This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Tektronix, Inc.. Active years: 1986.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1986
Title: Chi-Leung Lau: Inventor of a Structured Image Data Method
Introduction
Chi-Leung Lau is an inventor based in Aloha, Oregon, whose work includes a patented method for organizing image data derived from scanned drawings and other documents. His patent record lists 1 patent, and his company affiliation is Tektronix, Inc.
Latest Patents
Lau’s patent, “Method and Apparatus for Creating a Structured Image Data Set Based on,” describes a computer-based process for restructuring vectorized data obtained by scanning a drawing or other document. The method displays a template image with lines and nodes corresponding to the acquired image data. A user selects template lines with a screen cursor to designate which portions of the data should be included in a restructured image data set, and can remove those designations by selecting the corresponding lines and nodes. Once the desired portions have been chosen, the remaining designated data is copied into the restructured image data.
Career Highlights
The patent reflects Lau’s work on tools for selecting and organizing scanned image data through an interactive computer display. The available information identifies Tektronix, Inc. as his company affiliation.
Collaborations
Jeffrey P. Mayhew and Charles E. Perkins are listed as Lau’s coworkers. The available details do not specify whether they collaborated with him on this patent.
Conclusion
Chi-Leung Lau’s patent documents a method for interactively selecting and restructuring vectorized data from scanned documents, highlighting his contribution to image-data processing.
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