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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7561208 | Method and decoder for composing a scene The present invention relates to a method for composing a scene containing a plurality of objects, an object comprising chrominance and luminance components, a chrominance value being associated with a set of at least two luminance values, wherein said method compri... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7397964 | Gaussian blur approximation suitable for GPU A Gaussian blur approximation is applied to an image by repeated down-sampling operations followed by an up-sample operation. By using a truncated Gaussian filter as the down-sample filter, the frequency spectrum removed during down-sampling operations closely appro... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7364085 | Identification document with printing that creates moving and three dimensional image effects with pulsed illumination Identification documents have a three dimensional or moving image effect to enable human verification of their authenticity. These effects are created by printing image layers of invisible inks, such as UV or IR fluorescing inks, each depicting an object in varying ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7287226 | Methods and systems for effecting video transitions represented by bitmaps Multi-media project editing methods and systems are described. In one embodiment, a project editing system comprises a multi-media editing application that is configured to enable a user to combine multiple different video clips into a video project. A bitmap proces... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281199 | Methods and systems for selection of multimedia presentations A variety of techniques for both (1) viewing multimedia-based information in accordance with user controls for speed and direction of the multimedia presentation and in accordance with a user selection device being in a particular location and (2) presenting multime... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280158 | Video synthesizing apparatus A data amount of a still image to be synthesized is reduced to shorten a transmission time and to reduce a memory utilization spent by the image. The display position of the still image to be synthesized is easily changed to improve operation efficiency. A video syn... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268832 | Special effect device, key signal control device and key signal control method A key signal control unit for controlling the level of a key signal corresponding to an arbitrary position within a frame area to a level corresponding to a minimum distance from an inner edge of the frame area on the basis of the level of a key signal on the inner ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266782 | Techniques for generating a coversheet for a paper-based interface for multimedia information The present invention provides techniques for generating a coversheet for a paper document comprising one or more pages, wherein the paper document is generated by printing a printable representation of multimedia information on a paper medium. The coversheet may pr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263659 | Paper-based interface for multimedia information The present invention provides techniques for generating a printable representation of multimedia information that can be printed on a paper medium to provide a paper-based interface for the multimedia information. The paper-based interface provided by the present i... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231096 | Screening method for overlapping sub-images A method and system for reproducing an image on a carrier, the method includes: generating a conjoined first and second sub-image, each representative for a portion of the image; defining an overlap region where both sub-images give a contribution to the internal op... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221395 | Digital camera and method for compositing images The digital camera includes an image pickup unit, an image storing unit, an image display unit, a reference image designating unit with which one or more of at least partial areas of an image to be referenced for image compositing are designated as a reference image... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221805 | Method for generating a focused image of an object A method is provided for computing a composite image representing a focused image of an object in an application of machine vision in an optical inspection system. An image tessellated into focus regions is evaluated by region for fine feature sharpness. A sharpness... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7171025 | Automatic detection and tracking of multiple individuals using multiple cues Automatic detection and tracking of multiple individuals includes receiving a frame of video and/or audio content and identifying a candidate area for a new face region in the frame. One or more hierarchical verification levels are used to verify whether a human fac... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7142224 | Polygon drawing apparatus and method, and storage medium for implementing the same method A polygon drawing apparatus and method draws a polygon by performing intensity processing on a polygon to be drawn so as to smoothly draw each edge portion of the polygon, by performing intensity processing on a polygon to be drawn so as to smoothly draw each edge p... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7129961 | System and method for dynamic autocropping of images A system and method for automatically reading all images from all sequences of images from a specified location, automatically cropping each of the images to produce active region data for the current image, and automatically designating key frames in the sequences ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119815 | Analyzing alpha values for flicker filtering A flicker filter is adjusted according to degree of alpha blending performed on a display signal. For some weakly showing graphics images, a lower flicker filter level may be implemented or the flicker filter may be turned off. A threshold for turning off the flicke... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116379 | Projector and method of adjusting projection size The technique of the present invention adjustably sets an image area on a center of an image display area of an image display device for displaying an image expressed by an input image signal and a mask display area surrounding the image area for displaying a black ... | 10/03/2006 |
