Texas Instruments Corporation

Raytheon Company

Roger Mitsuo Ikeda

Jeffrey Matthew Kempf

David C Hutchison

Gregory James Hewlett

Jeffrey Scott Farris

Philip Scott King

Arnold P Skoog

Steven Monroe Penn

James R Toplicar

Paul E Doucette

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for local value adjustment are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a hue, saturation, and brightness value for each pixel of an image, determining whether the hue and saturation for each pixel fall within a first predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations, determining whether the brightness value for each pixel of the image falls within a predetermined set of brightness values, and selectively applying a gain to the saturation of each pixel based upon the determination of whether the hue and saturation value of the pixel falls within the first predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations and the determination of whether the brightness value of the pixel falls within the predetermined set of brightness values. The method further comprises decimating the image into multiple localized regions, determining a mean brightness value for each localized region, determining whether the hue and saturation for each pixel fall within a second predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations, and selectively increasing the perceived contrast of the image around the mean brightness value for each localized region by applying a transfer function to each pixel of the image based upon the determination of whether the hue and saturation of the pixel fall within the second predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations.

System and method for local value adjustment

A method includes generating a plurality of beams that each illuminate a separate portion of a spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator has a first dimension of a first length and a second dimension of a second length. Each of the beams spans a portion of the first length of the first dimension and a portion of the second length of the second dimension. The method also includes scrolling the plurality of beams along the second dimension of the spatial light modulator while maintaining at least a first gap between each of the plurality of beams.

System and method for utilizing a scanning beam to display an image

A method of reducing ringing artifacts in image data that has been filtered with a high frequency emphasis filter. For each filtered data value, a local variance is calculated from data values at neighboring filter taps. This variance is compared to a threshold, and if the threshold is exceeded, the filtered data value is limited between local minimum and maximum values. A method of reducing noise, also using the local variance, is also described.

Image processing with minimization of ringing artifacts and noise

A control module for use in an image display system includes a gain module operable to amplify a signal received by the control module and to communicate an amplified signal having at least one clipped pixel. The at least one clipped pixel is capable of generating a color having a hue that is substantially different than a hue of a color that was specified by the signal. The control module further includes a formatter coupled to the gain module. The formatter operable to receive the amplified signal and to adjust the hue of the color associated with the at least one clipped pixel. In one particular embodiment, the hue of the color associated with the at least one clipped pixel is adjusted to substantially the hue of the color that was specified by the signal.

Color adjustment for clipped pixels

A digital keystone correction process locates image points in a corrected image from image points in a distorted image that was produced by misalignment of the axis of a sensor such as a camera. The correction process locates corrected image points by constructing intercept points that are the intersections of the extended sides of a quadrilateral in the distorted image plane that is constructed from a known rectangular feature in the subject plane. Reference points are located by drawing a line through each intercept point and the distorted image point. Distances are found from the intercept points to the image points and the reference points. The distances are scaled and corrected with an offset to locate the coordinates of the image points in the corrected image plane. This process can correct alignment errors of pitch, yaw, and roll between the subject plane and an image plane such as photographic film.

System and method for two-dimensional keystone correction for aerial imaging

Methods for improving video images by making real-time gamma correction adjustments to such images are described. More particularly, gamma correction adjustments may be optimized for each individual frame of a video image by first segregating the pixels of an image according to brightness. The segregated pixels may then be used in computing weighting calculations, which modify the transfer functions used for image display. In some embodiments, the video signal may be conditioned between the standard gamma curve and the S-shaped gamma curve used in mapping video signal input to intensity output. In this manner, frame-to-frame gamma correction adjustments can be made, thereby optimizing the resulting image. Related systems for making frame-to-frame gamma correction adjustments are also described.

Real-time content based gamma adjustment for digital video display

An adjustable aperture system includes a stationary aperture operable to remove a portion of a lower intensity light communicated through a light bundle. The system also includes an adjustable aperture comprising a notch and capable of varying an amount of projection light communicated through the light bundle. In one particular embodiment, the notch operates to reduce the effect of the adjustable aperture on a high intensity light communicated through the light bundle. The system further includes a control motor operable to receive a control signal and to selectively manipulate the adjustable aperture.

Notched adjustable aperture

An antenna system (), includes a plurality of antenna elements (). Respective analog signals corresponding to respective antenna elements are subjected to respective phase shifts, are digitized using one-bit samples, are then subjected to an equal and opposite phase shift, and are subsequently combined so that the fundamental components add coherently and the harmonic components add noncoherently. A digital-to-analog converter is supplied with successive samples, and produces in response to each sample a pulse having a duration which is less than the time period between successive samples.

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Roger Mitsuo Ikeda