port to receive data from a first integrated circuit memory device, and the second port to receive data from a second integrated circuit memory device. The integrated circuit buf... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046273 | System and method for collecting image information A system and a method for collecting image information wherein high-quality image information representing desired scenes is obtained with certainty. A subject is shot by cameras from mutually different directions and image information thus acquired is stored on a h... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034849 | Method and apparatus for image blending Methods and apparatuses for blending two images using vector table look up operations. In one aspect of the invention, a method to blend two images includes: loading a vector of keys into a vector register; converting the vector of keys into a first vector of blendi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7006707 | Projecting images onto a surface The orientation of a camera associated with a first image is determined based on a shape of a perimeter of a corrected version of the first image. The corrected version of the first image has less perspective distortion relative to a reference image than the first i... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6947060 | Image forming apparatus, electron beam apparatus, modulation circuit, and image-forming apparatus driving method An image forming apparatus which performs pulsewidth modulation with a pulsewidth set by counting a clock. Especially, for grayscale level correction by setting the frequency of the clock, the periodic clock is counted, and an output pattern is changed in accordance... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931660 | Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple MPEG-encoded video streams A system and method for the simultaneous transmission and rendition of multiple MPEG-encoded digital video signal streams in an interactive television application are disclosed. Simultaneous transmission and rendition of multiple MPEG-encoded digital video signal st... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6931511 | Parallel vector table look-up with replicated index element vector Methods and apparatuses for looking up vectors in parallel using vector table look up operations. In one aspect of the invention, a method to look up a plurality of data items indexed by a vector of indices includes: generating a second vector of indices in a vector... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6927803 | Video mixing apparatus and method of mixing video A video mixing apparatus carries out a chromakey process producing less degradation of picture quality by generating a key signal which separates a foreground object component from a screen component by using luminance information. In a three-dimensional color space... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924821 | Processing pipeline responsive to input and output frame rates An image processing system processes image data in response to a sequence of image processing steps defined by a process tree (800). The process tree comprises a plurality of interconnected nodes (801-813), including input nodes (801-804) and at... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924846 | Information processing apparatus, graphic processing unit, graphic processing method, storage medium, and computer program An information processing apparatus obtains a first image and display timing information of the first image via a first channel, and a second image via a second channel different from the first channel. The information processing apparatus includes a main CPU for pr... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6904468 | Method for an alternative implementation of vendor unique commands A method for implementing substantially all vendor unique commands in a host computer instead of an electronic store device. Alternative vendor unique commands are provided to implement a remote procedure call (RPC) protocol to implement vendor unique commands resid... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6870574 | Method and apparatus for enhanced puppetry or similar types of performances utilizing a virtual set An improved method for enhanced puppetry or similar types of performances utilizing a virtual set having a key-color screen behind the set to do live action filming. All objects on the set, except for the performing puppet, or other objects which are to appear in th... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6829015 | Device and method for realizing transparency in an on screen display Disclosed is a device and method for realizing transparency. When a user requests a transparent function, a specific background color that is selected to be transparent by the user is identified in an OSD transparent mode and an image with YUV image data inserted in... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6654034 | Information presentation system for a graphical user interface A system and method for GUI on multiple monitors that are located in the same user work space. This invention involves a computer using an external source that is able to keep track of what applications the user has outside of his/her computer. The comput... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6621499 | Video processor with multiple overlay generators and/or flexible bidirectional video data port A video processing device and method receives data from a common data source, such as a frame buffer and outputs first overlay information in a first color space from a first port and outputs second overlay information in a second color from a second port... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6512793 | Data processing apparatus and method In decoding code data encoded in object units, decoders corresponding to the number of objects are needed. However, it is impossible to always provide a sufficient number of decoder. Accordingly, when code data 8 is decoded, an object combiner 43 refers t... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6476874 | Apparatus and method for combining background images with main images It is intended to enable main image data from a video camera and background image data recorded on a recording medium to be chromakey-combined with each other naturally at a low cost. When a video switcher chromakey-combines main image data that is produc... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6452643 | Linking keyers to background source selections Linking keyers to background source selections is achieved by defining a key link association table between background sources and keyers for an M/E of a production switcher. Key Add and Key Drop modifiers are provided so that the effects of the key link ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449019 | Real-time key frame effects using tracking information Real time effects are provided by using tracking information to define values for parameters of an effect. The tracking information also may be combined with parameters for various effects that operate on the position, rotation, scale, skew and perspectiv... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6421095 | Key priority for a mix/effect bank having multiple keyers A mix/effect bank has its capability doubled by increasing the number of keyers input from two to four. The outputs from the keyers are routed through a crosspoint matrix for form a current and a next stack representing the priority of the keyer outputs f... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6310658 | Video signal mixing apparatus and method thereof A video signal mixing apparatus and a method thereof, which is capable of minimizing timing jitter caused when onsynchronized video signals are digitally mixed. A signal subtractor subtracts a second video signal synchronized with a clock signal from a fi... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6281941 | Mix-effect bank with multiple programmable outputs A mix-effect bank architecture for a production video switcher has multiple programmable outputs, the outputs being determined by a selected operational mode including split, programmable clean feed and mix minus modes. Four keyers with video and key sign... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6271890 | Chromakeying system A chromokeying panel for use in conjunction with a chromakeying system includes a plurality of first and second location. Each of the first and the second locations has a color within the color of a color keying spectrum of the chromakeying system. In add... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6252632 | System for enhancing a video presentation A system for enhancing the television presentation of an object that can highlight the object without obscuring the image of the object. The system receives a first video image, matches a second video image to a portion of the first video image correspond... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6175381 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus In an image processing method and an image processing apparatus in which information on the distance to a subject is successively allocated to each pixel of a processing target picture to generate a distance image, a key signal is generated from the proce... | 01/16/2001 |
