NO PAT. NO. Title

1 7,984,300 System and method of authenicating a digitally captured image

2 7,978,918 Digital image cropping using a blended map

3 7,978,239 Digital camera using multiple image sensors to provide improved temporal sampling

4 7,948,534 Charge-coupled device image sensor with vertical binning of same-color pixels

5 7,933,545 Reducing image artifact reduction method

6 7,925,083 Method for digital image class detection

7 7,920,296 Automatic determining image and non-image sides of scanned hardcopy media

8 7,916,362 Image sensor with improved light sensitivity

9 7,915,717 Plastic image sensor packaging for image sensors

10 7,915,702 Reduced pixel area image sensor

11 7,915,067 Backside illuminated image sensor with reduced dark current

12 7,903,897 Image processing apparatus

13 7,899,256 Method for automatically determining the acceptability of a digital image

14 7,893,981 Image sensor with variable resolution and sensitivity

15 7,893,976 Light sensitivity in image sensors

16 7,889,921 Noise reduced color image using panchromatic image

17 7,882,442 Multi-frame display system with perspective based image arrangement

18 7,881,530 Adjusting colorants specified in a digital image

19 7,877,053 Adjustable gloss control method with different substrates and 3-D image effect with adjustable gloss

20 7,876,956 Noise reduction of panchromatic and color image

21 7,869,658 Representative image selection based on hierarchical clustering

22 7,860,320 Classifying image regions based on picture location

23 7,859,588 Method and apparatus for operating a dual lens camera to augment an image

24 7,859,581 Image sensor with charge binning and dual channel readout

25 7,855,740 Multiple component readout of image sensor

26 7,848,587 Image-processing system and image-processing program

27 7,847,845 Image sensor with charge multiplication

28 7,838,106 Foamed image receiver

29 7,836,093 Image record trend identification for user profiles

30 7,833,591 Image recording element comprising encapsulated mordant particles

31 7,831,599

Addition of new images to an image database by clustering according to date/time and image content and representative image

comparison

32 7,831,100 Image processing based on ambient air attributes

33 7,830,435 Image sensor and image capture system with extended dynamic range

34 7,821,570 Adjusting digital image exposure and tone scale

35 7,814,061 Method for preserving privacy with image capture

36 7,813,962 System and method for generating an image fulfillment order

37 7,809,197 Method for automatically determining the acceptability of a digital image

38 7,808,540 Image capture and integrated display apparatus

39 7,807,955 Image sensor having reduced well bounce

40 7,782,372 Image file for storing digital images and ancillary data values using multiple encoding methods

41 7,781,716 Stacked image sensor with shared diffusion regions in respective dropped pixel positions of a pixel array

42 7,777,915 Image control system and method

43 7,777,773 Image quality attributes tracking and preventive maintenance prediction

44 7,776,638 Two epitaxial layers to reduce crosstalk in an image sensor

45 7,773,109 Image capture and display device

46 7,764,844 Determining sharpness predictors for a digital image

47 7,756,330 Producing an extended dynamic range digital image

48 7,755,667 Image sequence stabilization method and camera having dual path image sequence stabilization

49 7,755,662 Digital camera providing image processing for an attachable printer

50 7,743,110

System, method and software product for ordering image products over a communication network from a plurality of different

providers having various business relationships, using images stored on a digital storage device

51 7,742,083 In-camera dud image management

52 7,733,353 System and method for profiling digital-image input devices

53 7,729,602 Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors operable in a default imaging mode

54 7,728,277 PMOS pixel structure with low cross talk for active pixel image sensors

55 7,724,290 Image metadata attachment

56 7,720,288 Detecting compositing in a previously compressed image

57 7,718,235 Overcoat composition for image recording materials

58 7,705,900 CMOS image sensor pixel with selectable binning and conversion gain

59 7,703,121 Method of distributing multimedia data to equipment provided with an image sensor

60 7,697,045 Method and apparatus to extend the effective dynamic range of an image sensing device

61 7,695,783 Image-recording element with fluorosurfactant and colloidal particles

62 7,695,128 Producing an ink jet image having high density and gray scale

63 7,692,706 Charge summing in multiple output charge-coupled devices in an image sensor

64 7,688,476 Apparatus and method for printing validated image data in a noisy environment

65 7,688,368 Image sensor with improved light sensitivity

66 7,688,358 Image capturing apparatus and white balance processing apparatus

67 7,683,962 Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors in a rangefinder configuration to provide a range map

68 7,683,950 Method and apparatus for correcting a channel dependent color aberration in a digital image

69 7,680,340 Method of using temporal context for image classification

70 7,676,146 Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide improved focusing capability

71 7,675,556 Cameras, other imaging devices, and methods having non-uniform image remapping using a small data-set of distortion vectors

72 7,672,528 Method of processing an image to form an image pyramid

73 7,672,519 Use of frequency transforms in the analysis of image sensors

74 7,672,518 Use of frequency transform in the analysis of image sensors

75 7,671,907 Image-capturing apparatus

76 7,668,405 Forming connections between image collections

77 7,660,445 Method for selecting an emphasis image from an image collection based upon content recognition

78 7,655,083 Printing ink jet image with ink of cationic colorant and colorless ink of anionic polymer

79 7,652,779 Image-forming system with a graphical user interface having an interconnection architecture

80 7,652,700 Interpolation method for captured color image data

81 7,643,704 Cropping a digital image and preserving reserves

82 7,636,119 Image sensor for still or video photography

83 7,634,138 Method for generating an image of a detected subject

84 7,623,722 Animated display for image manipulation and correction of digital image

85 7,623,177 Image capturing device having multiple optical systems

86 7,623,168 Method and apparatus to extend the effective dynamic range of an image sensing device

87 7,616,883 User-rotatable camera for enhancing panoramic image capture

88 7,614,619 Methods and apparatus for separating image recordable materials from a media stack

89 7,609,958 Automatic focus system calibration for image capture systems

90 7,609,908 Method for adjusting the brightness of a digital image utilizing belief values

91 7,606,437 Image processing based on ambient air attributes

92 7,602,510 Post RIP image rendering in an electrographic printer to reduce toner consumption

93 7,602,418 Digital image with reduced object motion blur

94 7,593,135 Digital image multitoning method

95 7,593,043 Image processing device and white balance adjustment device

96 7,585,695 Lightshield architecture for interline transfer image sensors

97 7,583,858 Image processing based on direction of gravity

98 7,583,308 Image capturing apparatus

99 7,570,829 Selection of alternative image processing operations to maintain high image quality

100 7,561,794 Digital camera and image-sharing method

101 7,561,788 Image-capturing device having multiple optical systems

102 7,561,194 Charge diffusion crosstalk reduction for image sensors

103 7,561,191 Camera phone using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide an extended zoom range

104 7,542,621 Method of digital simulation of image support rendering

105 7,533,129 Method software program for creating an image product having predefined criteria

106 7,528,868 Image metadata attachment

107 7,522,205 Image sensor with charge multiplication

108 7,522,203 Electronic serialization of image sensors

109 7,509,042 Digital camera, image capture method, and image capture control program

110 7,509,041 Image-capturing device having multiple optical systems

111 7,492,404 Fast flush structure for solid-state image sensors

112 7,483,061 Image and audio capture with mode selection

113 7,466,954 Image receiver sheet surface characteristics for optimum sheet handling

114 7,456,379

Printing plate registration and optical alignment device including locating at least a part of a reference edge in at least one digital

camera image

115 7,453,498 Electronic image capture device and image file format providing raw and processed image data

116 7,450,263 System and method for image rotation

117 7,443,552 Process of spatial color restoration of an image

118 7,436,452 Method and apparatus for reduction of residual signal in digital images captured by image sensors

119 7,428,084 Scanner with removable image guides

120 7,427,790 Image sensor with gain control

121 7,423,668 On-chip block balancing structure and method for multiple output image sensors

122 7,420,585 Image capture and display device

123 7,411,691 Image-forming system with automatic finish output chaining

124 7,408,558 Laser-based display having expanded image color

125 7,403,708 Tracking an image-recording medium using an identifying mark and film encodement

126 7,402,882 Methods to eliminate amplifier glowing artifact in digital images captured by an image sensor

127 7,402,787 Method of thin lightshield process for solid-state image sensors

128 7,402,365 Thermally transferable image protection overcoat

129 7,400,759 Method for testing a plastic sleeve for an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder

130 7,400,335 Method for printing a halftone digital image

131 7,391,001 Thin lightshield process for solid-state image sensors

132 7,385,636 Low noise sample and hold circuit for image sensors

133 7,382,926 Transcoding a JPEG2000 compressed image

134 7,382,903 Method for selecting an emphasis image from an image collection based upon content recognition

135 7,382,380 On demand techniques for using data associated with a digital image suitable for rasterization at any resolution

136 7,382,008 Ultra-small CMOS image sensor pixel using a photodiode potential technique

137 7,349,627 Tracking an image-recording medium using a watermark and associated memory

138 7,348,998 Method for orienting a digital image on a display of an image display device

139 7,336,801 System and method for obtaining image-based products from a digital motion picture source

140 7,334,336 Method for producing a sleeved polymer member, an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder

141 7,333,669 Selecting an image processing path to provide desired noise

142 7,333,654 Digital image processing system and method for emphasizing a main subject of an image

143 7,330,288 Post RIP image rendering in a MICR electrographic printer to improve readability

144 7,327,890 Imaging method and system for determining an area of importance in an archival image

145 7,327,504 Method of detecting clipped image pixels

146 7,327,390 Method for determining image correction parameters

147 7,327,380 Apparatus for printing a multibit image

148 7,319,480 Method and apparatus for compressing motion image files to provide an improved image navigation display

149 7,315,322 Method of testing the uniformity of an image sensor

150 7,313,268 Method for using effective spatio-temporal image recomposition to improve scene classification

151 7,310,107 Method for monitoring image calibration

152 7,307,636 Image format including affective information

153 7,305,180 Digital camera using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide an extended zoom range

154 7,304,673 Image sensor array with substitutional circuit distribution

155 7,301,562 Imaging system with delayed verification image presentation

156 7,298,892 Producing a balanced digital color image having minimal color errors

157 7,289,663 Producing an extended color gamut luminance-chrominance digital image from a captured image

158 7,289,154 Digital image processing method and apparatus for brightness adjustment of digital images

159 7,280,703 Method of spatially filtering a digital image using chrominance information

160 7,279,254 Method of making an article bearing a relief image using a removable film

161 7,276,394 Large area flat image sensor assembly

162 7,271,832 JPEG compatible image file format using multiple application segments

163 7,269,300 Sharpening a digital image in accordance with magnification values

164 7,260,546 Method for providing image goods and/or services to a customer

165 7,259,793 Display module for supporting a digital image display device

166 7,257,274 System and method for scaling an image

167 7,256,944 Compact image capture assembly using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide an extended zoom range

168 7,251,378 Method for detecting image interpolation

169 7,251,065 Image color balance for scanners using an illumination spectral sensor

170 7,245,783 System and method for estimating, synthesizing and matching noise in digital images and image sequences

171 7,245,781 Applying a tone scale function to a digital image

172 7,239,816 Automated image appearance control method

173 7,236,622 Method for forming a depth image

174 7,231,359 Configuring image storage devices to enable imaging services

175 7,228,006 Method and system for detecting a geometrically transformed copy of an image

176 7,228,004 Method for sharpening a digital image

177 7,219,989 Overcoat composition for image recording materials

178 7,215,828 Method and system for determining image orientation

179 7,215,371 Electronic camera with quick review of last captured image

180 7,212,668 Digital image processing system and method for emphasizing a main subject of an image

181 7,212,657 Method and system for enhancing portrait image that are processed in a batch mode

