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Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

The following is a sampling of recent Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patent applications (USPTO Patent Application #, Patent Title) sorted by month.

July 2009 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20090174704 - Graphics interface and method for rasterizing graphics data for a stereoscopic display
20090175560 - Enlarging a digital image

June 2009 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20090160705 - Timekeeping device and satellite signal reception method for a timekeeping device
20090160705 - Timekeeping device and satellite signal reception method for a timekeeping device
20090154824 - Efficient filtering of image data
20090147020 - System and method for color format conversion in a graphics environment
20090140892 - String reconstruction using multiple strings
20090144348 - Variable length data storage device, variable length data storage method, variable length data reading method, and a program for the same

May 2009 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20090135674 - Satellite signal reception device, timekeeping device, and satellite signal reception method for a satellite signal reception device
20090135675 - Electronic timepiece, time adjustment method for an electronic timepiece, and control program for an electronic timepiece
20090136080 - Identifying embedded data in an image
20090136082 - Embedding data in images
20090128838 - Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program
20090129206 - Time adjustment device, timepiece with a time adjustment device, and a time adjustment method
20090129625 - Extracting data from images
20090129670 - Identifying steganographic data in an image
20090129676 - Segmenting a string using similarity values
20090132782 - Compressing and decompressing image data without introducing artifacts
20090122653 - Display device and timepiece
20090115763 - Drive method for an electrophoretic display device and an electrophoretic display device
20090119081 - Stability performance of the coupled algorithms for viscoelastic ink jet simulations
20090119428 - Method and apparatus for indirect interface with enhanced programmable direct port

April 2009 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20090109171 - Display device and display method
20090109487 - Printing apparatus, data storage medium, interface device, printer control method, and interface control method
20090110368 - Videoconference recording, post-processing, and playback
20090102555 - Automatic gain control (agc) with lock detection
20090102555 - Automatic gain control (agc) with lock detection
20090102555 - Automatic gain control (agc) with lock detection
20090103834 - Center based image resizer
20090103834 - Center based image resizer
20090103834 - Center based image resizer
20090106644 - Modifying projected image area (mask) for display
20090106644 - Modifying projected image area (mask) for display
20090106644 - Modifying projected image area (mask) for display
20090091615 - Optimization strategies for gpu view projection matrix implementation
20090091804 - Image reading method for sheet media and a sheet media processing device
20090092338 - Method and apparatus for determining the direction of color dependency interpolating in order to generate missing colors in a color filter array
20090086006 - Thermal printer
20090086006 - Thermal printer
20090086081 - Color-based feature identification
20090086081 - Color-based feature identification

March 2009 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20090079499 - Differential low noise amplifier (lna) with common mode feedback and gain control
20090079630 - Time adjustment device, timepiece with a time adjustment device, and a time adjustment method
20090080876 - Method for distance estimation using autofocus image sensors and an image capture device employing the same
20090073324 - View projection for dynamic configurations
20090073464 - Selective color replacement
20090077273 - Control data transfer
20090066693 - Encoding a depth map into an image using analysis of two consecutive captured frames
20090066821 - Method and apparatus for interpolating missing colors in a color filter array
20090066971 - Characterization of a printed droplet
20090067509 - System and method for displaying a digital video sequence modified to compensate for perceived blur
20090059281 - Printing system, printer, host computer, printing system control method, and program
20090060330 - Fast segmentation of images
20090060331 - Image background suppression
20090060340 - Method and apparatus for automatic image categorization using image texture
20090060346 - Method and system for automatically determining the orientation of a digital image
20090060354 - Reducing compression artifacts in multi-layer images

February 2009 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20090046809 - Sampling demodulator for amplitude shift keying (ask) radio receiver
20090046931 - Segmentation-based image labeling
20090049208 - Media processing device and control method for a media processing device
20090033433 - Circuits, systems, and methods for a voltage controlled oscillator with coarse, fine, and center tuning
20090033554 - Time adjustment device, timekeeping device with a time adjustment device, and a time adjustment method
20090034371 - Time adjustment device, timekeeping device with a time adjustment device, and a time adjustment method
20090034372 - Time adjustment device, timekeeping device with a time adjustment device, and a time adjustment method
20090037018 - Processing device, control method for a processing device, program, processing system, and control method for a processing system

