William V Fintel

7570829, Aug 4, 2009

Feb 17, 2005

11/059935

Raymond W. Ptucha - Honeoye Falls NY, US
William V. Fintel - Rochester NY, US
Andrew C. Gallagher - Brockport NY, US
Edward B. Gindele - Rochester NY, US
Jeffrey C. Snyder - Fairport NY, US
Kevin E. Spaulding - Spencerport NY, US

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

G06K 9/62
G06K 9/40

382254, 382156

In an image enhancement method, a regular enhancement function and an aggressiveness parameter are computed using characteristics of a digital image. A first, relatively slow enhancement algorithm is applied to the digital image using the regular enhancement function, when an aggressiveness parameter is in a predetermined high range. A second, relatively fast enhancement algorithm is applied to the digital image using the regular enhancement function, when an aggressiveness parameter is in a predetermined low range. A modified enhancement function is calculated using characteristics of the digital image and is used with a second, relatively fast enhancement algorithm, when the aggressiveness parameter is in a predetermined medium range.

8488015, Jul 16, 2013

Nov 6, 2008

12/265793

Wayne E. Prentice - Honeoye Falls NY, US
Tetsuji Uezono - Kanagawa, JP
Kenichi Nakajima - Kanagawa, JP
William V. Fintel - Rochester NY, US

Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC - Las Vegas NV

H04N 5/235

3482211, 3482221, 3482291

A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.

8638858, Jan 28, 2014

Sep 16, 2008

12/211141

Thomas E. Madden - Fairport NY, US
John P. Spence - Webster NY, US
William V. Fintel - Rochester NY, US
John T. Keech - Penfield NY, US
Esther M. Betancourt - Rochester NY, US

Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC - Las Vegas NV

H04N 7/12

37524018

A method for transforming an image expressed in terms of a first image encoding to a second image encoding, includes converting a set of original scene exposure-factor values into corresponding first and second image encoding values. A transform is then derived between the first image encoding values and the second image encoding values. The transform is then applied to an image encoded in said first image encoding. Examples of different encoding that can be transformed include Rec. 709, sRGB and other known image encoding standards. A system for performing such transformations as well as an electronic device that is capable of performing such transformations are also disclosed.

20100002145, Jan 7, 2010

Jul 1, 2009

12/495833

John P. Spence - Webster NY, US
William V. Fintel - Rochester NY, US
Thomas E. Madden - Fairport NY, US
Esther M. Betancourt - Rochester NY, US
John T. Keech - Penfield NY, US

H04N 5/14

348576, 348E05062

A video signal includes a plurality of frames of image data. A single frame of image data or multiple frames of image data, one or more reduced resolution frames, or a portion or portions of one or more frames or reduced resolution frames can be analyzed to determine initial statistics. One or more correction operations are then performed on the initial statistics to generate initial correction values. The one or more correction operations include a balance correction operation, a flare correction operation, and a tonal correction operation. After the initial correction values are determined, a temporal filter is applied to the initial correction values to generate final correction values. Optimized image data is then generated by applying the final correction values to image data in one or more frames.

20120242851, Sep 27, 2012

Mar 25, 2011

13/071585

William Vernon Fintel - Rochester NY, US
David Wayne Jasinski - Rochester NY, US

H04N 5/225
H04N 5/235

3482211, 3482201, 348E05024

A digital camera having a burst image capture mode, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system; a data processing system; an image memory; and a program memory storing instructions configured to implement a method for capturing a sequence of digital images in the burst image capture mode. The instructions include: capturing two or more evaluation digital images of a scene that includes a moving object; analyzing the evaluation digital images to determine a rate of motion for the moving object; determining a frame rate responsive to the rate of motion for the moving object; initiating an image capture sequence; capturing a sequence of digital images; and storing a set of captured digital images corresponding to the determined frame rate in the image memory.

20120242853, Sep 27, 2012

Mar 25, 2011

13/071615

DAVID WAYNE JASINSKI - ROCHESTER NY, US
WILLIAM VERNON FINTEL - ROCHESTER NY, US

H04N 5/228

3482221, 348E05031

A digital camera having a burst image capture mode, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system; a data processing system; an image memory; and a program memory storing instructions configured to implement a method for capturing a sequence of digital images in the burst image capture mode. The instructions include: capturing a sequence of digital images of the scene using the image sensor, each digital image being captured at a different time; identifying a moving object in the captured digital images; automatically determining the position of the moving object in each of the captured digital images; automatically selecting a subset of the captured digital images where the moving object has positions that most nearly correspond to a set of desirable positions; and storing the selected subset of captured digital images in the image memory.

20120243802, Sep 27, 2012

Mar 25, 2011

13/071595

William Vernon Fintel - Rochester NY, US
David Wayne Jasinski - Rochester NY, US

G06K 9/36

382284

A method for forming a composite image from a sequence of digital images, comprising: receiving a sequence of digital images of a scene, each digital image being captured at a different time, wherein the scene includes a moving object; using a data processor to automatically analyze two or more of the digital images in the sequence of digital images to determine a rate of motion for the moving object; determining a frame rate responsive to the rate of motion for the moving object; selecting a subset of the digital images from the sequence of digital images corresponding to the determined frame rate; and forming the composite image by combining the selected subset of digital images from the sequence of digital images.

20130215314, Aug 22, 2013

Mar 13, 2013

13/798692

Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC - , US
Tetsuji Uezono - Kanagawa, JP
Kenichi Nakajima - Kanagawa, JP
William V. Fintel - Rochester NY, US

Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC - Las Vegas NV

H04N 5/232

34833311, 348362

A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.