182 7,212,229 Digital camera providing image processing for an attachable printer

183 7,206,455 Adaptive setting of wavelet sub-band thresholds for low-light image denoising

184 7,206,136 Digital camera using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide an extended zoom range

185 7,200,277 Method for transcoding a JPEG2000 compressed image

186 7,181,086 Multiresolution method of spatially filtering a digital image

187 7,180,622 Method and system for automatically forwarding an image product

188 7,180,529 Immersive image viewing system and method

189 7,173,768 Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus

190 7,171,058 Method and computer program product for producing an image of a desired aspect ratio

191 7,170,552 Digital imaging system and file format for storage and selective transmission of processed and unprocessed image data

192 7,164,490 Custom cut image products

193 7,162,102 Method and system for compositing images to produce a cropped image

194 7,158,945 System and method for providing image products and/or services

195 7,154,510 System and method for modifying a portrait image in response to a stimulus

196 7,147,902 Multi-layer laser thermal image receptor sheet with internal tie layer

197 7,139,027 Camera having removable display provided on an image bearing medium

198 7,133,155 Method and apparatus for modifying a portion of an image in accordance with colorimetric parameters

199 7,133,070 System and method for deciding when to correct image-specific defects based on camera, scene, display and demographic data

200 7,130,474 Method and system for generating digital image files for a limited display

201 7,129,979 Image sensor pixel for global electronic shuttering

202 7,127,164 Method for rating images to facilitate image retrieval

203 7,126,638 Image sensor having multiple layers of dielectrics adjacent the photosensitive area for improved quantum efficiency

204 7,120,593 Method and system for ordering image related goods and services

205 7,119,760 Color image display accuracy using green-limited gamma estimate

206 7,118,134 Folded integral composite image product and method of making

207 7,114,660 Non-image pixel data stored on hard-copy image media

208 7,113,718 Method and apparatus for reducing image artifacts caused by release fluid in an electrophotographic machine

209 7,111,939 Image display system with body position compensation

210 7,111,317 Method for providing image goods and/or services to a customer

211 7,110,025 Digital camera for capturing a sequence of full and reduced resolution digital images and storing motion and still digital image data

212 7,106,366 Image capture system incorporating metadata to facilitate transcoding

213 7,103,208 Detecting and classifying blemishes on the transmissive surface of an image sensor package

214 7,102,185 Lightshield architecture for interline transfer image sensors

215 7,095,066 Process for making a CMOS image sensor

216 7,092,966 Method software program for creating an image product having predefined criteria

217 7,092,579 Calculating noise estimates of a digital image using gradient analysis

218 7,092,573 Method and system for selectively applying enhancement to an image

219 7,092,554 Method for detecting eye and mouth positions in a digital image

220 7,092,016 Method and system for motion image digital processing

221 7,091,974 Method for selecting and displaying a subject or interest in a still digital image

222 7,091,532 Light shield process for solid-state image sensors

223 7,091,157 Image recording element comprising extrudable polyester-containing image-receiving layer

224 7,090,252 Folded integral composite image product and method of making

225 7,088,946 Adjusting gloss for a print image

226 7,085,008 Digital color image processing method for improved tone scale reproduction

227 7,085,007 Digital color image processing method

228 7,075,553 Method and system for displaying an image

229 7,075,129 Image sensor with reduced p-well conductivity

230 7,068,840 Determination of an illuminant of digital color image by segmentation and filtering

231 7,068,396 Method and apparatus for performing tone scale modifications on a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range digital image

232 7,065,255 Method and apparatus for enhancing digital images utilizing non-image data

233 7,064,869 Method for halftoning a multi-channel digital color image having at least one group of similar color channels

234 7,064,861 Method for recording a digital image and information pertaining to such image on an oriented polymer medium

235 7,064,785 Apparatus and method of correcting for dark current in a solid state image sensor

236 7,062,107 Techniques for generating a distributed low-resolution digital image capable of viewing in any resolution

237 7,058,348 Producing an enhanced gloss toner image on a substrate

238 7,057,654 Four color image sensing apparatus

239 7,054,588 Image production system with release agent system and associated method of controlling release agent transfer

240 7,054,501 Estimating noise for a digital image utilizing updated statistics

241 7,054,014 Post RIP image rendering in an electrographic printer to estimate toner consumption

242 7,053,953 Method and camera system for blurring portions of a verification image to show out of focus areas in a captured archival image

243 7,050,636 Method and system for improving an image characteristic based on image content

244 7,050,197 Image processor for high-speed printing applications

245 7,046,924 Method and computer program product for determining an area of importance in an image using eye monitoring information

246 7,043,053 Matching image characteristics of stamps and personal images to aesthetically fit into a personal postal product

247 7,042,486 Image capture and display device

248 7,039,239 Method for image region classification using unsupervised and supervised learning

249 7,038,820 Automatic exposure control for an image sensor

250 7,038,714 Printing system and method having a digital printer that uses a digital camera image display

251 7,035,578 Image shifting in a digital printer to reduce image artifacts

252 7,035,460 Method for constructing an extended color gamut digital image from a limited color gamut digital image

253 7,031,034 Articulating camera for digital image acquisition

254 7,030,404 Methods and apparatus for handling image recording media

255 7,027,666 Method for determining skew angle and location of a document in an over-scanned image

256 7,024,054 Method and system for generating a foreground mask for a composite image

257 7,023,478 Hybrid cameras having electronic image conversion to selected geometric formats and methods

258 7,023,463 Method and apparatus for printing images from digital image data

259 7,016,080 Method and system for improving scanned image detail

260 7,015,493 Regional image processing default parameters

261 7,012,646 Reset driver circuit disposed on the same substrate as the image sensor

262 7,012,621

Method and apparatus for rendering a low-resolution thumbnail image suitable for a low resolution display having a reference back

to an original digital negative and an edit list of operations

263 7,012,617 Method for representing a digital color image using a set of palette colors based on detected important colors

264 7,009,190 Method and apparatus for capturing an image

265 7,008,123 Image forming device having a brush type processing member

266 7,007,243 Method and apparatus for producing digital images with embedded image capture location icons

267 7,006,252 Image processing system and method that maintains black level

268 7,006,091 Method and system for optimizing the display of a subject of interest in a digital image

269 7,005,406 Image-recording element comprising polyester-containing image-receiving layer

270 7,000,192 Method of producing a matted image usable in a scrapbook

271 6,999,124 Method for orienting a digital image on a display of an image display device

272 6,999,108 Method and apparatus for image registration improvements in a printer having plural printing stations

273 6,993,196 Digital image storage method

274 6,992,787 Method of purchasing image bearing products

275 6,987,892 Method, system and software for correcting image defects

276 6,987,890 Producing and encoding rate-distortion information allowing optimal transcoding of compressed digital image

277 6,987,577 Providing a partial column defect map for a full frame image sensor

278 6,985,637 Method and apparatus of enhancing a digital image using multiple selected digital images

279 6,985,158 Method and system for displaying an image

280 6,983,083 Image specific perceived overall contrast prediction

281 6,980,280 Two level image writer

282 6,980,226 Watermarking method for motion picture image sequence

283 6,980,221 Method for representing a digital color image using a set of palette colors

284 6,975,411 Post rip image rendering in an electrographic printer using density patch feedback

285 6,970,606 Automatic image quality evaluation and correction technique for digitized and thresholded document images

286 6,967,667 Method of constructing a kaleidoscope image usable in a scrapbook

287 6,965,702 Method for sharpening a digital image with signal to noise estimation

288 6,963,392 Image-forming device having a belt type processing member with micro-features

289 6,961,404 Method and system for reconstructing an image from projection data acquired by a cone beam computed tomography system

290 6,961,141 Method and electronic apparatus for formatting and serving inkjet image data

291 6,959,162 Electrographic image developing apparatus and process

292 6,959,122 Method and system for assisting in the reconstruction of an image database over a communication network

293 6,947,591 Process of identifying the sky in an image and an image obtained using this process

294 6,947,061 Method of displaying an image

295 6,943,831 Method and apparatus to extend the effective dynamic range of an image sensing device and use residual images

296 6,941,027 Method of and system for automatically determining a level of light falloff in an image

297 6,940,993 System and method for embedding a watermark signal that contains message data in a digital image

298 6,940,546 Method for compensating a digital image for light falloff while minimizing light balance change

299 6,940,543 Wireless transfer of at least one digital image file between a first device and a second device

300 6,939,828 Thermal dye-transfer receiver element comprising a silicone release agent in the dye-image receiving layer

301 6,939,012 Laser image projector

302 6,937,775 Method of enhancing the tone scale of a digital image to extend the linear response range without amplifying noise

303 6,937,362 Method for providing access to an extended color gamut digital image and providing payment therefor

304 6,934,056 Noise cleaning and interpolating sparsely populated color digital image using a variable noise cleaning kernel

305 6,931,161 Method for making an exposure adjustment on a rendered image

306 6,931,160 Method of spatially filtering digital image for noise removal, noise estimation or digital image enhancement

307 6,925,192 Authenticatable image with an embedded image having a discernible physical characteristic with improved security feature

308 6,924,472 Image sensor with improved optical response uniformity

309 6,922,486 Process of identification of shadows in an image and image obtained using the process

310 6,922,201 Chronological age altering lenticular image

311 6,920,237 Digital image processing method and computer program product for detecting human irises in an image

312 6,917,758 Method of image compensation for watermarked film

313 6,915,021 Method and system for selective enhancement of image data

314 6,912,321 Method of compensating a digital image for the effects of flare light

315 6,909,461 Method and apparatus to extend the effective dynamic range of an image sensing device

316 6,907,144 Noise reduction method, apparatus, and program for digital image processing

317 6,904,180 Method for detecting image interpolation

318 6,903,769 Detecting hopping pixel defects in CCD image sensors

319 6,900,836 Correcting defects in a digital image caused by a pre-existing defect in a pixel of an image sensor

320 6,897,183 Process for making image recording element comprising an antistat tie layer under the image-receiving layer

321 6,895,121 Method for utilizing subject content analysis for producing a compressed bit stream from a digital image

322 6,895,106 Method for stitching partial radiation images to reconstruct a full image

323 6,895,103 Method for automatically locating eyes in an image

324 6,894,719 Method and apparatus for creating a preselected lenticular image

325 6,893,592 Process of making an image recording element with an extruded polyester-containing image-receiving layer

326 6,893,105 Method for printing an image from a halftone binary bitmap using multiple exposures

327 6,891,977 Method for sharpening a digital image without amplifying noise

328 6,891,966 Method for forming a depth image from digital image data

329 6,890,628 Self-adhering image

330 6,881,533 Flexographic printing plate with ink-repellent non-image areas

331 6,879,342 Electronic camera with image review

332 6,878,919 Thin lightshield process for solid-state image sensors

333 6,878,495 Producing an image data to be used by a laser thermal transfer apparatus for use in making color emissive sites

334 6,873,442 Method and system for generating a low resolution image from a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device

335 6,870,931 Method and system for embedding message data in a digital image sequence

336 6,870,651 Apparatus and method for generating a dynamic image

337 6,870,547

Method and apparatus for rendering a low-resolution thumbnail image suitable for a low resolution display having a reference back

to an original digital negative and an edit list of operations

338 6,869,183 Autostereoscopic optical apparatus for viewing a stereoscopic virtual image

339 6,868,190 Methods for automatically and semi-automatically transforming digital image data to provide a desired image look

340 6,867,807 Camera having single-button timed display of most-recently viewed image and default display of last verification image and method

341 6,867,062 Method for forming light shield process for solid-state image sensor with multi-metallization layer

342 6,864,920 High voltage reset method for increasing the dynamic range of a CMOS image sensor