January 2009 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20090021533 - Method for extracting an inexact rectangular region into an axis-aligned rectangle image
20090021595 - Low memory auto-focus and exposure system for large multi-frame image acquisition
20090021858 - Hard disk drive protection system based on adaptive thresholding
20090015470 - Time adjustment device, timekeeping device with a time adjustment device, and a time adjustment method
20090016167 - Time adjustment device, timekeeping device with a time adjustment device, and a time adjustment method
20090016171 - Radio-controlled timepiece and control method for a radio-controlled timepiece
20090018807 - Hybrid method for enforcing curvature related boundary conditions in solving one-phase fluid flow over a deformable domain
20090002225 - Keeping accurate time for a hybrid gps receiver and mobile phone when powered off
20090002559 - Phase shift insertion method for reducing motion artifacts on hold-type displays
20090003141 - Timepiece
20090003700 - Precise identification of text pixels from scanned document images
20090006477 - Information management system, display system, management apparatus and program

October 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080252647 - Method and apparatus for bandwidth corruption recovery
20080252648 - Method and apparatus for providing bandwidth priority
20080252649 - Self-automating bandwidth priority memory controller
20080253235 - Timepiece display apparatus, movement, and timepiece
20080253236 - Motor drive control circuit, semiconductor device, electronic timepiece, and electronic timepiece with a power generating device
20080256463 - Method and system for media playback architecture
20080246437 - Electronic timepiece with generator function
20080239157 - Memory efficient gamma correction for multiple display devices

September 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080231624 - Temperature adaptive overdrive method, system and apparatus
20080232710 - Varying the exposure of a digital image by region
20080235667 - Application software flight recorder test server
20080225647 - Electronic timepiece with generator function
20080225648 - Electronic timepiece with generator function
20080225986 - Application software flight recorder developer client
20080228452 - Hybrid finite element method for simulating temperature effects on surface acoustic waves
20080229283 - Application software flight recorder tester client
20080229288 - Software plugin modules for device testing
20080218520 - Acceleration of triangle scan conversion through minor direction detection
20080219558 - Adaptive scanning for performance enhancement in image detection systems
20080210760 - Media storage apparatus and media processing apparatus
20080211833 - Drive method for a display device, drive device, display device, and electronic device
20080212888 - Frame region filters

August 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080204776 - Printer and control method for the same
20080205758 - Distortion correction of a captured image
20080205759 - Distortion correction of a scanned image
20080191907 - Method and apparatus for gif decompression using fixed-size codeword table

July 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080184340 - Application execution system, computer, application execution device, and control method and program for an application execution system
20080174516 - Mosaicing of view projections
20080174704 - View projection: one-touch setup of light displays on arbitrary surfaces
20080174804 - Method and system for transmitting print information between a client and a server over a wide area network
20080175105 - Time correction device, timepiece having a time correction device, and time correction method
20080170160 - Automatic white balancing of a digital image
20080170784 - Method and apparatus for detecting objects in an image
20080172210 - Hybrid finite element method for traveling surface acoustic waves with thickness effect
20080165200 - Hardware background tile generation
20080165624 - Time adjustment device, timepiece with a time adjustment device, and time adjustment method
20080165625 - Time adjustment device, timepiece with a time adjustment device, and time adjustment method
20080165626 - Time adjustment device, timepiece with a time adjustment device, and time adjustment method
20080165627 - Time adjustment device, timepiece with a time adjustment device, and time adjustment method
20080165628 - Time adjustment device, timepiece with a time adjustment device, and time adjustment method
20080166064 - Method and apparatus for reducing noise in an image using wavelet decomposition
20080156875 - Media processing device

