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7209148 Generating, storing, and displaying graphics using sub-pixel bitmaps  
Techniques for generating, storing and displaying graphics on computer systems are disclosed. The type of graphics in particular are images, where the image can be defined as a set of areas,...
7209143 Computer system  
A computer system including a graphic chipset generating RGB signals characterizing RGB components, and an output port through which the RGB signals are transmitted from the graphic chipset to a...
7209147 Correction techniques for soft proofing  
In one embodiment a method includes obtaining a white point correction for a display device and obtaining a chromatic correction for the display device. The method may also include generating...
7209144 Image-display apparatus, image-display method, and image-display program  
Aspects of the invention provide an image-display apparatus including an image display, such as a liquid-crystal display panel, where the image display can display a limited number of gray scales,...
7206099 Media/screen look-up-table for color consistency  
In an image rendering system, a method of compensating for system performance changes related to image attributes includes rendering a diagnostic image, sensing at least one image quality from the...
7205995 Computer program and process which make it possible to transform any digital image into a free-hand fine art painting  
This invention is a computer program and process that make it possible for the novice or experienced crafter to convert any digital picture into a customize high quality painting. The crafter can...
7202874 Method for drawing object having rough model and detailed model  
Detailed model data having numerous polygons and rough model data having fewer polygons are prepared for one object. A rectangular parallelepiped including the entire object is defined as a...
7202875 Palette-based, multi-tint, named color methods and systems  
Palette-based, multi-tint, named-color methods and systems utilize a pixel-by-pixel indexing technique in which individual index values into a palette of interest can be used in different ways for...
7202873 Specific scene image selecting apparatus, computer program and computer readable medium on which the computer program is recorded  
An image selecting apparatus includes a designation receiving portion which receives designation of a desired specific scene, an input receiving portion which receives input of image data...
7202867 Generation of glow effect  
A technique generates a glow effect in an image. The technique selects an area within a scene that is to glow to produce a selected area image, generates glow using the selected area image to...
7199802 Multiple-mode window presentation system and process  
A system and process for managing the presentation of windows on the display screen of a computing device is presented. In general, this is a multiple-mode window presentation system and process...
7200281 System and method for image-based surface detail transfer  
A system and method, called Image-Based Surface Detail Transfer, to transfer geometric details from one surface of an object in an image to another with simple 2D image operations. The basic...
7200279 Method and system for image chroma suppression  
A method and system for image chroma suppression of an image sensor system. Chroma suppression is performed to reduce the false color phenomena. The amount of chroma suppression is performed based...
7193632 Distributed color coordination system  
A distributed color selection and coordination system including a remote computer communicatively coupled to a server. The remote computer is configured to select a starting color and access a...
7193630 Data structure for texture data, computer program product, and texture mapping method  
The present invention has as an object to propose a texture mapping method which enables smooth shading, and is also appropriate for conserving memory resources. In order to achieve this object, in...
7193631 Display unit and methods of displaying an image  
The present invention provides a method of displaying an image on a display device having first and second sides, said image including an light restricting silhouette pattern having a plurality of...
7194147 Methods and systems for improving display resolution in achromatic images using sub-pixel sampling and visual error filtering.  
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for converting an achromatic, higher-resolution image to a lower-resolution image with reduced visible errors. These systems and...
7190373 Alpha channel filter  
An image processing filter processes an image, and the resultant processed image is merged with an unprocessed version of the image using an alpha channel. The ability to modify the alpha channel...
7190372 Display characterization method and apparatus  
A display characterization method including receiving color characteristic adjustment variable values of a display, as set by a user; calculating color characterization variable values...
7187386 Paint color matching and coordinating system  
A paint color matching and coordinating system comprises an interface for receiving an input reference color, a processor capable of reading a memory, a memory including (1) instructions readable...
7187343 Image projection with display-condition compensation  
A method of projecting a compensated principal image may include projecting a principal image onto a surface and projecting an intended calibration image onto a calibration area of the surface. The...
7184053 Method for processing video data for a display device  
The invention is related to a new kind of pre-processing for plasma display panel control. The plasma display technology has the drawback of a reduced grey scale portrayal. This is due to the fact...
7184054 Correction of a projected image based on a reflected image  
A method of color-correcting a projected image is disclosed, including providing image data for a desired image, projecting the desired image onto a surface to produce a reflected image, comparing...
7180525 Spatial dithering to overcome limitations in RGB color precision of data interfaces when using OEM graphics cards to do high-quality antialiasing  
A graphics system comprising a set of rendering processors and a series of filtering units. Each of the rendering processors couples to a corresponding one of the filtering units. Each rendering...
7180526 Transparent compatibility and adaptation to differing format implementations in a computer system  
A method for improving compatibility between an application program and a display device of a computer system includes: providing a first format in a first frame buffer, the first format compatible...
7176919 Recirculating shade tree blender for a graphics system  
A graphics system including a custom graphics and audio processor produces exciting 2D and 3D graphics and surround sound. A relatively low chip-footprint, versatile texture environment (TEV)...