343 6,864,915

Method and apparatus for production of an image captured by an electronic motion camera/sensor that emulates the

attributes/exposure content produced by a motion camera film system

344 6,863,404 Method for providing a curved image

345 6,861,635 Blooming control for a CMOS image sensor

346 6,860,308 Apparatus for making a two-sided image

347 6,859,210 Method for representing a digital color image using a set of palette colors based on detected important colors

348 6,856,704 Method for enhancing a digital image based upon pixel color

349 6,856,427 System for printing correct exposure in a rendered digital image

350 6,856,355 Method and apparatus for a color scannerless range image system

351 6,853,318 Digital image compression utilizing shrinkage of subband coefficients

352 6,850,586 Method and system for reconstructing an image from projection data acquired by a cone beam computed tomography system

353 6,850,248

Method and apparatus that allows a low-resolution digital greeting card image or digital calendar image to contain a link to an

associated original digital negative and edit list

354 6,847,733 Retrieval and browsing of database images based on image emphasis and appeal

355 6,845,181 Method for processing a digital image to adjust brightness

356 6,832,864 Printing apparatus for printing an image on a selected surface

357 6,832,006 System and method for controlling image compression based on image emphasis

358 6,826,316 System and method for determining image similarity

359 6,823,089 Method of determining the extent of blocking and contouring artifacts in a digital image

360 6,823,076 Method for embedding digital information in a three dimensional image from a scannerless range imaging system

361 6,822,760 Method of processing and paying for an extended color gamut digital image

362 6,820,982 Method and apparatus for forming an image on a curved diffusive surface

363 6,816,240 Image forming device having a photobleach system

364 6,813,389 Digital image processing method and system including noise reduction and tone scale adjustments

365 6,813,046 Method and apparatus for exposure control for a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device

366 6,809,840 Image processing method for adaptively sub-sampling an image

367 6,809,792 Spectral watermarking for motion picture image data

368 6,809,758 Automated stabilization method for digital image sequences

369 6,807,300 Noise reduction method utilizing color information, apparatus, and program for digital image processing

370 6,807,250 Collimation device and method for acquiring a radiation image of a long body part using direct digital X-ray detectors

371 6,804,684 Method for associating semantic information with multiple images in an image database environment

372 6,804,418 Petite size image processing engine

373 6,804,408 Method for enhancing a digital image with noise-dependent control of texture

374 6,804,393 Method of calculating noise from a digital image utilizing color cross correlation statistics

375 6,801,719 Camera using beam splitter with micro-lens image amplification

376 6,797,448 Electrophotographic toner and development process with improved image and fusing quality

377 6,795,586 Noise cleaning and interpolating sparsely populated color digital image

378 6,795,585 Representing digital images in a plurality of image processing states

379 6,795,209 Method and apparatus for modifying a hard copy image digitally in accordance with instructions provided by consumer

380 6,795,090 Method and system for panoramic image morphing

381 6,793,390 Method for automatic arrangement determination of partial radiation images for reconstructing a stitched full image

382 6,793,322 Method of printing multi-color image

383 6,793,307

Printer capable of forming an image on a receiver substrate according to type of receiver substrate and a method of assembling the

printer

384 6,792,864 Image file data equivalence algorithms respective to output devices

385 6,792,134 Multi-mode digital image processing method for detecting eyes

386 6,792,130 System and method for embedding a watermark signal that contains message data in a digital image

387 6,791,716 Color image reproduction of scenes with preferential color mapping

388 6,791,605 Image capture and printing device

389 6,788,812 Techniques for selective enhancement of a digital image

390 6,785,739 Data storage and retrieval playback apparatus for a still image receiver

391 6,785,423

Producing a compressed digital image organized into layers having information relating to different viewing conditions and

resolutions

392 6,781,724 Image processing and manipulation system

393 6,781,713 Correcting exposure in a rendered digital image

394 6,778,699 Method of determining vanishing point location from an image

395 6,778,691 Method of automatically determining tone-scale parameters for a digital image

396 6,778,290 Printing image frames corresponding to motion pictures

397 6,775,407 Producing a final modified digital image using a source digital image and a difference digital image

398 6,765,611 Method for compressing an image from a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device

399 6,760,485 Nonlinearly modifying a rendered digital image

400 6,757,426 System and method for image processing by automatic color dropout

401 6,755,532 Method and apparatus for monocentric projection of an image

402 6,754,384 Method for processing an extended color gamut digital image using an image information parameter

403 6,748,106 Method for representing an extended color gamut digital image on a hard-copy output medium

404 6,748,097 Method for varying the number, size, and magnification of photographic prints based on image emphasis and appeal

405 6,746,051 Two sided image product

406 6,744,526 Image sensor having black pixels disposed in a spaced-apart relationship from the active pixels

407 6,741,754

Correcting for defects in a digital image taken by an image sensor caused by pre-existing defects in two pixels in adjacent columns of

an image sensor

408 6,741,285 Apparatus which adjusts exposure on luminance value of photoelectrically converted image pickup screen

409 6,738,494 Method for varying an image processing path based on image emphasis and appeal

410 6,737,229 Reversal photographic element comprising an imaging layer containing imaging and non-image forming emulsions

411 6,731,823 Method for enhancing the edge contrast of a digital image independently from the texture

412 6,730,899 Reduced dark current for CMOS image sensors

413 6,728,416 Adjusting the contrast of a digital image with an adaptive recursive filter

414 6,728,003 Method of compensating for MTF in a digital image channel

415 6,724,427 Driving a memory display in an image memory card

416 6,718,068 Noise reduction method utilizing statistical weighting, apparatus, and program for digital image processing

417 6,717,698 Tone scale processing based on image modulation activity

418 6,714,688 Method and apparatus for enhancing the edge contrast of an interpolated digital image

419 6,714,232 Image producing process and apparatus with magnetic load roller

420 6,711,302 Method and system for altering defects in digital image

421 6,711,286 Method for blond-hair-pixel removal in image skin-color detection

422 6,707,998 Method and system for correcting non-symmetric distortion in an image

423 6,707,950 Method for modification of non-image data in an image processing chain

424 6,702,442 Monocentric autostereoscopic optical apparatus using resonant fiber-optic image generation

425 6,700,613 Data-reading image capture apparatus, camera, and method of use

426 6,697,502 Image processing method for detecting human figures in a digital image

427 6,697,107 Smoothing a digital color image using luminance values

428 6,696,691 Elongated computed radiography cassette having image alignment aid

429 6,693,671 Fast-dump structure for full-frame image sensors with lod antiblooming structures

430 6,690,822 Method for detecting skin color in a digital image

431 6,689,532 Method of protecting an image receiving layer of a recording element prior to and after printing

432 6,688,739 Image acquisition device with integral ink jet printing

433 6,688,717 Printed medium with integral image locator and method

434 6,686,947 Recording a digital image of a desired aperture format and resolution onto motion picture photosensitive medium

435 6,686,115 Blue-sensitive film for radiography with desired image tone

436 6,685,367 Image processing apparatus and method for thermally processed films

437 6,681,054 Noise reduction method utilizing probabilistic weighting, apparatus, and program for digital image processing

438 6,681,042 Digital color image processing method

439 6,680,108 Image layer comprising intercalated clay particles

440 6,678,390 Method and computer program for embedding and extracting an embedded message from a digital image

441 6,674,490 Light source for a digital image projection system

442 6,668,090

Producing a compressed digital image organized into layers corresponding to increasing visual quality levels and providing rate-

control of such compressed digital image

443 6,667,758 Image processing apparatus and method for simultaneously scanning and proofing

444 6,664,033 Image forming assembly and method using a lamination apparatus

445 6,655,776 Media pack for combination image acquisition and printing device

446 6,654,507 Automatically producing an image of a portion of a photographic image

447 6,652,470 Using image modification and temperature biofeedback to diagnose and treat ADHD

448 6,650,837 Dual image viewfinder for camera

449 6,650,789 Method and system for altering defects in a digital image

450 6,649,233 Inkjet ink image recording element

451 6,646,246 Method and system of noise removal for a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device

452 6,644,544

Imaging apparatus capable of forming an image consistent with type of imaging consumable loaded therein and method of

assembling the apparatus

453 6,643,410 Method of determining the extent of blocking artifacts in a digital image

454 6,636,646 Digital image processing method and for brightness adjustment of digital images

455 6,636,645 Image processing method for reducing noise and blocking artifact in a digital image

456 6,628,339 Image sensor mount for a digital camera

457 6,628,329 Correction of position dependent blur in a digital image

458 6,625,325 Noise cleaning and interpolating sparsely populated color digital image using a variable noise cleaning kernel

459 6,625,303 Method for automatically locating an image pattern in digital images using eigenvector analysis

460 6,624,874 Apparatus and method for inserting an updateable hidden image into an optical path

461 6,623,428 Digital image sequence display system and method

462 6,620,562 Color photographic element comprising a infrared dye-forming system in a blue image record

463 6,620,489 Self-adhering image

464 6,614,463 Image processing apparatus with conduit tube and blower

465 6,611,627 Digital image processing method for edge shaping

466 6,594,388 Color image reproduction of scenes with preferential color mapping and scene-dependent tone scaling

467 6,591,005 Method of estimating image format and orientation based upon vanishing point location

468 6,580,835 Method for enhancing the edge contrast of a digital image

469 6,573,927 Electronic still camera for capturing digital image and creating a print order

470 6,573,661 Image display for displaying a reflection image and a luminous image

471 6,571,063 Cover for a camera for protecting image capture lens and electronic image display

472 6,570,324 Image display device with array of lens-lets

473 6,567,217 Image-forming system with enhanced gray levels

474 6,567,119 Digital imaging system and file format for storage and selective transmission of processed and unprocessed image data

475 6,563,513 Image processing method and apparatus for generating low resolution, low bit depth images

476 6,562,171 Method for making a two sided image

477 6,556,704 Method for forming a depth image from digital image data

478 6,556,237 Field of view correction for an image handling device using a non-integral electronic camera

479 6,554,941 Method of image reversal of a pre-press color proof by means of lamination

480 6,552,855 Image-forming system with enhanced gray levels

481 6,552,323 Image sensor with a shared output signal line

482 6,550,918 Monocentric autostereoscopic viewing apparatus using resonant fiber-optic image generation

483 6,549,678 Method for preserving spatial detail when applying a multidimensional tonal transform to a digital color image

484 6,545,743 Producing an image of a portion of a photographic image onto a receiver using a digital image of the photographic image

485 6,542,192

Image display method and digital still camera providing rapid image display by displaying low resolution image followed by high

resolution image

486 6,539,162 Photographing a panoramic image produced from a captured digital image

487 6,536,665 Method and apparatus for transaction card security utilizing embedded image data

488 6,533,169 Image reproduction apparatus with compact, low-waste digital printer

489 6,532,871 Method of controlling image resolution on a substrate using an autophobic fluid

490 6,532,690 System and article for displaying a lenticular image with sound

491 6,529,641 Method for deskewing a scanned text image

492 6,527,356

Printer capable of forming an image on a receiver substrate according to type of receiver substrate and a method of assembling the

printer

493 6,524,779 Method of producing a photographic image

494 6,521,308 Silver halide formed image packaging label

495 6,516,154 Image revising camera and method

496 6,515,760 Method and apparatus for manipulating digital image data

497 6,514,646 Balanced architecture for adhesive image media

498 6,512,540 Electronic camera for processing image segments

499 6,511,182 Autostereoscopic optical apparatus using a scanned linear image source

500 6,509,978 Method and apparatus for formatting bitmapped image data

501 6,509,915 Systems and methods for direct image manipulation

502 6,509,126 Photothermographic element comprising a fluorescent dye and methods of image formation

503 6,505,003 Hybrid cameras that revise stored electronic image metadata at film unit removal and methods

