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Inventor

Michael Francis Higgins

Inventor
Cazadero, CA, US

Overview

72→
Patents
2005–2021
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 72 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G09Gprimary
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information41%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television20%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general15%
G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein7%
G06FElectric digital data processing6%
G11CStatic stores4%
H10KOrganic electric solid-state devices2%
G06GAnalogue computers1%
G06NComputing arrangements based on specific computational models1%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes1%
PatentTitleYear
10,915,900Interchange action delay based on refund prediction20219,466,260'Conversion between color spaces'20169,449,373'Modifying appearance of lines on a display system'20169,417,479'Method for reducing simultaneous contrast error'20169,407,938'Method for processing image and electronic device for the method'20169,153,200'Method for selecting backlight color values'20159,049,410'Color correction to compensate for displays\' luminance and chrominance transfer characteristics'20158,982,038'Local dimming display architecture which accommodates irregular backlights'20158,884,994'Method and apparatus for blending display modes'20148,872,861'Apparatus for selecting backlight color values'20148,830,275'Methods and systems for sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment'20148,830,256'Color correction to compensate for displays\' luminance and chrominance transfer characteristics'20148,704,847'Pre-subpixel rendered image processing in display systems'20148,633,952'Gamut mapping and subpixel rendering systems and methods'20148,605,017'High dynamic contrast display system having multiple segmented backlight'20138,537,171'Piecewise non-causal compression and subsequent decompression of quantized data for processing of decompressed data in higher precision processing space'20138,508,548'Subpixel rendering area resample functions for display device'20138,464,007'Systems and methods for read/write phase request servicing'20138,411,022'Multiprimary color display with dynamic gamut mapping'20138,390,646'Subpixel rendering filters for high brightness subpixel layouts'20138,347,176'Method and apparatus for memory read-refresh, scrubbing and variable-rate refresh'20138,295,594'Systems and methods for selective handling of out-of-gamut color conversions'20128,294,741'Four color arrangements of emitters for subpixel rendering'20128,264,497'Gamut mapping and subpixel rendering systems and methods'20128,245,087'Multi-bit memory error management'20128,223,168'Conversion of a sub-pixel format data'20128,223,180'Gamut mapping which takes into account pixels in adjacent areas of a display unit'20128,203,582'Subpixel rendering with color coordinates\' weights depending on tests performed on pixels'20128,189,016'Post-color space conversion processing system and methods'20128,159,511'Methods and systems for sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment'20128,159,498'Gamut mapping and subpixel rendering systems and methods'20128,139,021'Histogram-based dynamic backlight control systems and methods'20128,081,835'Multiprimary color sub-pixel rendering with metameric filtering'20118,031,205'Image data set with embedded pre-subpixel rendered image'20118,024,638'Apparatus and method for memory read-refresh, scrubbing and variable-rate refresh'20118,013,867'Systems and methods for implementing improved gamut mapping algorithms'20117,990,393'Systems and methods for implementing low cost gamut mapping algorithms'20117,920,154'Subpixel rendering filters for high brightness subpixel layouts'20117,916,156'Conversion of a sub-pixel format data to another sub-pixel data format'20117,911,487'Methods and systems for sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment'20117,893,944'Gamut mapping and subpixel rendering systems and methods'20117,889,215'Conversion of a sub-pixel format data to another sub-pixel data format'20117,864,188'Systems and methods for selecting a white point for image displays'20117,864,202'Conversion of a sub-pixel format data to another sub-pixel data format'20117,787,702'Multiprimary color subpixel rendering with metameric filtering'20107,755,649'Methods and systems for sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment'20107,728,846'Method and apparatus for converting from source color space to RGBW target color space'20107,701,476'Four color arrangements of emitters for subpixel rendering'20107,689,058'Conversion of a sub-pixel format data to another sub-pixel data format'20107,688,335'Conversion of a sub-pixel format data to another sub-pixel data format'20107,676,728'Apparatus and method for memory asynchronous atomic read-correct-write operation'20107,646,430'Display system having improved multiple modes for displaying image data from multiple input source formats'20107,623,141'Methods and systems for sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment'20097,619,637'Systems and methods for improved gamut mapping from one image data set to another'20097,598,963'Operating sub-pixel rendering filters in a display system'20097,598,961'method and apparatus for converting from a source color space to a target color space'20097,598,965'Subpixel rendering filters for high brightness subpixel layouts'20097,592,996'Multiprimary color display with dynamic gamut mapping'20097,590,299'Increasing gamma accuracy in quantized systems'20097,589,743'Hue angle calculation system and methods'20097,573,493'Four color arrangements of emitters for subpixel rendering'20097,525,526'System and method for performing image reconstruction and subpixel rendering to effect scaling for multi-mode display'20097,492,379'Color flat panel display sub-pixel arrangements and layouts for sub-pixel rendering with increased modulation transfer function response'20097,352,374'Image data set with embedded pre-subpixel rendered image'20087,320,100'Apparatus and method for memory with bit swapping on the fly and testing'20087,301,543'Systems and methods for selecting a white point for image displays'20077,248,268'Subpixel rendering filters for high brightness subpixel layouts'20077,221,381'Methods and systems for sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment'20077,176,935'Gamut conversion system and methods'20077,123,277'Conversion of a sub-pixel format data to another sub-pixel data format'20067,084,923'Display system having improved multiple modes for displaying image data from multiple input source formats'20066,980,219'Hue angle calculation system and methods'2005

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2005–2010Based in Cazadaro, CA, US· patent location history
2006–2015Based in Cazadero, CA, US· patent location history
2007–2013Based in Duncan Mills, CA, US· patent location history
2008–2013Based in Eau Claire, WI, US· patent location history
2009–2016Patents assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (38)· patent assignee history
2009–2016Based in Duncans Mills, CA, US· patent location history
2011–2015Patents assigned to HIGGINS MICHAEL FRANCIS (25)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD (19)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to BROWN ELLIOTT CANDICE HELLEN (14)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to BOTZAS ANTHONY (11)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD382009–2016
HIGGINS MICHAEL FRANCISself252011–2015
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD192012–2016
BROWN ELLIOTT CANDICE HELLEN142012–2015
BOTZAS ANTHONY112012–2015
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Cazadero, California, US262006–2015
Duncans Mills, California, US212009–2016
Cazadaro, California, US92005–2010
Duncan Mills, California, US72007–2013
Eau Claire, WI, US62008–2013