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8165419 Histogram stretching apparatus and histogram stretching method for enhancing contrast of image  
A histogram stretching apparatus and a histogram stretching method are disclosed to enhance image contrast by stretching a histogram of an input image within a range of a preset maximum expansion...
8144078 Enhanced brightness, color and contrast control for cathode ray tube monitor  
A method and apparatus for controlling brightness, color and contrast in CRT monitors used in information handling systems. In accordance with the present invention, a viewing area on a CRT monitor...
8139059 Object illumination in a virtual environment  
Methods and systems for displaying an image as a virtual representation of an object based upon detected external light are described. An illustrative computer-implemented method includes steps of...
8139856 Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and computer readable medium irregularizing pixel signals continuous in level near a saturation level  
An image processing apparatus, a computer readable medium and the like in which a dither effect in a neighborhood of a highlight area can be obtained easily and certainly. For this purpose, an...
8098953 Image processing apparatus and image processing method for adaptively processing an image using an enhanced image and edge data  
An image processing apparatus for automatically improving the contrast of an input image that is obtained from a digital camera or the like, and obtaining a sharper and clearing image. A contrast...
7881555 Methods and systems for reducing bright burn in images  
A system and method to reduce bright burn in images, such as x-ray images. The reduction of bright burn may be accomplished by processing a received raw image to obtain a grey-value histogram. The...
RE41631 Multi-stage function mapping for a range of input values  
Gamma correction or other power Power functions and other self-similar functions are generated for correcting the light intensity for digital pixels implemented in hardware. Two levels of mapping...
7773826 Image processing apparatus and image processing method  
An image processing apparatus for automatically improving the contrast of an input image that is obtained from a digital camera or the like, and obtaining a sharper and clearing image. A contrast...
7683912 Image display apparatus, image display method and computer-readable recording medium storing image display program  
An image display apparatus in which image signals of a plurality of primary colors are transformed by an image processing section into color space that includes lightness and chromaticity. When the...
7653518 System and method for generating matched contour profiles  
A method for generating matched contour profiles includes the steps of trimming or extending an input wire to create a modified input wire and slicing a solid part in the plane of the modified...
7596280 Video acquisition with integrated GPU processing  
Systems and techniques for processing sequences of video images involve receiving, on a computer, data corresponding to a sequence of video images detected by an image sensor. The received data is...
7570808 Better picture for inexpensive cameras  
A method for enhancing an image includes applying an auto-level transformation to an original image to form a first image, applying an auto-contrast transformation to the original image to form a...
7474307 Clinician review of an orthodontic treatment plan and appliance  
A computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions...
7421375 Organic electroluminescent device and driving method thereof  
The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device and a driving method thereof. The organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention comprises a plurality of...
7386186 Apparatus and method for processing images  
A method and apparatus for processing an image. Specifically, one exemplary embodiment of the method comprises inputting an image into a pixel array producing pixel output signals, executing an...
7386185 Image processing device and image processing method  
An image processing apparatus for automatically improving the contrast of an input image that is obtained from a digital camera or the like, and obtaining a sharper and clearing image. A contrast...
7345690 Display system for adjusting video parameters for user-selected area  
A display system for adjusting video parameters of a user-selected area is disclosed. The display system includes a level detector detecting a line pattern included in one of a plurality of image...
7336277 Per-pixel output luminosity compensation  
Per-pixel luminosity adjustment uses a luminosity mask applied as a texture. In one embodiment, a luminosity texture is defined. Pixel data of an underlying image is converted to an image texture....
7330164 Video controlled detector sensitivity  
A method for setting opto-sensor detection sensitivity in a projection video display comprising the steps of sequentially generating video signals of different colors for illuminating a sensor with...
7289683 System and method for scintillation suppression in intensified digital video  
A method for scintillation suppression of video images includes receiving a frame of pixels having intensity values and identifying pixels in the received frame having scintillation noise. The...
7280705 Tone correction method using a blending mask  
A digital imaging system includes an image sensor, a frame buffer and a tone correction circuit. The tone correction circuit computes tone corrected pixel data using one or more tone correction...
7277835 Boundary representation per feature methods and systems  
Computer implemented methods and systems for CAD data exchange, and in particular for creating boundary representations (“breps”) on a feature-by-feature basis are disclosed. According to an emb...
7221808 Image processing device  
An image processing device for emphasizing a specified luminance area of an image taken by an image sensor. The contrast between a bright portion and a dark portion of an image taken by the image...
7002605 Image display apparatus for fixing luminance of blank area and varying only luminance of image  
An image display apparatus fixes the luminance of a blank area and varies only the luminance of an image. The image display apparatus includes an A/D conversion device to convert an input analog...
6829494 Radio communication terminal and control method therefor  
In a radio communication terminal, a microprocessor determines a mode selected by user manipulation of a key input portion. The microprocessor turns on a backlight of a display with the backlight...