504 6,505,002 Camera that displays predominant color multi-color scene and/or multi-color captured image of scene

505 6,491,400 Correcting for keystone distortion in a digital image displayed by a digital projector

506 6,489,642 Image sensor having improved spectral response uniformity

507 6,489,246 Method for manufacturing charge-coupled image sensors

508 6,483,575 Image forming device and method for processing photosensitive media having microencapsulated imaging material

509 6,483,570 Image processing

510 6,480,840 Method and computer program product for subjective image content similarity-based retrieval

511 6,479,223 Method of producing a photographic image

512 6,476,903 Image processing

513 6,476,865 Sparsely sampled image sensing device with color and luminance photosites

514 6,476,849 Image processing apparatus with internal scanner

515 6,473,199 Correcting exposure and tone scale of digital images captured by an image capture device

516 6,466,339 Image scanner with frame mounted lens and sensor and image scanning method

517 6,465,162 Photothermographic materials containing backside image stabilizing compounds

518 6,462,772 Method of calibrating image scanning apparatus of a photographic film scanner

519 6,462,734 System and process for writing by hand on a digital image

520 6,459,471 Image reproduction apparatus with compact, low-waste digital printer

521 6,459,094 Method for stitching partial radiation images to reconstruct a full image

522 6,458,521 Color photographic element containing coupler useful for forming neutral silver-based image

523 6,456,403 Image capture device having a scanning mode switching capability

524 6,453,075 Method for preserving image detail when adjusting the tone scale of a digital color image

525 6,452,663 Image reproduction apparatus with compact, low-waste digital printer

526 6,448,956 Systems and methods for direct image manipulation

527 6,441,854 Electronic camera with quick review of last captured image

528 6,440,653 Method of producing a photographic image

529 6,438,264 Method for compensating image color when adjusting the contrast of a digital color image

530 6,428,947 Multicolor photographic element with improved latent image keeping

531 6,427,031 Method for removing artifacts in an electronic image decoded from a block-transform coded representation of an image

532 6,424,730 Medical image enhancement method for hardcopy prints

533 6,423,478 Method of forming a watermark image in a hybrid optical master disc

534 6,423,173 Process for making an ink jet image display

535 6,421,143 Digital image printing process

536 6,421,075 Process for forming an ablation image

537 6,416,943 Color photographic element containing coupler useful for forming neutral silver-based image

538 6,413,704 Image forming assembly and method using a lamination apparatus

539 6,408,301 Interactive image storage, indexing and retrieval system

540 6,408,140 Dual film image and electronic image capture camera with electronic image verification of film image misfocus

541 6,408,137 Dual film image and electronic image capture camera capable of selecting film images to be combined in a single print

542 6,408,103 Method for preserving spatial detail and color content when adjusting the tone scale of a digital color image

543 6,408,094 Document image assessment system and method

544 6,406,428 Ultrasound lenticular image product

545 6,405,464 Lenticular image product presenting a flip image(s) where ghosting is minimized

546 6,400,848 Method for modifying the perspective of a digital image

547 6,400,386 Method of printing a fluorescent image superimposed on a color image

548 6,396,599 Method and apparatus for modifying a portion of an image in accordance with colorimetric parameters

549 6,394,870 Forming a display having conductive image areas over a light modulating layer

550 6,394,569 Ink jet printer method of providing an image on a receiver so that the image has reduced graininess

551 6,393,980 Method of forming an image by ink jet printing

552 6,393,150 Region-based image binarization system

553 6,388,245 Built-in self test signals for column output circuits in X-Y addressable image sensor

554 6,385,404

Dual film image and electronic image capture camera capable of combining captured electronic images in a single multi-(index-)

image

555 6,373,637 Diagonal lenticular image system

556 6,369,901 Digital photofinishing system including digital image processing of alternative capture color photographic media

557 6,368,778 Photothermographic materials providing improved image stability and methods of use

558 6,366,407 Lenticular image product with zoom image effect

559 6,361,163 Inkjet printer, and method of assembling the printer, for printing an image on a first receiver and on a second receiver

560 6,357,859 Printer and method with an electromagnetic-inhibiting optical data link transmitting image forming data

561 6,353,712 Dual film image and electronic image capture camera with self-timer

562 6,352,869 Active pixel image sensor with shared amplifier read-out

563 6,351,571 Uniform convolution algorithm for frequency decomposition of image regions

564 6,351,321 Data scanning and conversion system for photographic image reproduction

565 6,351,001 CCD image sensor

566 6,349,373 Digital image management system having method for managing images according to image groups

567 6,347,192

Dual film image and electronic image capture camera which disables preview button when preview screen displays captured electronic

image automatically

568 6,345,274 Method and computer program product for subjective image content similarity-based retrieval

569 6,335,983 Representing an extended color gamut digital image in a limited color gamut color space

570 6,325,554 Camera with electrostatic light valve that functions as image reflecting mirror for viewfinder

571 6,323,855 Sharpening edge features in digital image providing high frequency edge enhancement

572 6,322,260 Method and apparatus for photofinishing a photosensitive media and/or ordering of image products

573 6,321,981 Method and apparatus for transaction card security utilizing embedded image data

574 6,320,650 Positioning apparatus for image capturing apparatus

575 6,317,521 Method for preserving image detail when adjusting the contrast of a digital image

576 6,317,223 Image processing system for reducing vertically disposed patterns on images produced by scanning

577 6,317,191 Process for viewing a positive motion picture film scene image with integral audio soundtrack

578 6,315,285 Media adjustment guides for image forming apparatus

579 6,310,648 User interface for electronic image viewing apparatus

580 6,310,647 Image format for storing digital images and including multiple application segments

581 6,309,115 Method and apparatus for photofinishing a photosensitive media and/or ordering of image products

582 6,304,314 Determination of the speed of movement of an image-bearing sheet

583 6,301,393 Using a residual image formed from a clipped limited color gamut digital image to represent an extended color gamut digital image

584 6,300,160 Process for charge coupled image sensor with U-shaped gates

585 6,297,071 Method of making planar image sensor color filter arrays

586 6,296,993 Method of providing digitized photographic image

587 6,293,904 Management of physiological and psychological state of an individual using images personal image profiler

588 6,292,596 Method for automatic image dependent digitization and processing of small format films

589 6,288,743 Electronic camera for processing image segments

590 6,285,784 Method of applying manipulations to an extended color gamut digital image

591 6,284,441 Process for forming an ablation image

592 6,283,646 Image handling method and system incorporating coded instructions

593 6,282,313 Using a set of residual images to represent an extended color gamut digital image

594 6,282,312 System using one or more residual image(s) to represent an extended color gamut digital image

595 6,282,311 Using a residual image to represent an extended color gamut digital image

596 6,281,926 Image answering machine

597 6,278,800 Method and associated apparatus for transforming of color-image signals for consistent shadow to highlight characteristics

598 6,278,791 Lossless recovery of an original image containing embedded data

599 6,278,531 Image handling method and system

600 6,278,483 Image registration on repeated scans using fiducial marks

601 6,275,869 System for network communication of image information between imaging devices according to multiple protocols

602 6,275,605 Method for adjusting the tone scale of a digital image

603 6,274,299 Method of electronically processing an image from a color negative film element

604 6,273,552

Image forming system including a print head having a plurality of ink channel pistons, and method of assembling the system and

print head

605 6,271,941 Illuminant head assembly for a photographic film image scanner

606 6,269,217 Multi-stage electronic motion image capture and processing system

607 6,254,230 Ink jet printing apparatus with print head for improved image durability

608 6,250,740 Pagewidth image forming system and method

609 6,249,590 Method for automatically locating image pattern in digital images

610 6,249,300 Method and apparatus for positioning a writing assembly of an image processing apparatus

611 6,247,650 Integral image element with display control parameters

612 6,244,761 Method and apparatus for photofinishing a photosensitive media and/or ordering of image products

613 6,243,127 Process of forming an image using a multilayer metal coalescence thermal recording element

614 6,235,454 Process for forming an ablation image

615 6,233,408 Image forming device with token printing capabilities

616 6,233,069

Digital photofinishing system including film under exposure gamma, scene balance, contrast normalization, and image sharpening

digital image processing

617 6,229,964 Image with sound playback apparatus

618 6,226,024 Vacuum imaging drum with vacuum holes for maintaining a boundary in an image processing apparatus

619 6,215,559 Image queing in photofinishing

620 6,212,337 Compound image formation

621 6,211,975 Method and apparatus for controlling image data transfer in a photographic film scanner

622 6,210,870 Method of creating an image-bearing signal record by scanning a color negative film element

623 6,208,368 Removable lead screw assembly for an image processing apparatus

624 6,206,287 Film optical image bar code reader

625 6,195,462 Image compression

626 6,190,844 Method of providing digital image in radiographic film having visually adaptive contrast

627 6,188,804 Reconstructing missing pixel information to provide a full output image

628 6,185,327 Method and system for the reduction of memory capacity required for a digital representation of an image

629 6,184,514 Plastic cover for image sensors

630 6,184,181 Process for controlling the gloss of a thermal dye transfer image

631 6,181,826 Method and associated apparatus for achieving additional signal level resolution from a quantized digital representation of an image

632 6,177,947 Color image formation in receivers having field-driven particles

633 6,174,094 Method and apparatus for photofinishing a photosensitive media and/or ordering of image products

634 6,169,858 Panoramic image capture aid

635 6,169,561

Image forming apparatus and receiver tray capable of automatically accommodating receiver sheets of various sizes and method of

assembling same

636 6,168,259

Printer for forming a full-width image on a receiver exclusive of a transverse side of the receiver, and method of assembling the

printer

637 6,167,165 Method for adjusting image detail to compensate for an applied tone scale

638 6,165,687 Standard array, programmable image forming process

639 6,164,757 Apparatus for printing proof image and producing lithographic plate

640 6,163,406 Lenticular image bearing member with variable line spacing to improve image quality

641 6,163,389 Digital photofinishing system including digital image processing of alternative capture color photographic media

642 6,163,332 Printer and method of forming multiple image pixel sizes on photosensitive media

643 6,157,436 Image printing

644 6,157,435 Image processing

645 6,157,389 Method for reducing the size of an image

646 6,154,577 Digital image processing method and computer program product

647 6,154,254 Electronic camera for producing a digital image having a multimode microfluidic printing device

648 6,148,173 System for initialization of an image holder that stores images with associated audio segments

649 6,147,742 Photofinishing system and method for automated advanced services including image and associated audio data processing

650 6,147,703 Electronic camera with image review

651 6,141,048 Compact image capture device

652 6,130,741 Embedding information in a digital image digitized from a developed photographic film

653 6,128,028 Heat assisted image formation in receivers having field-driven particles

654 6,128,013 User interface for an image capture device

655 6,126,270 Image forming system and method

656 6,126,160 Sheet feeding control for image reading device

657 6,125,190 Image display and audio device

658 6,122,401 Image processing method and apparatus

659 6,118,946 Method and apparatus for scannerless range image capture using photographic film

660 6,115,717 System and method for open space metadata-based storage and retrieval of images in an image database

661 6,114,080 Chromogenic black and white imaging for heat image separation

662 6,108,104 Image handling method and system

663 6,107,655 Active pixel image sensor with shared amplifier read-out

664 6,104,839 Method and apparatus for correcting pixel values in a digital image

665 6,104,468 Image movement in a photographic laboratory

666 6,101,039 Lenticular image product having contact spot suppression

667 6,100,556 Method of forming a semiconductor image sensor and structure

668 6,097,901 Camera having locator for image modification areas

669 6,097,837 Method and apparatus for removing temporal lighting variations from an image source

670 6,097,471 Digital photofinishing system including film under-exposure gamma, scene balance, and image sharpening digital image processing