7176935 Gamut conversion system and methods  
Systems and methods are disclosed to effect a gamut conversion of source image data to a target image data set for rendering on a device with possibly a different gamut. One gamut conversion system...
7177474 Video to animation conversion with file size constraint  
A method for converting video from a first format into a second format, the method including decoding into a series of frames video that is encoded in a first format, mapping the colors represented...
7170524 Line drawing image generating device, storage medium, and line drawing image generating method  
In an original image, an area whose brightness is smaller than a predetermined value is detected as an ink line area, and a neighboring area of the ink line area, which surrounds the ink line area,...
7170527 Interactive horizon mapping  
Shadows, which play an important role in perceiving the shape and texture of an object, are simulated interactively in a real time, self-shadowing of a bump mapped surface for a computer rendered...
7167214 Signal processing unit and liquid crystal display device  
A signal processing unit in a liquid crystal display device, etc., includes a brightness component appearance frequency measuring unit that measures an appearance frequency of each brightness...
7167150 Method for displaying an image, image display apparatus, method for driving an image display apparatus and apparatus for driving an image display panel  
A method of displaying an image using an image display device in which the image display device has an artificial light source includes inputting primary image signals to the image display device,...
7161606 Systems and methods for directly generating a view using a layered approach  
Apparatuses and methods are presented that use a direct synthesis approach using layers in order to directly generate a virtual view from a pair of images. In one embodiment, a range space is...
7161713 Evaluation apparatus, evaluation method, storage medium storing program, and program, for evaluating color reproducibility  
When a color-reproducibility precision is determined with a plurality of evaluation colors, an overall color-reproducibility precision needs to be obtained with the plurality of evaluation colors...
7161558 Calibration system for an electronic sign  
Electronically programmed signs consist of any array of picture elements (pixels) that can be controlled independently to create an image. Varying the intensity of each pixel and adding multiple...
7158144 Image processing apparatus and method for converting data dependent on a first illuminating light into data dependent on a second illuminating light  
An image processing method converts data dependent on a first illuminating light into data dependent on a second illuminating light by, storing conversion conditions for plural illuminating light...
7158145 Method for applying colored information on an object  
A description is given of a method for applying colored information to an object ( 4 ), the object having at least two different chromophoric particles, at least in a layer ( 4 A) close to the...
7154510 System and method for modifying a portrait image in response to a stimulus  
A system and method of modifying a portrait image. The method comprises the steps of: sensing a stimulus; selecting at least one modification in response to the sensing the stimulus; mapping the...
7154508 Displaying least significant color image bit-planes in less than all image sub-frame locations  
A color image is produced from image data. Color image bit-planes are generated from the image data. Each color image bit-plane represents a time increment for displaying one color of a plurality...
7154561 Sharpness improvement apparatus for video signals  
Disclosed is a sharpness improvement apparatus of an image signal which improves a sharpness of an analogue image signal so as to display a clear image. A display device which displays an inputted...
7151546 Restricting scope of blending modes in 2-D compositing using isolated groups  
Methods and apparatus, including computer programs, for processing transparency attributes of digital graphics objects. The techniques result in the color compositing of an arbitrary structure of...
7148887 System and method for performing a three-dimensional virtual segmentation and examination with optical texture mapping  
A system and method for generating a three-dimensional visualization image of an object such as an organ using volume visualization techniques and exploring the image using a guided navigation...
7148901 Method and device for rendering an image for a staggered color graphics display  
A method for rendering an image for a staggered color graphics display comprises calculating first and second color values for each pixel or dot. The first color value is based on a portion of the...
7148900 CCM calculating system, CCM calculating method and recording medium  
The object of the invention is to provide a CCM calculating system being relatively inexpensive and alleviating the necessity of a spectrophotometer, a CCM calculating method and a recording...
7145574 Color reproduction characteristic display apparatus, and color reproduction characteristic display program storage medium  
A display apparatus displays on a two-dimensional basis or a three-dimensional basis points within an L*a*b* space associated with lattice points of a CMYK color space.
7145572 Methods and apparatus for improving the quality of displayed images through the use of display device and display condition information  
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for increasing the perceived quality of displayed images. This is achieved in a variety of ways including the use of a plurality of device...
7145571 Technique for enabling color blind persons to distinguish between various colors  
Systems and methods for processing data representative of a full color image. Such systems may comprise the steps of assisting a color blind person to indicate portions of an image which to their...
7145576 Method and apparatus for implementing color graphics on a remote computer  
A method and apparatus captures the color palettes of a video graphics controller of a managed computer to a remote computer to transmit correct color information to a remote computer. A remote...
7145573 Method and system to combine a digital graphics object and a digital picture  
Combining a graphics object with a picture where only the luminance value of a graphics object pixel is written to a corresponding picture pixel if the chrominance values of the graphics object...
7142218 Image display device and electronic apparatus using same, and image display method of same  
An image display device of the present invention is provided with a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image in accordance with an input of a chrominance signal, a sensor for sensing...