June 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080151700 - Dial indicator display device
20080143590 - Keeping accurate time for a hybrid gps receiver and mobile phone when powered off
20080143591 - Keeping accurate time for a hybrid gps receiver and mobile phone when powered off
20080144892 - Converting a digital image from color to gray-scale
20080144955 - Efficient detection of camera shake
20080148185 - Item editing device, item editing method, and program
20080136766 - Apparatus and method for displaying image data
20080136823 - Item editing method, item editing device, and program
20080137954 - Method and apparatus for identifying regions of different content in an image
20080137978 - Method and apparatus for reducing motion blur in an image
20080129751 - Smart blanking graphics controller, device having same, and method
20080130421 - Display device and display method

May 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080123142 - Colorization process and system and user interface for setting colorization information
20080123482 - Recording medium production control device, recording medium production control method
20080126046 - Odd times refined quadrilateral mesh for level set
20080127115 - System and method for facilitating software profiling procedures
20080118175 - Creating a variable motion blur effect
20080120370 - Virtual meeting server discovery
20080106752 - Host and an imaging device in communication with the host
20080107186 - Method and apparatus for estimating and compensating for jitter in digital video
20080107341 - Method and apparatus for detecting faces in digital images
20080100638 - Display apparatus and method capable of rotating an image
20080100716 - Estimating a point spread function of a blurred digital image using gyro data
20080103742 - Coupled algorithms on quadrilateral grids for generalized axi-symmetric viscoelastic fluid flows

April 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080094481 - Intelligent multiple exposure
20080094942 - Electronic timepiece with wireless information function
20080098295 - Annotation management system
20080088526 - Method and apparatus for rendering an image impinging upon a non-planar surface
20080088527 - Heads up display system
20080088528 - Warp image circuit
20080089591 - Method and apparatus for automatic image categorization
20080089611 - Calibration technique for heads up display system
20080091778 - Presenter view control system and method
20080091838 - Multi-level congestion control for large scale video conferences
20080079978 - Stamp printing method, printer driver, and system
20080082803 - Saving/restoring task state data from/to device controller host interface upon command from host processor to handle task interruptions

March 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080068384 - Method and apparatus for preserving font structure
20080062311 - Methods and devices to use two different clocks in a television digital encoder
20080062312 - Methods and devices of using a 26 mhz clock to encode videos
20080063240 - Method and apparatus for evaluating the quality of document images
20080055327 - Highly efficient display fifo
20080056366 - In-loop noise reduction within an encoder framework
20080056529 - Systems and methods for image watermarking

February 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080049024 - Method and apparatus to generate borders that change with time
20080049841 - Hardware method for performing real time multi-level wavelet decomposition
20080043019 - Method and apparatus for transforming object vertices during rendering of graphical objects for display
20080037068 - Printing method for determining color loss in a color printer, and a management print medium
20080037869 - Method and apparatus for determining motion in images
20080040690 - Directory management program, object display program, directory management method, and directory management apparatus
20080030403 - Electronic device and time adjustment method
20080031095 - Timepiece and time correction method for a timepiece

January 2008 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20080025151 - Positioning device, positioning method, and timepiece having the positioning device
20080025156 - Time correction device, timepiece having a time correction device, and time correction method
20080018792 - Systems and methods for interactive surround visual field
20080013112 - Logo data generating method, data storage medium recording the logo data generating method, a computer program product containing commands executing the steps of the logo data generating logo data generating method, and a logo data generating system
20080014887 - Reception circuit, radio-controlled timepiece, and reception circuit control method
20080016156 - Large scale real-time presentation of a network conference having a plurality of conference participants
20080008302 - System and method for h.323 call logging
20080002855 - Recognizing an unidentified object using average frame color

December 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070296999 - Printer, control method for the same, and control device
20070294245 - Method for simple hardware implementation of jpeg size limiter
20070294595 - Detecting errors in transmitted data
20070285501 - Videoconference system clustering
20070285725 - Logo data generating apparatus, logo data generating method, and data storage medium
20070286028 - Radio watch

November 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070269200 - Multiple exposure regions in a single frame using a rolling shutter
20070258700 - Delay profiling in a communication system
20070253626 - Resizing raw image data before storing the data

