| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7202982 |
System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints |
April 10, 2007 |
| A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital ima |
| 7171055 |
Parametric means for reducing aliasing artifacts |
January 30, 2007 |
| A method for reducing the visibility of sub-Nyquist aliasing artifacts in an image, where the image is produced in a scene-to-output imaging system that is represented by a modulation transfer function, includes the steps of: (a) providing a source image signal as an input image having |
| 7164807 |
Method and system for automatically reducing aliasing artifacts |
January 16, 2007 |
| Artifacts in an image introduced by sub-Nyquist aliasing are reduced below a visually perceptible level by a method comprising the steps of: providing an input image having sub-Nyquist aliasing artifacts; using a visual perception algorithm to identify the location and characteristics |
| 7116450 |
System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints |
October 3, 2006 |
| A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital ima |
| 7110151 |
System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints |
September 19, 2006 |
| A remote ordering system for receiving an order for goods and/or services over a communication network, the system including an electronic storage device for storing digital images, and a computer for accessing said digital images on said storage device and for communicating with a remot |
| 7031035 |
System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints |
April 18, 2006 |
| A method for selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: obtaining a digital image file containing a plurality of images; employing the digital image file to produce an index print having the plurality of images along with an index number associated with each i |
| 6631011 |
System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints |
October 7, 2003 |
| A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital ima |
| 6600572 |
System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints |
July 29, 2003 |
| A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital ima |
| 6549306 |
System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints |
April 15, 2003 |
| A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital ima |
| 6366407 |
Lenticular image product with zoom image effect |
April 2, 2002 |
| A lenticular image product comprising: a lenticular material having an array of lenticules with cylindrical lenses; and a lenticular image associated with the lenticular material, the lenticular image having an original image having a wide angle view and at least one final image havi |
| 6353487 |
System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints |
March 5, 2002 |
| A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital ima |
| 6163406 |
Lenticular image bearing member with variable line spacing to improve image quality |
December 19, 2000 |
| An image bearing member is provided in which a plurality of groups of image scan lines are located on the image bearing member that have a variable scan line spacing. Each group of image scan lines includes an on-axis image scan line and a plurality of successive image scan lines spaced |
| 6154295 |
System and method for selecting photographic images |
November 28, 2000 |
| A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital ima |
| 5966506 |
Method for printing electronically sharpened images |
October 12, 1999 |
| A method of printing an image with an electronically sharpened edge. The method uses an image writing medium to form an image on a substrate. The image is printed using a range of writing medium exposures greater than a standard range. The standard range is the range required to insure t |
| 5666215 |
System and method for remotely selecting photographic images |
September 9, 1997 |
| A photographic image can be viewed at a customers location on her personal computer and images selected for initial printing, reprinting and ordering related image services. Photographic negatives are provided to a scanner to obtain image data. The image data is manipulated to provide a |
| 5321797 |
Apparatus and method for performing coordinate transformation employing stored values and interp |
June 14, 1994 |
| A coordinate transformation method and apparatus that uses a lookup table to store a sample of transformed output values and an interpolator for interpolating between samples of the output values to provide an output data value. The samples are stored at varying sample spacings to ac |
| 5052042 |
Method and apparatus for using microfilm for data input into a computer |
September 24, 1991 |
| The invention relates to a system that uses human readable microfilm to store information and retrieve that information for later use in a computer. The microfilm is put into a Computer Input Microfilm (CIM) Reader that scans the film and converts the characters or text in the image |
| 5014333 |
Image processor with smooth transitioning between dither and diffusion processes |
May 7, 1991 |
| An image processor converts a multiple gray-level image to a bi-tonal image using both error diffusion and ordered dither to enhance image quality. The error diffusion process is attenuated smoothly as the local area intensity approaches a light or dark maximum, while the ordered dither |
| 4982294 |
Apparatus for enhancing and thresholding scanned microfilm images and methods for use therein |
January 1, 1991 |
| Apparatus for enhancing and thresholding scanned microfilm images, specifically for removing single pixel noise therefrom, and accompanying methods for use therein are disclosed. Specifically, this apparatus convolves each one of a pre-defined group of incoming pixel values with a co |