671 6,097,470 Digital photofinishing system including scene balance, contrast normalization, and image sharpening digital image processing

672 6,094,541 System and method for transferring images on an image content of a first format to a photosensitive film of a second format

673 6,094,279 System and process for non-perceptibly integrating sound data into a printed image

674 6,094,207 Microfluidic image display using melted ink

675 6,091,849 Method for halftoning a multi-channel digital color image

676 6,084,978 Hierarchical storage and display of digital images used in constructing three-dimensional image hard copy

677 6,078,758 Printing and decoding 3-D sound data that has been optically recorded onto the film at the time the image is captured

678 6,078,697 Method and apparatus for segmenting image data into contone, text and halftone classifications

679 6,078,424 Apparatus for image display utilizing lenticular or barrier screens

680 6,076,917 Ink jet printing of color image and annotations

681 6,075,965

Method and apparatus using an endless web for facilitating transfer of a marking particle image from an intermediate image transfer

member to a receiver member

682 6,075,950 Associating a sound record with a film image

683 6,075,237 Image sensor cover with integral light shield

684 6,072,980 Using a multiple image, image-audio print to select and play corresponding audio segments in a photo album

685 6,072,893 Method and system for locating objects in an image

686 6,072,603 Multiple output CCD image block balancing

687 6,072,515 Image marking device adapted to reduce an exterior envelope thereof

688 6,069,712 Image handling method and system incorporating coded instructions

689 6,067,114 Detecting compositional change in image

690 6,067,075 Controller for medical image review station

691 6,064,170

Method of controlling a printhead movement based on a screw pitch to minimize swath-to-swath error in an image processing

apparatus

692 6,063,544 Positive-working printing plate and method of providing a positive image therefrom using laser imaging

693 6,061,544 Maximizing image gloss uniformity by minimizing the effect of temperature droop in a fuser for reproduction apparatus

694 6,061,532 Animated image presentations with personalized digitized images

695 6,060,222 1Postitve-working imaging composition and element and method of forming positive image with a laser

696 6,058,282 Electrostatographic apparatus using alloyed zirconia ceramic providing image receiving surface

697 6,057,864 Image producing apparatus for uniform microfluidic printing

698 6,051,447 Partially pinned photodiode for solid state image sensors

699 6,049,371 Image print having one or more positive images and method for making same

700 6,046,848 Integral image display

701 6,046,723 Method and apparatus for achieving color-appearance matching for an image viewed in surrounds of different relative luminances

702 6,044,182 Method for embedding digital information in an image

703 6,044,179 Document image thresholding using foreground and background clustering

704 6,044,156 Method for generating an improved carrier for use in an image data embedding application

705 6,042,208 Image producing apparatus for microfluidic printing

706 6,037,955 Microfluidic image display

707 6,037,655 Linear image sensor package assembly

708 6,025,862 Accent color image forming method and apparatus

709 6,018,397 Digital image processing with indication to user of hardcopy output image quality

710 6,016,415 Image transfer apparatus and method using a seamed endless belt

711 6,014,165 Apparatus and method of producing digital image with improved performance characteristic

712 6,014,118 High resolution image source

713 6,011,595 Method for segmenting a digital image into a foreground region and a key color region

714 6,010,837 Silver halide photographic element comprising image dye-forming couplers

715 6,005,972 Method for adding personalized text and/or graphics to composite digital image products

716 6,005,613 Multi-mode digital camera with computer interface using data packets combining image and mode data

717 6,005,344 Organic electroluminescent image display panel with multiple barriers

718 6,002,847 High capacity compressed document image storage for digital color printers

719 5,998,878 Image sensor assembly and packaging method

720 5,997,119 Magnetic arrangement for printhead positioning in an image processing apparatus

721 5,996,893 Method and apparatus for visually identifying an area on a photograph or image where digital data is stored

722 5,995,682 Method for resizing of a digital image

723 5,995,654 Digital photofinishing system including scene balance and image sharpening digital image processing

724 5,991,459 Method of modifying a time-varying image sequence by estimation of velocity vector fields

725 5,984,446 Color office printer with a high capacity digital page image store

726 5,983,229 Extension persistence mechanism for a digital image format

727 5,982,941 Method of producing digital image with improved performance characteristic

728 5,982,909 Method for region tracking in an image sequence using a two-dimensional mesh

729 5,978,518 Image enhancement in digital image processing

730 5,975,671 Method and apparatus for printing an image on a device having multiple dot densities and multiple dot areas

731 5,974,272 Parallax corrected image capture system

732 5,974,189 Method and apparatus for modifying electronic image data

733 5,974,182 Photographic image compression method and system

734 5,973,715 Image processing equipment

735 5,972,555 Use of microvesicles containing a silver halide developing agent to form a photographic image

736 5,968,704 Transfer support and method for fusing a transferable image to a digital disc

737 5,956,543 Fusing apparatus providing tuning of image gloss to match gloss of receiver member

738 5,956,467 Encoding color image data for multipass color printers

739 5,956,157

Method and apparatus for locally blending gray dot types of the same or different types to reproduce an image with gray level

printing

740 5,956,083 Camera and method for capturing motion sequences useful for integral image element formation

741 5,953,036 Image processing equipment having wear resistant elements for translation of the printhead

742 5,949,551 Image handling method using different image resolutions

743 5,945,266 Dye image forming photographic element and processing to produce a viewable image

744 5,937,229 Image forming apparatus and method with control of electrostatic transfer using constant current

745 5,937,104 Combining a first digital image and a second background digital image using a key color control signal and a spatial control signal

746 5,936,646 Image processing equipment with thermally efficient heat dissipating element

747 5,936,605 Lossy compression and expansion algorithm for image representative data

748 5,934,777 Method for sequencing film image presentations and film image sequencer

749 5,933,670 Focal plane mounting for an image sensor

750 5,933,543 Method and apparatus for obscuring features of an image

751 5,926,679

Method and apparatus for forming an image for transfer to a receiver sheet using a clear toner and sintering of a pigmented toner

layer

752 5,926,288 Image handling system and method using mutually remote processor-scanner stations

753 5,926,215 Fast readout of a color image sensor

754 5,923,407 Technique for automatically activating and deactivating the availability of image borders as a function of time

755 5,917,556 Split white balance processing of a color image

756 5,917,542 System and method for digital image capture and transmission

757 5,915,136 Real-image viewfinder with stationary and movable real image planes

758 5,914,748 Method and apparatus for generating a composite image using the difference of two images

759 5,905,819 Method and apparatus for hiding one image or pattern within another

760 5,903,021 Partially pinned photodiode for solid state image sensors

761 5,902,994 Apparatus for calibrating a linear image sensor

762 5,902,769 Thermal image stabilization by a reactive plastisizer

763 5,900,909 Electronic still camera having automatic orientation sensing and image correction

764 5,898,779 Photograhic system with selected area image authentication

765 5,897,232 Camera with widthwise pseudo zoom masks and method of exposing a pseudo zoom image

766 5,893,037 Combined electronic/silver-halide image capture system with cellular transmission capability

767 5,892,837 Computer program product for locating objects in an image

768 5,891,826 Affixing thermal dye transfer image on magnet

769 5,890,032 Belt fusing accessory with selectable fused image gloss

770 5,889,578 Method and apparatus for using film scanning information to determine the type and category of an image

771 5,889,554

Process and system for generating a full color image of multispectral image from the image data of a CCD image sensor with a

mosaic color filter

772 5,887,234 Reproduction apparatus providing selectable image quality and gloss

773 5,881,347 Biasing method and apparatus for electrostatically transferring an image

774 5,878,292 Image-audio print, method of making and player for using

775 5,877,809 Method of automatic object detection in image

776 5,875,040 Gradient based method for providing values for unknown pixels in a digital image

777 5,874,993 Solid state image sensor with selectable resolution

778 5,870,642 Panoramic support for camera permits horizontal-format and vertical-format image recordings

779 5,867,215 Image sensor having multiple storage wells per pixel

780 5,865,935 Method of packaging image sensors

781 5,861,654 Image sensor assembly

782 5,859,920 Method for embedding digital information in an image

783 5,859,462 Photogenerated carrier collection of a solid state image sensor array

784 5,857,030 Automated method and system for digital image processing of radiologic images utilizing artificial neural networks

785 5,853,941 Eliminating triboelectrically generated background in an electrophotographically produced image

786 5,848,196 Image processing to compensate for asymmetric resolution

787 5,846,632 Transfer support and method for fusing a transferrable image to a digital disc

788 5,845,017 Digital image processing method for degraining of film images using distance weighted averaging of target pixel code values

789 5,843,618 Hydrogen bond donating/accepting thermal solvents for image separation systems

790 5,841,905 Business form image identification using projected profiles of graphical lines and text string lines

791 5,841,891 Image analysis using the direct exponential curve resolution algorithm

792 5,841,885 Print and method and apparatus for printing, storing and retrieving an image record

793 5,841,459 Color-to-color registration in thermal printers by adjusting image resolution based on image content

794 5,840,475 Photothermographic element for providing a viewable retained image

795 5,840,470 Rapid image presentation method employing silver bromide tabular grain photographic elements

796 5,839,020 Method and apparatus for controlling production of full productivity accent color image formation

797 5,837,433 Method for providing a color display image using duplitized color silver halide photographic elements

798 5,835,831 Reproduction apparatus image transfer control for preventing fuser oil contamination defects

799 5,835,637 Method and apparatus for sharpening an image by scaling spatial residual components during image reconstruction

800 5,834,168 Photographic image-forming process

801 5,828,931 Compliant photoconductive image member and method of use

802 5,828,495 Lenticular image displays with extended depth

803 5,828,442 Index print attachable to an image recording medium

804 5,828,406 Electronic camera having a processor for mapping image pixel signals into color display pixels

805 5,825,909 Automated method and system for image segmentation in digital radiographic images

806 5,822,453 Method for estimating and adjusting digital image contrast

807 5,822,451 Method for halftoning a multi-channel digital color image

808 5,818,500 High resolution field emission image source and image recording apparatus

809 5,815,159 Spatially mapped monochrome display in a color image

810 5,809,182 Digital resampling integrated circuit for fast image resizing applications

811 5,808,674 Producing and improved digital image from digital signals corresponding to pairs of photosites

812 5,805,236 High frequency image capturing device

813 5,804,465 Compact isolation and antiblooming structure for full-frame CCD image sensors operated in the accumulation mode

814 5,804,356

Rapid processing of silver bromoiodide color negative films and digital image correction to provide display images having desired aim

color and tone scale reproduction

815 5,799,219 System and method for remote image communication and processing using data recorded on photographic film

816 5,796,418 Page image and fault tolerance control apparatus for printing systems

817 5,793,886

Method of adjusting image pixel values within an image sequence by interpolation of target cumulative histograms for images to be

adjusted

818 5,790,276 Apparatus and method for image reformatting

819 5,789,070 Inkjet ink image recording elements with cationically modified cellulose ether layers

820 5,787,313 Hybrid camera including viewfinder with masks for parallax correction and image format indication

821 5,786,823

Method and apparatus employing composite transforms of intermediary image data metrics for achieving imaging device/media

compatibility and color appearance matching

822 5,784,525 Image capture apparatus with sound recording capability

823 5,784,461 Security system for controlling access to images and image related services

824 5,783,343 Image forming method and apparatus using pretransfer erase

825 5,781,840 Process for fusing a toner image to a substrate using a wicking agent

826 5,774,752 Processing of sound media with still image films in photofinishing labs

827 5,771,056 Digital image reproduction system including a programmable sorter

828 5,767,945 Methods of changing the visibility of some characteristic or information to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image