October 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070242569 - Wristwatch
20070237422 - Method and apparatus for generating a panorama background from a set of images
20070239413 - Local/local and mixed local/global interpolations with switch logic
20070228171 - Method and apparatus for locating and decoding a two-dimensional machine-readable symbol

September 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070217701 - Systems and methods to convert images into high-quality compressed documents
20070205264 - Check processing method, check processing program medium, and check processing apparatus
20070206175 - Range finder integrated digital camera

August 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070200635 - Methods and apparatus for compensating a variable oscillator for process, voltage, and temperature variations using a replica oscillator
20070189167 - Network congestion recognition and management
20070189615 - Systems and methods for generating background and foreground images for document compression
20070182492 - Circuits and methods for phase locked loop lock window detection
20070182978 - Method, computer, and system for an operating system independent device driver
20070183684 - Systems and methods for contrast adjustment
20070177048 - Long exposure images using electronic or rolling shutter
20070177197 - Inkjet printer, ink billing system, and inkjet printer control method
20070180503 - Imx session control and authentication

July 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070171274 - Videoconference data relay server
20070171381 - Efficient dual photography
20070171382 - Modeling light transport in complex display systems
20070171846 - Modeling, managing, and scheduling videoconference meetings
20070172297 - Input tray point of sale display (pos)
20070173216 - Method and circuit for squelch detection in serial communications
20070174010 - Collective behavior modeling for content synthesis
20070165961 - Method and apparatus for reducing motion blur in an image
20070168589 - Circuits and methods for high speed and low power data serialization
20070169097 - Configuration tool and method of updating an archive file property relating to at least one point-of-sale peripheral

June 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070146782 - System, apparatus and method for automated wireless device configuration
20070140338 - Macroblock homogeneity analysis and inter mode prediction
20070140339 - Transform domain based distortion cost estimation
20070140352 - Temporal and spatial analysis of a video macroblock
20070141545 - Content-based indexing and retrieval methods for surround video synthesis
20070133869 - Noise reduction for primary tones for image replication systems
20070133899 - Triggering an image processing function
20070136042 - Quadrilateral grid extension of central difference scheme for ink-jet simulations
20070126748 - Hardware animation of a bouncing image
20070126864 - Synthesizing three-dimensional surround visual field
20070126932 - Systems and methods for utilizing idle display area
20070126938 - Immersive surround visual fields
20070130556 - Method and apparatus for generating technology independent delays

May 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070121729 - Method and apparatus for memory efficient compressed domain video processing
20070115270 - Image manipulation apparatus
20070115347 - Providing satellite images of videoconference participant locations
20070115504 - Image correction apparatus and image correction method
20070118701 - System and method for supporting variable-width memory accesses
20070110303 - Low-bandwidth image streaming
20070103716 - Ink billing system with changeable billing rate table
20070104475 - Backlight compensation using threshold detection
20070106482 - Fast imaging system calibration
20070097150 - Viewport panning feedback system
20070097161 - Printer and printing system
20070098086 - Spatio-temporal noise filter for digital video
20070101325 - System and method for utilizing a remote memory to perform an interface save/restore procedure

April 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070084935 - Method and apparatus for generating a barcode with a human readable interpretation, a printing apparatus, and a program
20070081081 - Automated multi-frame image capture for panorama stitching using motion sensor

March 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070046382 - Method and apparatus for assisting pull-in of a phase-locked loop
20070046387 - Method and apparatus for amplitude control using dynamic biasing in a voltage controlled oscillator
20070046503 - Circuitry and method for sampling audio data
20070046684 - Methods and apparatus for efficiently accessing reduced color-resolution image data
20070046687 - Method and apparatus for overlaying reduced color resolution images
20070047842 - Interactive photo system