| 4965679 |
Method for electronically duplicating film images while maintaining a high degree of image quali |
October 23, 1990 |
| The invention relates to the making of reproductions of microfilm images which are scanned line-by-line using photoelectronic devices. The subsequent generation of images are reproduced onto photosensitive material line-by-line. By processing the video signal generated by scanning th |
| 4934821 |
Technique for scanning a microfilm image moving at a variable speed |
June 19, 1990 |
| A technique, particularly for use in an image retrieval or image management system, for scanning a succession of microfilm images that moves within a flim transport mechanism at a variable user adjusted speed in order to implement an effective "search" mode of operation. Specifically, th |
| 4922336 |
Three dimensional display system |
May 1, 1990 |
| A system that is able to display an object in three dimensions and an accompanying method for use therein. Specifically, through this system, a three-dimensional image is displayed as a series of segments, e.g. line segments, formed by intersecting those surfaces of an object that are |
| 4903141 |
Apparatus for electronically duplicating film images while maintaining a high degree of image qu |
February 20, 1990 |
| The invention relates to the making of reproductions of microfilm images which are scanned line-by-line using photoelectronic devices. The subsequent generation of images are reproduced onto photosensitive material line-by-line. By processing the video signal generated by scanning th |
| 4868670 |
Apparatus and method for improving the compressibility of an enhanced image through use of a mom |
September 19, 1989 |
| Apparatus and an accompanying method are disclosed herein for improving the compressibility of an enhanced digital video signal, illustratively comprised of a serial bit stream, such as that generated by scanning a video image produced, for example, by a microfilm scanner. Specifically, |
| 4853795 |
Forward look ahead techniques for tracking background and noise levels in scanned video images |
August 1, 1989 |
| Apparatus, and an accompanying method, for use in an image enhancement system for providing background and noise values which, in many instances, are more representative of background and noise levels occurring in a scanned video image than those values previously obtainable in the art. |
| 4833722 |
Apparatus and methods for locating edges and document boundaries in video scan lines |
May 23, 1989 |
| Apparatus, and accompanying methods for use therein, for locating edges contained within each scan line of a scanned video image and also for locating horizontal boundaries (leading and trailing edges) of a portion of a document contained within the scan line are described herein. Sp |
| 4774569 |
Method for adaptively masking off a video window in an overscanned image |
September 27, 1988 |
| A method for extracting (masking off) a desired video window, such as that which forms a scanned image of a document or a portion thereof, from a overscanned image stored in a frame buffer is disclosed herein. Specifically, this method involves first determining horizontal pixel loca |
| 4306113 |
Method and equalization of home audio systems |
December 15, 1981 |
| A method is provided for correcting errors in the overall reproduction characteristics of an audio system installed in a residence. The method may include the steps of generating a test signal as an input to the audio system and converting the resulting sound generated by the system and |
| 4198612 |
Image analysis nonlinear adaptive filter for improving signal-to-noise ratio |
April 15, 1980 |
| A nonlinear adaptive filter for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of video signals generated from images of features under analysis typically includes filtering components for attenuating low amplitude video noise excursions while passing high amplitude video signal excursions subs |
| 4180831 |
Image analysis data extraction |
December 25, 1979 |
| Techniques are disclosed for extracting measurement data from single or multiple fields of scan. Techniques are disclosed for obtaining alignment of data extracted from different fields of scan of the same image and for performing multiple fields of scan to extract data. Communication an |
| 4115806 |
Image analysis data transfer |
September 19, 1978 |
| This system measures features or objects each represented by an image by scanning the image in a line scan raster and processing the resulting video signal to determine measurement parameters describing each feature. The system practices methods for obtaining the measurements from signal |
| 4115805 |
Image analysis indexing apparatus and methods |
September 19, 1978 |
| Described are techniques for extracting indexing data from images scanned in a television raster format and for processing a wide variety of measurement data from images during or subsequent to the scanning operation for determining measurement parameters related to image features. T |
| 4115804 |
Image analysis data extraction |
September 19, 1978 |
| Techniques are disclosed for extracting measurement data from single or multiple fields of scan. Techniques are disclosed for obtaining alignment of data extracted from different fields of scan of the same image and for performing multiple fields of scan to extract data. Communication an |
| 4115803 |
Image analysis measurement apparatus and methods |
September 19, 1978 |
| An image analysis measurement system is capable of performing a variety of measurements on single features within a field of scan or independently on multiple features within the field. The system provides direct determination of measurements across multiple features in the field for |