829 5,764,871 Method and apparatus for constructing intermediate images for a depth image from stereo images using velocity vector fields

830 5,760,917 Image distribution method and system

831 5,760,916 Image handling system and method

832 5,757,486 Digital camera image sensor positioning apparatus including a non-coherent light interferometer

833 5,757,485 Digital camera image sensor positioning method including a non-coherent interferometer

834 5,756,188 Image-receiving laminate for ID card stock

835 5,754,707 Image undithering apparatus and method

836 5,754,359 Audiovisual filmstrip image display apparatus and method using film carried magnetic signals

837 5,754,278 Image transfer illumination system and method

838 5,750,982 Method of mounting filters on image sensors

839 5,748,239 Method and apparatus for capturing a stored preexisting image on a user's image recording medium

840 5,748,204 Hybrid imaging system capable of using ink jet and thermal dye transfer imaging technologies on a single image receiver

841 5,747,228 Method for providing a color display image using duplitized color silver halide photographic elements

842 5,746,864 Process for applying smooth surface to image-receiving laminate for ID card stock

843 5,743,609 Method and apparatus for preparing photographic film units having image frame associated encoded information

844 5,742,861 Electronic camera and associated printer which uses a display image

845 5,742,405 Method and system for forming multi-level halftone images from an input digital image

846 5,742,403 Test apparatus and methods for a digital image scanning system

847 5,741,631 Photographic dye image-forming process

848 5,737,491 Electronic imaging system capable of image capture, local wireless transmission and voice recognition

849 5,731,883 Apparatus and method for producing integral image elements

850 5,731,680 Method and apparatus for registering a sheet with an image-bearing member

851 5,729,332 Depth image printing method on precoated lenticular material

852 5,724,636 Method and apparatus for transferring a toner image to a receiver sheet using an electrical bias

853 5,724,582 Medical image archiving with lossy images on two or more recordable CDs

854 5,720,123 Depth image object/picture frame

855 5,715,511 Lamination jacket and method for for fusing a transferable image to a digital disc

856 5,715,505 Image forming method and apparatus utilizing a compliant image member

857 5,715,383 Compound depth image display system

858 5,715,234 Electronic camera and associated printer which uses a display image

859 5,714,776 Compact isolation and antiblooming structure for full-frame CCD image sensors operated in the accumlation mode

860 5,710,964 Mechanism for facilitating removal of receiver member from an intermediate image transfer member

861 5,710,946 Water-resistant camera with optical wedge to shift image of non-aligned film frame counter

862 5,710,839 Method and apparatus for obscuring features of an image

863 5,706,049 Camera that records an active image area identifier with an image

864 5,703,642 Full depletion mode clocking of solid-state image sensors for improved MTF performance

865 5,700,608

Process for making photographic emulsions and photographic elements and emulsions containing latent image forming units

internally containing sensitizing dye

866 5,698,379 Rapid image presentation method employing silver chloride tabular grain photographic elements

867 5,697,001 Camera for generating and recording object data with the recorded image

868 5,696,850 Automatic image sharpening in an electronic imaging system

869 5,696,848 System for creating a high resolution image from a sequence of lower resolution motion images

870 5,695,914 Process of forming a dye image

871 5,694,224 Method and apparatus for tone adjustment correction on rendering gray level image data

872 5,689,610

Method of making an index print having an indicator of substantially where an image is stored on a motion picture image recording

medium

873 5,689,588

Method and apparatus for increasing compressibility of multibit image data with the LSB value determined in the thresholding

operation based on pixel position

874 5,687,258 Border treatment in image processing algorithms

875 5,686,210 Identification of image-forming material type

876 5,684,609 D.C. offset restoration for image scanners

877 5,678,087 Camera having an upstream read only magnetic sensor to detect exposed image areas on magnetically coated film

878 5,678,086 Patterned multi-track thin film heads for image area record/reproduce on magnetics-on-film

879 5,677,202 Method for making planar color filter array for image sensors with embedded color filter arrays

880 5,675,719 Method and apparatus for parallel processing of a document image

881 5,674,661 Image dye for laser dye removal recording element

882 5,673,320 Method and apparatus for image-based validations of printed documents

883 5,671,440 Color image data reorientation and format conversion system

884 5,671,070 Tonal consistency in a radiographic image network

885 5,670,009 Assembly technique for an image sensor array

886 5,668,597 Electronic camera with rapid automatic focus of an image upon a progressive scan image sensor

887 5,661,818 Method and system for detecting grids in a digital image

888 5,659,855 Electrophotographic image member with magnetic property and image forming apparatus

889 5,655,183 Image forming apparatus with a transfer station erase

890 5,640,656 Method of toning an electrostatic image using a rotatable magnetic core brush

891 5,639,580 Reflective integral image element

892 5,634,158 Magnetics-on-film, multi-track image area interleaved record/reproduce system

893 5,633,734 Method and apparatus for modifying a fluorescent portion of a digital image

894 5,633,511 Automatic tone scale adjustment using image activity measures

895 5,629,762 Image forming apparatus having a duplex path and/or an inverter

896 5,628,034 Image recording apparatus with movement detector and laser emitter

897 5,625,460 Method and apparatus for locally switching gray dot types to reproduce an image with gray level printing

898 5,623,585 Method and apparatus for parallel processing of a document image

899 5,621,230 Low capacitance floating diffusion structure for a solid state image sensor

900 5,619,738 Pre-processing image editing

901 5,619,590

System for electronic image signal processing to provide a tonescale corrected full resolution luminance and two half resolution

chrominance signals

902 5,619,257

Combined film and electronic camera with storage density selection, segment image stacking, instant view and high resolution film

mode

903 5,617,223 Image scanner system and method for improved microfilm image quality

904 5,615,391

System for an automated image media process station which displays images only while customer presence is detected thereby

ensuring privacy

905 5,612,555 Full frame solid-state image sensor with altered accumulation potential and method for forming same

906 5,609,978 Method for producing an electronic image from a photographic element

907 5,609,403 Film image display apparatus and method

908 5,606,429 Copier apparatus and method with flexible source document entry scanning in an image overlay mode

909 5,600,731 Method for temporally adaptive filtering of frames of a noisy image sequence using motion estimation

910 5,600,407 Image forming method and apparatus forming combined toner images

911 5,598,482 Image rendering system and associated method for minimizing contours in a quantized digital color image

912 5,597,685 Color photographic element having improved image stability

913 5,596,415 Iterative predictor-based detection of image frame locations

914 5,596,346 Method and apparatus for applying a function to a localized area of a digital image using a window

915 5,594,816 Computer based digital image noise reduction method based on over-lapping planar approximation

916 5,594,514 Image capture system

917 5,591,997 Low capacitance floating diffusion structure for a solid state image sensor

918 5,587,752 Camera, system and method for producing composite photographic image

919 5,586,479 Cutting apparatus for cutting an image from a receiving sheet

920 5,585,910 Image forming apparatus including relatively stiff receiving sheet control device

921 5,585,908 Image forming apparatus usable with variable width receivers

922 5,585,836 Electrophotographic image recording apparatus and method with correction for bow in placement of recording elements

923 5,583,665 Method and apparatus for performing color transformations using a reference image combined with a color tracer

924 5,583,659 Multi-windowing technique for thresholding an image using local image properties

925 5,583,656

Methods and apparatus for attaching compressed look-up table (LUT) representations of N to M-dimensional transforms to image

data and for processing image data utilizing the attached compressed LUTs

926 5,581,295 Method and apparatus for resequencing image data for a printhead

927 5,578,549 Single-sheet process for obtaining multicolor image using dye-containing beads

928 5,574,573 Compression method for a standardized image library

929 5,572,338 Image scanning device having direction-responsive programmable delay mechanism

930 5,568,570 Method and apparatus for reducing quantization artifacts in a hierarchical image storage and retrieval system

931 5,568,228 Image forming apparatus with controlled transfer

932 5,563,963 Digital image noise reduction of luminance and chrominance based on overlapping planar approximation

933 5,563,736 Compact real image finder

934 5,563,658 Electronic camera with rapid automatic focus of an image upon an image sensor

935 5,563,655 Intelligent digital image storage for an electronic camera

936 5,563,404 Full frame CCD image sensor with altered accumulation potential

937 5,561,510 Image forming method utilizing intermediate transfer

938 5,559,553 Clock control circuit with independent timing adjustments for image sensing devices

939 5,555,194 Cloning technique for digital image retouching

940 5,555,098 Method and apparatus for providing multiple programmed audio/still image presentations from a digital disc image player

941 5,555,044 Magnetics-on-film image area recording head suspension system

942 5,555,043 Magnetics-on-film image area recording head and suspension system

943 5,552,594

Focus detecting system using a beam splitter to form an image at nominal best focus, slightly in front of best focus and slightly

behind best focus

944 5,552,266 Photographic material comprising a magenta dye image forming coupler combination

945 5,550,935 Method for multiframe Wiener restoration of noisy and blurred image sequences

946 5,544,284 Sequential product code quantization of digital color image

947 5,543,964 Depth image apparatus and method with angularly changing display information

948 5,542,003 Method for maximizing fidelity and dynamic range for a region of interest within digitized medical image display

949 5,533,149 Computer based digital image noise reduction method based on overlapping planar approximation

950 5,533,139 Coating density analyzer and method using image processing

951 5,532,786 Methods for assembling depth image systems

952 5,530,774

Generation of depth image through interpolation and extrapolation of intermediate images derived from stereo image pair using

disparity vector fields

953 5,530,475 Image sensor with oversized vertical shift registers for marker pixel generation

954 5,528,339 Color image reproduction of scenes with color enhancement and preferential tone mapping

955 5,523,788 Image processor with input buffering to multiple digital signal processors

956 5,521,748 Light modulator with a laser or laser array for exposing image data

957 5,521,665 Composite image camera with flash device

958 5,521,057

Photographic elements comprising 2-phenylcarbamoyl-1-naphthol image-modifying couplers yeilding dyes resistant to crystallization

and reduction

959 5,519,464 Magnetics-on-film image area recording head with film flattening emulsion side support

960 5,519,452 Mechanism for improving television display of still images using image motion-dependent filter

961 5,515,147 Mechanism for substantially preventing trail edge smear of an image on a receiver member

962 5,514,530

Photographic elements comprising 2-phenylcarbamoyl-1-naphthol image-modifying couplers yielding dyes resistant to crystallization

and reduction

963 5,508,774 Automatic image capture station

964 5,507,976 Stabilized phosphor intermediates, storage phosphors, radiation image storage panels, and preparation methods

965 5,506,668 Image forming apparatus having toner removing device

966 5,506,094

Photographic elements comprising 2-phenylcarbamoyl-1-naphthol image-modifying couplers yielding dyes resistant to crystallization

and reduction

967 5,504,527 Image sensor with improved charge transfer inefficiency characteristics

968 5,502,541 Photographic printer and method for automatically detecting panoramic format image frames

969 5,502,528 Magnetics-on-film image area recording head and interface

970 5,500,703 Real image zoom viewfinder

971 5,500,702 Device for identifying a perimeter of a scene to be recorded by an image recording apparatus

972 5,500,572 High resolution image source

973 5,499,069 Camera system and an optical adapter to reduce image format size

974 5,499,044 Method of producing positive prints from digital image signal data using a film recorder

975 5,495,428 Method for determining color of an illuminant in an image based on histogram data

976 5,494,775 Heat image separation with solid particle thermal solvent dispersions

977 5,493,386 Multi-toner image forming apparatus and method having pattern recognition

978 5,493,378 Image forming apparatus having a multispeed heated pressure fuser and method of use

979 5,493,335 Single sensor color camera with user selectable image record size

980 5,493,322 Electrophotographic image forming apparatus with non-uniformity correction of recording elements