February 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070040838 - Efficient scaling of image data in graphics display systems
20070040849 - Making an overlay image edge artifact less conspicuous
20070041633 - Mosaic image data processing
20070041656 - Method and apparatus for reducing brightness variations in a panorama
20070041662 - Efficient scaling of image data
20070041766 - Thermal printer
20070036435 - Label aided copy enhancement
20070038925 - Client-server interface to push messages to the client browser
20070030396 - Method and apparatus for generating a panorama from a sequence of video frames
20070031045 - Graphics controller providing a motion monitoring mode and a capture mode
20070031059 - Method and apparatus for increasing contrast in a digital image
20070031063 - Method and apparatus for generating a composite image from a set of images
20070024524 - Preventing image tearing where a single video input is streamed to two independent display devices
20070025615 - Method and apparatus for estimating shot boundaries in a digital video sequence
20070025639 - Method and apparatus for automatically estimating the layout of a sequentially ordered series of frames to be used to form a panorama
20070027560 - Device control system, device control method, and device control program

January 2007 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20070018999 - Auto-centering of main image
20070019005 - Method and apparatus for efficient image rotation
20070019243 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method
20070013424 - Differential dual-edge triggered multiplexer flip-flop and method
20070013453 - Circuits and methods for a ring oscillator with adjustable delay and/or resonator tank stage
20070008312 - Method for determining camera position from two-dimensional images that form a panorama
20070008325 - Method and apparatus providing for high efficiency data capture for compression encoding
20070008335 - Low noise dithering and color palette designs
20070008414 - Serial camera interface
20070009169 - Constrained image deblurring for imaging devices with motion sensing
20070011369 - Low overhead serial interface

December 2006 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20060284628 - Super element for the prediction of viscosity effect on crystal plate
20060284670 - Neutralization techniques for differential low noise amplifiers
20060284876 - Method and apparatus for programming an input/output device over a serial bus
20060285594 - Motion estimation and inter-mode prediction
20060288096 - Integrated monitoring for network and local internet protocol traffic
20060288299 - System and method for performing an interface save/restore procedure
20060279757 - Printing apparatus, printer control method, printer control program, and printing system
20060280249 - Method and system for estimating motion and compensating for perceived motion blur in digital video
20060274152 - Method and apparatus for determining the status of frame data transmission from an imaging device
20060274937 - Apparatus and method for adjusting colors of a digital image

November 2006 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20060268014 - System and method for efficiently supporting image deformation procedures in an electronic device
20060265432 - Event driven transaction state management with single cache for persistent framework
20060256033 - Method and apparatus for displaying an image on at least two display panels
20060256122 - Method and apparatus for streaming data from multiple devices over a single data bus
20060256128 - System and method for conserving memory bandwidth while supporting multiple sprites
20060257046 - Apparatus and method for image noise reduction
20060259288 - Coupled algorithms for viscoelastic ink-jet simulations
20060250198 - Integrated resonator structure and methods for its manufacture and use
20060250404 - System and method for programming a controller
20060250896 - Electronic timepiece with radio communication function
20060244543 - Circuits for voltage-controlled ring oscillators and method of generating a periodic signal

October 2006 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20060238804 - Print control apparatus and printing system
20060231621 - Single-pass magnetic reading and optical reading apparatus and method
20060232593 - System and method for effectively utilizing a memory device in a compressed domain
20060232808 - Imaging module, interface, and method handling multiple simultaneous data types
20060235939 - Apparatus and methods for tunneling a media streaming application through a firewall
20060226737 - Piezoelectric actuator, timepiece, and portable device
20060227145 - Graphics controller having a single display interface for two or more displays
20060227241 - Apparatus and method for adjusting colors of an image
20060230443 - Private key protection for secure servers
20060220685 - High speed driver for serial communications

September 2006 - Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept patents

20060214847 - Skipping z-counts and accurate time in gps receivers
20060218307 - High performance register accesses
20060209079 - Graphics controller providing for efficient pixel value transformation
20060212605 - Serial host interface and method for operating the same
20060206575 - Method and apparatus for controlling an input or output device over the internet
20060206775 - Encoder based error resilience method in a video codec
20060197642 - Variable inductor technique
20060198300 - Multi-channel tcp connections with congestion feedback for video/audio data transmission
20060198482 - Method and apparatus for maintaining a clock/data recovery circuit frequency during transmitter low power mode
20060200517 - Method and apparatus for real time multi-party conference document copier
20060200550 - Real-time one-button integrated support for networked devices



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