Michael John Keyes

US Patent:

6439784, Aug 27, 2002

Filed:

Aug 17, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/640853

Inventors:

Michael P. Keyes - Round Rock TX
Philip E. Cannata - Austin TX

Assignee:

Applied Science Fiction, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G03D 500

US Classification:

396564, 396567, 355 27, 355 38, 358487, 358527

Abstract:

A method and system ( ) for using reference patches ( ) to enhance electronic film processing of a scene image ( ) contained on a first area of a film ( ) include creating a reference patch ( ) on a second area of the film ( ); coating the film ( ) with a developing solution to form a scene image ( ) and a patch image ( ); scanning the film ( ) coated with the developing solution to generate signals corresponding to digital representations of the scene image ( ) and the patch image ( ); calculating image processing parameters from the signals associated with the patch image ( ); and processing the digital representations of the scene image ( ) using the image processing parameters calculated from the patch image ( ) to produce color values which more accurately reflect the original scene and which are pleasing to the eye.

US Patent:

6664034, Dec 16, 2003

Filed:

Dec 21, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/745698

Inventors:

Michael P. Keyes - Round Rock TX
Douglas E. Corbin - Austin TX

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03C 7407

US Classification:

430423

Abstract:

A method of developing a latent image on a photographic element (such as imagewise exposed photographic film) by absorbing a dye precursor into the film, applying a developer solution to the film to develop the latent image and form a dye in the film, scanning the film with light, and detecting at least one of light reflected away from and light transmitted through the film.

US Patent:

6781620, Aug 24, 2004

Filed:

Mar 16, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/270285

Inventors:

Michael P. Keyes - Round Rock TX

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

H04N 104

US Classification:

348 96, 358506

Abstract:

A mixed-element stitching and noise reduction system includes apparatus and methods for producing an image dataset having a reduced noise content without substantially impacting image reproduction accuracy. Such noise reduction is provided by replacing a portion of a first, higher noise image dataset with a portion of a second, lower noise dataset. In a preferred embodiment, two image datasets comprising a color-stitched image and a luminance image are received from a DFP image capturing system. The received images are preferably separately stitched and separately converted to a color-space in which a luminance data channel is separated from image color information. The luminance channel of the luminance image is then preferably substituted for the luminance channel of the color-stitched image. More preferably, a log-time stitching technique is used and the stitched images are each converted to an L*a*b* color space.

US Patent:

6824966, Nov 30, 2004

Filed:

Sep 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/657634

Inventors:

Michael P. Keyes - Round Rock TX
Douglas E. Corbin - Austin TX

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03C 530

US Classification:

430403

Abstract:

A method of developing a latent image on a photographic element (such as imagewise exposed photographic film) by absorbing a dye precursor into the film, applying a developer solution to the film to develop the latent image and form a dye in the film, scanning the film with light, and detecting at least one of light reflected away from and light transmitted through the film.

US Patent:

6910816, Jun 28, 2005

Filed:

Aug 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/914426

Inventors:

Michael P. Keyes - Round Rock TX, US
Douglas E. Corbin - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03D005/06

US Classification:

396609, 396604, 396624, 430365, 430423

Abstract:

A method of developing a latent image on a photographic element (such as imagewise exposed photographic film) by absorbing a dye precursor into the film, applying a developer solution to the film to develop the latent image and form a dye in the film, scanning the film with light, and detecting at least one of light reflected away from and light transmitted through the film.

US Patent:

6915021, Jul 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/728365

Inventors:

Philip E. Cannata - Austin TX, US
Michael P. Keyes - Round Rock TX, US
Jamie L. Kawabata - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G06K009/40

US Classification:

382254, 382162, 382167

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for selectively applying image enhancement processing to parts of an image. In one embodiment, spatial processing transformations, such as sharpening for example, are reduced or bypassed for pixels having color code values within a range known to be adversely affected by the spatial processing transformations. In another embodiment, color correction processing transformations are bypassed for pixels having color code values within a neutral color range. These neutral colors may have a gray-correction transformation applied in order to better separate the neutral colors from the other colors. According to another embodiment, color code values for pixels are transformed to two or more different color spaces. If a color correction transformation will have adverse affects on a pixel in one color space, corrected data from a different color space can be utilized for the pixel.

US Patent:

6985585, Jan 10, 2006

Filed:

Mar 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/822960

Inventors:

Michael P. Keyes - Round Rock TX, US
Philip E. Cannata - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Aevum Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04N 7/50

US Classification:

380201, 380200

Abstract:

A method for the encryption and decryption of digital images based on cyclotomic polynomials and radiometric expressions comprising the steps of generating an encrypting transform, partitioning the digital images into data blocks, along with encrypting, transmitting, and decrypting the data blocks. Three common radiometric expressions are fundamental metamers, black metamers, and radiometric functions. In one embodiment, the mathematical equation that represents the encrypting transform is a cyclotomic polynomial. In another embodiment, a cyclotomic polynomial is used to calculate the coefficients of the mathematical equation that represents the encrypting transform. In other embodiments, the encrypting transform is generated with a radiometric expression, and the encrypted data blocks are calculated with a radiometric expression.

US Patent:

20090077538, Mar 19, 2009

Filed:

Sep 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/856896

Inventors:

Michael Paul Keyes - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/36

US Classification:

717124

Abstract:

Software code is test using orthogonal array designs. A combination parameter is assigned a value. An ancillary parameter is assigned a value based on a metric for the ancillary parameter. The metric may indicate a number of lines of code executed for the value of the parameter. The metric may indicate a number of objects instantiated for the value of the parameter.