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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8059204 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a saturation level of original image data An apparatus for adjusting image color saturation and a method for adjusting a saturation level of an original image data are provided. The image color saturation apparatus includes a first color over-saturation level calculating unit, a parameter adjusting unit, a ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8018533 | Independent chrominance control method and system for images A method and system for adjusting selected colors of an image is presented. A chrominance adjustment system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, determines whether the color of the current pixel is near a selected color. When the color of the ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7864250 | Image processing apparatus and method thereof Color saturation in chroma correction is reduced. Hence, a two-dimensional histogram is generated in association with the luminance and chroma levels of an image for one frame. An ease of saturation of the image is calculated from the two-dimensional histogram. A ch... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7714938 | Enhancement of video images by boost of secondary colors A method for enhancing a video image by processing a video signal includes inputting a video signal and boosting color saturation or lightness of the video signal as a its hue gets closer to a secondary color, and/or shifting the hue of the video signal toward one o... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7593066 | Chrominance control unit and method for video images A color saturation control unit and method for increasing the color saturation of an image is presented. A scaled saturation enhancement factor calculation unit generates a scaled saturation enhancement factor using a base saturation enhancement factor. A multiplier... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7570308 | Method for color saturation adjustment in an RGB color system The present invention relates to a method for adjusting the saturation levels of the pixels of a time varying image being represented by RGB color sample vectors {right arrow over (C)} in an RGB color system. The method does not require the RGB color sample vectors ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7483082 | Method and system for automatic color hue and color saturation adjustment of a pixel from a video source A method for automatically adjusting chrominance data of an input pixel from a color video signal includes receiving and temporarily storing the chrominance data of the input pixel in a transmission format comprising a color difference representation and converting ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7443453 | Dynamic image saturation enhancement apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for dynamically adjusting the saturation of an image signal consisting of a plurality of pixels. The apparatus includes a first transformation module, an operation module, a gain module, an adjustment module and a second transform... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7423696 | Concurrent luminance-saturation adjustment of digital images Brightness of a plurality of pixels in a digital image is adjusted directly in a luminance-chrominance color space. Luminance and saturation are adjusted concurrently without changing hue of the pixels. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7408558 | Laser-based display having expanded image color A method for displaying a color image by providing a color image display apparatus having at least three narrow-band emissive light sources that define a display color gamut. Image data values are accepted that are defined within an original color gamut that is smal... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405771 | Method and device for independent color management The present invention discloses a method and a device for independent color management by using a look-up table (LUT) so as to adjust the color saturation of a single color independently. The method comprises steps of: receiving a color signal of an input pixel; det... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7365798 | Video signal identification device and video signal identification method The procedure of the invention acquires a maximum RB value, which is a largest value of an R signal component and a B signal component, on the assumption that the signal format of an input video signal is an RGB signal, and obtains an RGB probability corresponding t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355753 | Color saturation adjustment A method of adjusting primary color data values including producing color saturation adjusted primary color data values that depend on a relative amount of chroma in the initial primary color data values. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349023 | Camera-integrated video recording and reproducing apparatus, and record control method thereof A video recording/reproducing apparatus combined with a camera adapted to control a target information amount according to the nature and properties of an animated image to be photographed, and a recording control method for the same are provided. A target informati... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7327404 | Methods and systems for color image processing Methods and systems of color image processing for color adjustments. Phase information of a received chrominance signal is detected and applied to adjust saturation and hue of the color by changing the magnitude and phase of the chrominance signal respectively. The ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327876 | Image processing device An image processing device includes: a color coordinate conversion device which converts color coordinates of a color signal which has been obtained by color separation; and a two dimensional look up table which is used for correcting a chromaticity signal which has... | 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 |
| 7312815 | Method and apparatus for color calibration The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for color calibration for calibrating an input color. A target color represented by a first coordinate pair (X1, Y1). An input color, which is to be calibrated, is represented by a second coordin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7292370 | Image processing device and method In order to achieve to adjust saturation of an image without leading to a deterioration in image quality, there is provided an image processing device and method in which a conversion data has a conversion characteristic which suppresses a change in saturation in a ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289128 | Image processing device The image processing device of the present invention maps signal values on saturation segments to corresponding signals on an achromatic axis. In conjunction with this, mapping of color signal present around the saturation segments is mapped while preserving the con... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286175 | Bias control circuitry for cathode ray tube beam currents Bias control circuitry and method for use in controlling one or more cathode ray tube (CRT) beam currents. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280691 | Colour correction Digital image processing apparatus for applying pixel-based colour correction to a hue-saturation-based polar representation of pixels of an input image to generate an output image comprises colour correction logic arranged to provide a colour mapping operation defi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271851 | Adaptive color transient improvement A superior Color Transient Improvement technique is adaptive to the local image features, so that more natural color edge transition improvement can be accomplished. A gain control function is provided that depends on the local image feature so that different region... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272252 | Automated system for combining bright field and fluorescent microscopy A method and apparatus for automated analysis of transmitted and fluorescently labeled biological samples, wherein the apparatus automatically scans at a low magnification to acquire images which are analyzed to determine candidate cell objects of interest. Once can... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265870 | Colour separation method Separation of a color into values for colorants in colorant space can be done easily when color correction and color separation are done in separate steps, where the color is defined as a set of values in a trajectory space, and trajectories include points for which... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7251057 | Digital camera A digital camera includes a CCD imager. When a display-use UYV signal is generated on the basis of an RGB signal of an object image photographed by the CCD imager, a CPU detects a color saturation degree of the RGB signal and reduces dynamic range of a U signal and ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232122 | Jam detection method and system for an inserter A document assembly system with jam detection capability. The system including an accumulation chassis having a series of pusher fingers for pushing collations of documents. Above the chassis, document feeders release documents to the chassis to form the collations.... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227552 | Image processing apparatus and method and storage medium In an image processing apparatus, color balance adjustment information are inputted on the basis of a user instruction, and the brightness of RGB image data having red, green, and blue components is detected. A generation portion maps the image data on a two-dimensi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227543 | Contrast adjusting circuitry and video display apparatus using same With the aim of offering a video display technique by which stable and high contrast video images are reproduced, contrast adjusting circuitry is constructed. The contrast adjusting circuitry detects a maximum picture level (MPL) and an average picture level (APL) o... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224833 | Method for fast color saturation control A method for a fast color saturation control of digital color images using one color saturation factor has been achieved. Said method can be performed in any color space having three primaries as e.g. the R-G-B or in the CMY color space without the requirement to co... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7193659 | Method and apparatus for compensating for chrominance saturation A method of color saturation compensation in a video signal is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: processing a luminance signal component of the video signal; determining whether the processing of the luminance signal results in a change in chrominance sat... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190830 | Image processing method, apparatus and memory medium therefor Correction for color fog is securely achieved with limited load of processing. The RGB image data are converted into the luminance Y and the chromaticity values C1, C2, then a highlight point and a shadow point are determined and are connected to defin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177454 | Automated detection of objects in a biological sample A method, system, and apparatus are provided for automated light microscopic for detection of proteins associated with cell proliferative disorders. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7154563 | Automatic brightness limitation for avoiding video signal clipping A brightness limitation system is employed in a television circuit to prevent the black reference voltage level and the video signal from entering a minimum signal clipping zone, to provide precise correction signal, limiting the brightness, to maintain a constant b... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145608 | Method of using locality statistics characteristic to enhance gamma corrections This specification discloses a method of using locality statistics characteristic to enhance gamma corrections. Using the property that the color values of nearby digital image pixels are close to one another, the cache queue operation model is employed to partly re... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142254 | Self compensating video data amplifier and driver for broadcast data receiver The invention relates to improvements to the operation of a broadcast data receiver (BDR) and, in particular, to the provision of a video data amplifier and driver circuit for the processing of a received video data signal. The circuit includes a means for generatin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138989 | Display capable of displaying images in response to signals of a plurality of signal formats A display is capable of displaying images in response to signals of a plurality of signal formats. The display includes a controller that is coupled to a plurality of image data interfaces. When the plurality of image data interfaces are simultaneously operating, th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136190 | Color conversion apparatus and color conversion method A conventional color conversion apparatus was associated with a problem of generation of an achromatic component and reduction in the luminance. A color conversion apparatus according to the present invention generates new color data corresponding to color re... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7123308 | Video data correction capable of exactly correcting hue, chroma and/or luminance signal An angle calculation unit calculates an angle formed by color difference signals R-Y, B-Y of each input pixel. Correction gain calculation units use the angle as a parameter to generate correction gains of hue, chroma, luminance (Y) gamma, and chroma (C) gamma for o... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7113207 | Chrominance signal processing apparatus, image-sensing apparatus and control methods for same The present invention relates to a chrominance signal processing apparatus and method for providing optimal color processing according to the hue of the color image data. Red, green and blue signals are input to a chroma composition ratio determination circuit that ... | 09/26/2006 |