981 5,491,045 Image dye combination for laser ablative recording element

982 5,489,994 Integrated apertures on a full frame CCD image sensor

983 5,489,975 Image forming method and apparatus

984 5,489,945

Timing logic system and method for selectably controlling a high resolution charge coupled device image sensor of the type having

two line pixel registers to provide a high resolution mode and alternatively a television resolution mode of picture imaging

985 5,488,491 Image processing apparatus and method for eliminating background density in a designated image area

986 5,485,235 Pointing system for correctly aiming an image recording apparatus towards a human subject

987 5,485,190 Printhead writer assembly engageable with a web image member

988 5,483,283 Three level high speed clock driver for an image sensor

989 5,483,155 Test system and method for dynamic testing of a plurality of packaged same-type charge coupled device image sensors

990 5,480,761 Aliphatic hydroxyl hydrogen bond donating groups on thermal solvents for image separation systems

991 5,480,760 Sulfamoyl hydrogen bond donating groups on thermal solvents for image separation systems

992 5,475,428 Method for processing color image records subject to misregistration

993 5,475,416 Printing system for printing an image with lasers emitting diverging laser beams

994 5,473,419 Image forming apparatus having a duplex path with an inverter

995 5,473,406 Apparatus and methods for assembling depth image systems

996 5,471,543 Mixed screen frequencies with image segmentation

997 5,468,587 Hydrogen bond accepting groups on thermal solvents for image separation systems

998 5,466,918 Method and apparatus for image compression, storage, and retrieval on magnetic transaction cards

999 5,464,568 Alkaline earth metal fluorobromoiodide storage phosphor, and radiation image storage panel, and method

1000 5,462,842

Photographic element having a blue light sensitive layer containing a particular yellow dye-forming coupler and a magenta image

dye-forming coupler

1001 5,455,140 Methine-dye releasing couplers for heat image separation systems

1002 5,454,022 Method of taking X-ray images with a CCD image sensor, and a CCD image sensor system

1003 5,453,840 Cross correlation image sensor alignment system

1004 5,452,112 Color image reproduction system field calibration method and apparatus

1005 5,452,111

Methods and associated apparatus for forming image data metrics which achieve media compatibility for subsequent imaging

applications

1006 5,450,183 Image forming apparatus and method for producing high gloss duplex images

1007 5,450,179 Active charging to prevent image disruption

1008 5,448,381 Method and associated apparatus for producing a color-balanced output image in a color-balancing system

1009 5,448,266 Method and apparatus for placing information on a medium while compensating for deviations in image length

1010 5,448,049 Film latent image bar-code (LIBC) reader

1011 5,447,811 Color image reproduction of scenes with preferential tone mapping

1012 5,445,925 Method of forming a photographic color image

1013 5,441,854 Photographic image forming process utilizing a barrier layer for diffusible dye containment

1014 5,440,401 Image database incorporating low resolution index image data

1015 5,440,343 Motion/still electronic image sensing apparatus

1016 5,440,342

Logic system and method for controlling any one of different charge coupled device image sensors to provide video image signals in

accordance with a television standard

1017 5,434,038 Photographic image display material

1018 5,433,911 Precisely aligning and bonding a glass cover plate over an image sensor

1019 5,432,906

Color image processing system for preparing a composite image transformation module for performing a plurality of selected image

transformations

1020 5,428,456 Method and apparatus for adaptively reducing interline flicker of TV-displayed image

1021 5,428,430 Image forming method and apparatus using an intermediate

1022 5,426,497 Roller pair assembly usable in image forming apparatus

1023 5,426,487 Image forming apparatus having bimodal charging means

1024 5,420,979

Method and apparatus for using composite transforms to form intermediary image data metrics which achieve device/media

compatibility for subsequent imaging applications

1025 5,420,003

Silver halide photographic elements containing blue, green and red recording layer units that produce images of the same hue and at

least one emissive interlayer to facilitate image retrieval by scanning

1026 5,418,895 Method for displaying a high quality digital color image on a limited color display

1027 5,418,116 Image toning of black-and-white images formed utilizing color dye forming couplers

1028 5,414,811 Method and apparatus for controlling rapid display of multiple images from a digital image database

1029 5,414,779 Image frame detection

1030 5,410,415 Recorded digital image presentation control files

1031 5,409,791 Image forming method and apparatus

1032 5,406,350 Image recording apparatus

1033 5,406,325 Method and apparatus for forming a source-independent image data metric from second generation photographic films

1034 5,400,117 Film clamp for flattening image frames in a scanning gate

1035 5,400,070 Lever actuated optical offset image sampling system

1036 5,396,290

Apparatus and method for controlling a high resolution charge coupled device image sensor to provide alternative modes of picture

imaging

1037 5,394,230 Method and apparatus for forming a composite dry toner image

1038 5,392,447 Image-based electronic pocket organizer with integral scanning unit

1039 5,392,365 Apparatus for detecting text edges in digital image processing

1040 5,391,443 Process for the extraction of spectral image records from dye image forming photographic elements

1041 5,390,036 Color image reproduction of scenes with preferential tone mapping

1042 5,389,507 Reversal elements with internal latent image forming core-shell emulsions

1043 5,387,571 Thermal dye transfer receiving element with polyester dye image-receiving

1044 5,387,536 Method of making a low capacitance floating diffusion structure for a solid state image sensor

1045 5,384,646 Marking engine for grey level printing having a high productivity image data processing mode

1046 5,382,976 Apparatus and method for adaptively interpolating a full color image utilizing luminance gradients

1047 5,382,310 Packaging medical image sensors

1048 5,381,526 Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving generalized image data

1049 5,379,098 Apparatus and method for sequencing a transport system of an image-producing apparatus

1050 5,377,041 Method and apparatus employing mean preserving spatial modulation for transforming a digital color image signal

1051 5,376,492 Method and apparatus for developing an electrostatic image using a two component developer

1052 5,373,322 Apparatus and method for adaptively interpolating a full color image utilizing chrominance gradients

1053 5,370,966 Surfactant dye-diffusion-transfer facilitating thermal solvents for image separation systems

1054 5,369,499 Calibration method for video image reproduction with electronic printer and video monitor

1055 5,367,383 Method and apparatus for maximizing data storage in a processor of image data

1056 5,363,136 Cam actuated optical offset image sampling system

1057 5,356,764 Dye image forming photographic elements

1058 5,355,178 Mechanism for improving television display of still images using image motion-dependent filter

1059 5,354,642 Polymeric couplers for heat image separation systems

1060 5,352,561 Thermal solvents for heat image separation processes

1061 5,349,215 Antiblooming structure for solid-state image sensor

1062 5,347,597 Image scaling for thermal printers and the like

1063 5,347,347 Apparatus for applying toner to an electrostatic image having improved developer flow

1064 5,340,438 Low temperature insitu image reversal process for microelectric fabrication

1065 5,340,420 Method for bonding a color separation filter to an image sensor

1066 5,339,175 Image capture apparatus having means for detecting the thickness of a document to be captured

1067 5,339,148 Image forming apparatus having recoil fuser

1068 5,339,146 Method and apparatus for providing a toner image having an overcoat

1069 5,339,136 Image forming apparatus having image registration means

1070 5,338,946 Solid state image sensor with fast reset

1071 5,337,217 Integrated circuit package for an image sensor

1072 5,334,469 Photographic processes for producing spectral image records retrievable by scanning

1073 5,329,382 Image scanner

1074 5,325,162 Color image forming apparatus and toner container

1075 5,325,161 Device for developing an electrostatic image on an image member

1076 5,324,968 CCD image sensor

1077 5,322,732 Image transparencies

1078 5,321,509 Apparatus and method for controlling a charge coupled device image sensor to provide sequential output of video image signals

1079 5,319,426 Image forming apparatus having improved fusing consistency

1080 5,317,001 Thermal dye transfer receiving element with aqueous dispersible polyester dye image-receiving layer

1081 5,313,251

Production of second-generation camera-original control tool photographs via photography of digitally generated transparency of a

computer-originated image

1082 5,311,269 Toner image finishing apparatus

1083 5,311,240

Technique suited for use in multi-zone autofocusing cameras for improving image quality for non-standard display sizes and/or

different focal length photographing modes

1084 5,311,228 Camera with optical film metering and image frame data encodement

1085 5,309,246

Technique for generating additional colors in a halftone color image through use of overlaid primary colored halftone dots of varying

size

1086 5,308,746 Silver image bleaching solution and process

1087 5,306,931 CCD image sensor with improved antiblooming characteristics

1088 5,305,065 Toner image fuser and cartridge for image-forming apparatus

1089 5,302,574 Thermal dye transfer receiving element with polyester/polycarbonate blended dye image-receiving layer

1090 5,300,988 Toning station for selectively applying toner to an electrostatic image

1091 5,300,983 Image shifting by control patch

1092 5,300,766 Scanning scene-based wavefront sensor having a linear image sensor array and a pupil sensor array

1093 5,300,384 Method of forming a toner image, a receiving sheet and a method of making the receiving sheet

1094 5,300,381 Color image reproduction of scenes with preferential tone mapping

1095 5,300,182 Laminator apparatus for making image proofs

1096 5,298,358 Method and apparatus for reproducing image information

1097 5,297,217 Tile-oriented technique for collectively performing image rotation scaling and digital halftone screening

1098 5,296,894 Image forming apparatus and an image member cartridge containing a photoconductive drum

1099 5,295,202 Method and apparatus for replicating a two-color original image with foreground and background colors exchanged

1100 5,294,870 Organic electroluminescent multicolor image display device

1101 5,294,869 Organic electroluminescent multicolor image display device

1102 5,293,201 Image forming apparatus in which toner is recycled between toner applying and cleaning stations

1103 5,291,260 Image forming apparatus having a transfer drum with a vacuum sheet holding mechanism

1104 5,291,259 Image forming apparatus having toner cleaning device

1105 5,291,247 Image forming apparatus having a corona ventilating means

1106 5,291,220 Thermal printer with image signal processing

1107 5,291,044 Image sensor with continuous time photodiode

1108 5,288,745 Image separation system for large volume development

1109 5,285,286 Apparatus for testing image sensors that simultaneously output multiple image blocks

1110 5,283,105 Transparent electrostatographic-toner-image-receiving element

1111 5,282,002 Image forming apparatus having a sump component for multiple developing units

1112 5,280,343 Separable subsampling of digital image data with general periodic symmetry

1113 5,276,534 Optical apparatus for maintaining a focussed image by interconnected adjustment of object and image distances

1114 5,276,520 Enhancing exposure latitude of image sensors

1115 5,276,510 Airbrush modeling routine for an electric image reproduction system

1116 5,276,380 Organic electroluminescent image display device

1117 5,272,545 Image scanner having improved pixel convolution operation

1118 5,270,831

Storage and playback of digitized images in digital database together with presentation control file to define image orientation/aspect

ratio

1119 5,270,695 Reduction technique for display of a radiographic image

1120 5,270,530 Digital radiographic image quality control workstation operable in manual or pass-through modes

1121 5,270,145 Heat image separation system

1122 5,268,719 Image forming apparatus having a positioning mechanism for multiple developing units

1123 5,267,335 Multi-resolution image scanner

1124 5,267,326 Bitmap image segmentation using a charge model for pixels

1125 5,267,053 Automatic reference control for image scanners

1126 5,267,030

Method and associated apparatus for forming image data metrics which achieve media compatibility for subsequent imaging

application

1127 5,266,551 Thermal dye transfer receiving element with polycarbonate polyol crosslinked polymer dye-image receiving layer

1128 5,264,924 Mechanism for deriving noise-reduced estimates of color signal parameters from multiple color/luminan ce image sensor outputs

1129 5,264,867 Method and apparatus for selectively sorting image-bearing sheets from scrap sheets