6822625 Image processing device  
Picture processing apparatus has a pixel judgment circuit and a pixel correction circuit. The pixel judgment circuit includes a target pixel detection circuit for detecting a target pixel having a...
6791576 Gamma correction using double mapping with ratiometrically-related segments of two different ratios  
Gamma correction or other power functions are generated for correcting the light intensity for digital pixels. Two levels of mapping of segments are preformed to reduce the total number of segments...
6741224 Video pre-amplifier and method for increasing number of colors of on-screen display signal  
A video pre-amplifier for increasing OSD signal colors in a display device and a method thereof includes an OSD interface block, a video signal amplifying block, an IIC bus control unit, and an...
6710781 Image display apparatus having different display mode and method thereof  
When an image having an aspect ratio of 16:9 is compressed in a vertical direction to be displayed on a display screen having an aspect ratio of 4:3, a gray scale signal is inserted into a top and...
6567058 Digital convergence correction device and display device  
A problem to be solved by the invention is to prevent a digital convergence correction device from lowering in precision of correction performed when a relation between screen raster and effective...
6483517 Circuit for regulating brightness and size of picture in display apparatus  
A circuit for regulating the brightness and size of picture in a display apparatus is disclosed, in which a picture brightness regulating circuit and a picture size regulating circuit are...
6392612 Opto sensor signal current detector  
A projection display apparatus comprises a display device forming an image for projection to illuminate a display screen. A current source generates a current. A current sink is adjacent to the...
6344837 Three-dimensional image display with picture elements formed from directionally modulated pixels  
A three-dimensional image display system includes an array of directionally-modulated pixels or light emitting picture elements. Each directionally-modulated pixel (DMP) emits light which is...
6288690 Video control circuit for a video display device  
A video control circuit controls the gains for red(R), green(G), and blue(B) color video signals inputted to a monitor, the brightness and contrast of a video display on the monitor, and the bias...
6239773 Image display device  
A drive circuit for a CRT locally enhances the drive signal range in a window. Circuitry is further included for monitoring the average luminosity in the window, and the drive signal range is...
6195016 Fiber optic display system with enhanced light efficiency  
A fiber optic display sign has an optical system with enhanced light efficiency so that the display system is suitable for outdoor use. A number of fiber optics have light receiving ends arranged...
6191760 Video input level control circuit in a video appliance  
A video input level control circuit in a video display device which can improve picture quality of the video appliance by selectively controlling input levels of the video signals inputted in...
6091397 Automatic screen brightness compensating device and method thereof  
Provided is a cathode ray tube video display device, including: a micro computer for receiving data of factors affecting the brightness of a screen with time, computing a decreased amount of the...
6084564 Apparatus for determining a black point on a display unit and method of performing the same  
To facilitate determination of a black point on a display unit, a reference brightness region and a comparison brightness region are displayed on the display unit. The former emits at a reference...
5977711 Method and system for optimizing cathode output for aging a cathode ray tube during manufacture  
The present invention relates to a method and system for optimizing the output of at least two electron guns in a cathode ray tube for aging the cathode ray tube during manufacture. The system...
5883985 Method for compensating image data to adjust for characteristics of a network output device  
To transmit images over a network between an imager and one of several reproduction devices, an correction function is determined which adjusts the image to produce optimal reproductions from the...
5644325 Digital to analog converter with improved output level control  
A digital to analog converter is described for a multimedia system in which the magnitude of the analog output is controlled by signals applied to level select inputs of the digital to analog...
5438341 Monitor interface architecture for black level transfer  
A computer display device with digital RGB color signal lines, and horizontal and vertical synchronous signal lines. The controller comprising a means for taking out, from one of the digital RGB...
5396257 Mutiscreen display apparatus  
The present invention relates to a multiscreen display apparatus in which one large screen is formed by combining screens of a plurality of display units. The multiscreen display apparatus includes...
5307083 Grayscale video conversion system  
A multi-shade video conversion system is described to provide an enhanced "Macintosh SE/30" computer to display multi-shade images on the "SE/30" internal CRT. The conventional "SE/30" computer has...
5260798 Pixel intensity modulator  
An apparatus to modulate the intensity of a pixel displayed on a screen focused optical energy from a broadband source onto a reflective first face of a planar member. The first face is disposed in...
5245323 Display device  
A graphic image is displayed on a CRT screen according to the coordinate data which is sequentially read out of a memory. The memory comprises a first storage area which stores character image...
5229760 Arithmetic technique for variable resolution printing in a ROS  
In a raster output scanner, a method of switching video from one raster to the next during a scan without the creation of a visible artifact. A position encoder is used to determine the position of...
5216412 Display monitor image size regulation  
A display monitor includes a conventional CRT and associated display drive circuitry together with conventional horizontal and vertical deflection systems. A high voltage system is operated in...
5150107 System for controlling the display of images in a region of a screen  
The device of this invention controls a cathode ray tube (CRT) in order to display desired images on a selected region of the screen. Locations on the screen are identified by horizontal and...
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