| RE39214 | Blending text and graphics for display Text and graphics elements may be alpha blended in a way to reduce flicker when the text or graphics are display by a processor-based television receiver. The alpha values are used to intelligently smooth pixels adjacent the element to create television text and gra... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071909 | Reducing sparkle artifacts with low brightness processing A method for reducing sparkle artifacts in a liquid crystal imager, comprises the steps of: low pass filtering only a first lower brightness level signal component of a video signal; and, slew rate limiting only a second lower brightness level signal component of th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7053913 | System and method for run-time integration of an inset geometry into a background geometry The invention provides a method for integrating an inset geometry within a background geometry. The method comprises the step of identifying a perimeter of the inset geometry. A further step is extending a skirt, having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, fro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053912 | System and method for run-time integration of an inset geometry into a background geometry The invention provides a method for integrating an inset geometry within a background geometry. The method comprises the step of identifying a perimeter of the inset geometry. A further step is extending a skirt, having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, fro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053911 | System and method for run-time integration of an inset geometry into a background geometry The invention provides a method for integrating an inset geometry within a background geometry. The method comprises the step of identifying a perimeter of the inset geometry. A further step is extending a skirt, having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, fro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7015928 | Graphics display system with color look-up table loading mechanism A graphics integrated circuit chip is used in a set-top box for controlling a television display. The graphics chip processes analog video input, digital video input, a graphics input and an audio input simultaneously. The chip includes a display engine that process... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006155 | Real time programmable chroma keying with shadow generation A system for forming composite video images from one or more foreground images and one or more background images. In one embodiment, s sum of a suppressed foreground image signal with weight α, with one or more selected foreground colors suppressed, and a backgroun... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002602 | Apparatus and method for blending graphics and video surfaces A graphics integrated circuit chip is used in a set-top box for controlling a television display. The graphics chip processes analog video input, digital video input, and graphics input. The chip blends graphics and video information by various graphics windows usin... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6972774 | Image processing system for inserting plurality of images into composite area, and medium An image processing system according to the present invention aiming at providing a function capable of efficiently managing and utilizing image data, comprises a display unit for displaying on a screen a composite area as an aggregation of unit areas into which ima... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6944356 | Locating point of interest in an impaired image Locating of points of interest in an impaired image derived from video processing of a reference image is achieved by generating an impairment map for the impaired image. Then a cross-fade is performed between the impaired image and the impairment map so that points... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6937755 | Make-up and fashion accessory display and marketing system and method A method for simulating an appearance of make-up and fashion accessories on an image of a consumer and for marketing such products includes compiling a database of a plurality of products having appearance information for each product, acquiring a base image of a co... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6927783 | Graphics display system with anti-aliased text and graphics feature A graphics integrated circuit chip is used in a set-top box for controlling a television display. The graphics chip processes analog video input, digital video input, a graphics input and an audio input simultaneously. The system may use anti-aliased text and graphi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6927772 | Method of displaying data Data is reduced to a graphic representation by have a core value which is wrapped by an annulus of a related value, the thickness of the annulus and the base diameter of the core representative of the magnitudes of the data being represented. A third data family can... | 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 |
| 6903782 | System and method for performing segmentation-based enhancements of a video image There is disclosed an apparatus for performing segmentation-based enhancements of a video image. The apparatus comprises: 1) an input buffer for storing video frames of an incoming video signal; 2) a segmentation controller capable of segmenting a first stored frame... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6888577 | Image compositing device, recording medium, and program An image compositing apparatus of the present invention composites a video image and a plurality of graphical images together into a final composite image. The image compositing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit, a first compositing unit, a calculating unit,... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6833845 | Image object content generation device and padding device An image object content generation device has a key generation unit that generates a key that is a reference for distinguishing an object pixel from a background pixel per pixel of an inputted image signal, a frame size changing unit that changes a frame size of the... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6747705 | Method and apparatus for creating non-linear motion picture transitions Creating a transition between a first sequence of video frames and a second sequence of video frames. The method includes storing a table of values that express a non-linear response to certain levels of light, generating a transition between the sequences, and adju... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6707507 | Apparatus and method for on screen display An OSD apparatus for displaying an image using first and second video input signals and a blend coefficient value comprises a region search device for generating an output signal, wherein the output signal is responsive to Human Visual System (HVS) characteristic el... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6646686 | Managing alpha values for video mixing operations Alpha values associated with video mixing operations are sent to a memory on a low pin count bus. The memory is accessible to a video mixer, which retrieves the alpha values to perform a mixing operation. The alpha values for a field are sent to the memor... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6573905 | Video and graphics system with parallel processing of graphics windows A display engine of a video and graphics system includes one or more processing elements and receives graphics from a memory. The graphics data define multiple graphics layers, and the processing elements process two or more graphics layers in parallel to... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6545724 | Blending text and graphics for display on televisions Text and graphics elements may be alpha blended in a way to reduce flicker when the text or graphics are display by a processor-based television receiver. The alpha values are used to intelligently smooth pixels adjacent the element to create television t... | 04/08/2003 |