1130 5,262,378 Thermal dye transfer receiving element with miscible polycarbonate blends for dye image-receiving layer

1131 5,261,050 Apparatus for processing a digital image for window width, level and curve shape

1132 5,260,184 Method of forming a photographic color image

1133 5,257,097 Method and apparatus for selective interception of a graphics rendering operation for effecting image data modification

1134 5,256,891 CCD electrode structure for image sensors

1135 5,255,053 Image forming apparatus having a transfer drum, an image member cartridge and exposure means

1136 5,255,010 Electronic circuit for supplying selected image signals to a thermal printer

1137 5,251,019 Solid state color image sensor using a field-staggered color filter pattern

1138 5,250,979

Technique suited for use in fixed focus cameras for improving image quality for non-standard display sizes and/or different focal

length photographing modes

1139 5,249,949 Apparatus for texturizing toner image bearing receiving sheets

1140 5,248,992 High numerical aperture image forming apparatus using optical fibers for both writing and focus control

1141 5,247,336 Image fusing apparatus having heating and cooling devices

1142 5,247,324 Real image zoom viewfinder

1143 5,245,418 Method for recording a color image on a medium and reading an image recorded on a medium

1144 5,245,388 Image forming apparatus including indexible toning units

1145 5,244,817 Method of making backside illuminated image sensors

1146 5,243,433 Digital image interpolation system for zoom and pan effects

1147 5,241,659 Auxiliary removable memory for storing image parameter data

1148 5,241,608 Method for estimating velocity vector fields from a time-varying image sequence

1149 5,241,337 Real image viewfinder requiring no field lens

1150 5,239,394 Apparatus for storing image information on a photographic record member

1151 5,239,390 Image processing method to remove halftone screens

1152 5,237,655 Raster image processor for all points addressable printer

1153 5,237,180 High resolution image source

1154 5,235,393 Toner image-fixing apparatus having air cooling device

1155 5,235,392 Reproduction apparatus having image transfer velocity matching means

1156 5,235,198 Non-interlaced interline transfer CCD image sensing device with simplified electrode structure for each pixel

1157 5,235,196 Transfer region design for charge-coupled device image sensor

1158 5,234,784 Method of making a projection viewable transparency comprising an electrostatographic toner image

1159 5,234,782 Method of treating toner image bearing receiving sheets

1160 5,232,818 Nucleated high contrast photographic elements containing thioether compounds to inhibit pepper fog an d restrain image spread

1161 5,227,313 Process for making backside illuminated image sensors

1162 5,224,178 Extending dynamic range of stored image database

1163 5,223,903 Sheet transport device for image-forming apparatus

1164 5,222,025 Method of generating Fresnel mirrors suitable for use with image display systems

1165 5,221,947 Internally heated roller assembly for toner image fixing apparatus

1166 5,218,402 Color image reproduction with compensating light source

1167 5,214,513 Apparatus for imparting motion to a solid-state image sensor

1168 5,214,481 Image-forming apparatus having replaceable fusing roller and logic and control

1169 5,210,623 Apparatus and method for quantizing and/or reconstructing multi-dimensional digital image signals

1170 5,210,580 Toner image fixing method and device in which a pressure member is cooled

1171 5,210,049 Method of making a solid state image sensor

1172 5,210,007 Image intensification chemistry with blocked incorporated developers

1173 5,208,911

Method and apparatus for storing and communicating a transform definition which includes sample value s representing an

input/output relation of an image transformation

1174 5,208,903 Video image display for predicting color hardcopy image quality

1175 5,204,916 Tile-oriented technique for collectively performing image rotation, scaling and digital halftone screening

1176 5,202,733 Image forming apparatus having a transfer member

1177 5,200,831 Method and arrangement for locally switching gray dot types to reproduce an image with gray level printing

1178 5,200,785 Image-forming apparatus fuser and customer replaceable fusing roller cartridge therefor

1179 5,198,910 Mixed matrix image processing for rendering halftone images with variable dot sizes

1180 5,198,907 Method and appratus for automatically locating predefined exposure areas in a scanned image

1181 5,198,648 Code sensor with multi-faceted reflector for sensing plural image distances

1182 5,196,894 Toner image fusing and cooling method and apparatus

1183 5,196,887 Image forming apparatus having a magnetic brush toning station

1184 5,196,868 Image receiving sheet inversion sensing techniques

1185 5,196,292

Nucleated high contrast photographic elements containing ballasted thioether isothioureas to inhibit pepper fog and restrain image

spread

1186 5,192,990 Output circuit for image sensor

1187 5,191,380 Image-forming apparatus and fusing roller cartridge with oil-applying means

1188 5,189,526 Method and apparatus for performing image compression using discrete cosine transform

1189 5,189,480 Apparatus for fixing a toner image including eccentrically mounted pressure relieving means

1190 5,187,526 Method and apparatus of forming a toner image on a receiving sheet using an intermediate image member

1191 5,183,798 Multiple pass laser printing for improved uniformity of a transferred image

1192 5,182,652

High resolution thermal printing by imaging a hard copy image in vertical and horizontal increments smaller than the pixel pitch of a

video imager array

1193 5,182,608 Method and apparatus for applying toner to an electrostatic image

1194 5,182,592 Real image zoom viewfinder

1195 5,179,637 Method and apparatus for distributing print jobs among a network of image processors and print engines

1196 5,177,507 Small segment electrostatographic image recorder

1197 5,175,564 Color printer with improved image registration

1198 5,173,789 Image scanner incorporating manually operable magnification and brightness control

1199 5,172,247 High speed digital error diffusion process for continuous tone image-to-binary image conversion

1200 5,172,230 Apparatus for recording and reading an image on a medium and detecting errors and media defects

1201 5,172,227 Image compression with color interpolation for a single sensor image system

1202 5,172,177 Image-forming apparatus having an openable sheet guide

1203 5,164,280 Mechanicochemical layer stripping in image separation systems

1204 5,162,854 Image forming apparatus having at least two toning stations

1205 5,162,829 Picture-taking control apparatus for a simultaneous image capture system

1206 5,162,291 Solvent fusing of thermal printer dye image

1207 5,162,189 Toner image pressure transfer method and toner useful therefor

1208 5,157,447 Method and apparatus for preheating and pressure-fixing a toner image

1209 5,155,536 Image forming apparatus including toner image fixing device using fusing sheets

1210 5,153,656 Image forming apparatus including transfer and fixing member

1211 5,150,433 Histogram/variance mechanism for detecting presence of an edge within block of image data

1212 5,150,429 Image processor with error diffusion modulated threshold matrix

1213 5,148,220 Toning station drive for image-forming apparatus

1214 5,147,717 Transparent image-recording elements

1215 5,146,554 Page memory control in a raster image processor employed for digital halftoning

1216 5,146,278 Apparatus for applying toner to an electrostatic image

1217 5,143,754 Solvent fusing of thermal printer dye image

1218 5,140,648 Scaler gate array for scaling image data

1219 5,140,348 Color image production apparatus with border color selection

1220 5,138,374 Image forming apparatus including means for receiving an image member cartridge

1221 5,138,372 Image forming apparatus and an image member cartridge

1222 5,136,332 Overridable worm gear drive for multicolor image forming apparatus

1223 5,132,739 Toner fuser having an offset preventing liquid applying means and image-forming apparatus for use the rein

1224 5,132,701 Method and apparatus for printing an image in multiple sub-images

1225 5,132,198 High resolution toner image finishing method using heat, pressure and electric field

1226 5,130,845 Real image viewfinder

1227 5,130,789 Localized image recoloring using ellipsoid boundary function

1228 5,130,774 Antiblooming structure for solid-state image sensor

1229 5,126,195 Transparent image-recording elements

1230 5,125,042 Digital image interpolator using a plurality of interpolation kernals

1231 5,125,013 Method of scanning of toned image in a liquid gate

1232 5,124,692 Method and apparatus for providing rotation of digital image data

1233 5,122,850 Blooming control and reduced image lag in interline transfer CCD area image sensors

1234 5,121,285 Method and apparatus for eliminating residual charge on plastic sheets having an image formed thereon by a photocopier

1235 5,119,142 Image fixing device having heat recycling means

1236 5,118,589 Method and apparatus for treating toner image bearing receiving sheets

1237 5,113,494 High speed raster image processor particularly suited for use in an image management system

1238 5,113,455 Digital image scaling by stepwise pixel movement

1239 5,111,263 Charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor operable in either interlace or non-interlace mode

1240 5,111,245 Apparatus for positioning a development unit with respect to an image member

1241 5,110,702 Process for toned image transfer using a roller

1242 5,109,297 Apparatus for reading a phosphor plate image

1243 5,105,451 Electrographic process utilizing fluorescent toner and filtered detector for generating an electrical image signal

1244 5,105,264 Color image sensor having an optimum exposure time for each color

1245 5,105,064 Apparatus and method for fusing an image onto a receiver element

1246 5,097,518 Technique for performing digital image scaling by logically combining or replicating pixels in blocks of differing groupsizes

1247 5,097,335 Mechanism for eliminating colored shadow/highlight errors in scanned color image

1248 5,091,972 System and method for reducing digital image noise

1249 5,089,363 Toner fixing method and apparatus and image bearing receiving sheet

1250 5,087,939 Image forming apparatus and image member cartridge

1251 5,087,809 Spectrally selective dithering and color filter mask for increased image sensor blue sensitivity

1252 5,087,536 Receiving sheet bearing a toner image embedded in a thermoplastic layer

1253 5,087,116 Reflective image display including a first mirror and a Fresnel mirror

1254 5,086,344 Digital correlated double sampling circuit for sampling the output of an image sensor

1255 5,086,343 Method and apparatus for compensating for sensitivity variations in the output of a solid state image sensor

1256 5,084,749 Image sensing device with reduced smear

1257 5,084,338 Transparent image-recording elements containing ink-receptive layers

1258 5,081,692 Unsharp masking using center weighted local variance for image sharpening and noise suppression

1259 5,081,495 Image forming apparatus using an image member cartridge having a source of offset preventing liquid

1260 5,077,576 Programmable image area lockout for damaged imaging members

1261 5,075,733 Web cleaning device for cleaning toner off an image member

1262 5,070,380 Transfer gate for photodiode to CCD image sensor

1263 5,070,370 Image-forming apparatus having a replaceable cartridge and a transfer member cleaning device

1264 5,068,905 Scaler gate array for scaling image data

1265 5,066,994 Image sensor

1266 5,065,245 Modular image sensor array

1267 5,059,795 Multiple beam radiation image reading apparatus

1268 5,058,968 Optical scanner for maintaining focus over a flat image plane

1269 5,057,852 Printhead for color printer providing image edge enhancement

1270 5,053,828 Electrostatographic equipment having a multiple function fusing and image transfer roller

1271 5,051,832 Selective operation in interlaced and non-interlaced modes of interline transfer CCD image sensing device

1272 5,048,096 Bi-tonal image non-text matter removal with run length and connected component analysis

1273 5,047,802

Process control of electrostatographic machine by adjusting charge-to-mass ratio of toner in response to toned density of developed

image

1274 5,043,761 Multicolor image forming apparatus having transfer roller for registering single color images

1275 5,043,246 Silver complex diffusion transfer process employing an image-receiving element containing an S-thiuronium alkyl sulfonate

1276 5,040,071 Image sensor having multiple horizontal shift registers

1277 5,040,029 Multicolor image transfer method and apparatus

1278 5,039,854 Fluorescent radiation collector for image scanner

1279 5,037,727 Activator solution with cold image tone-providing agent

1280 5,035,978 Image receiving element for use in a silver complex diffusion transfer process

1281 5,032,910 Mechanism for producing interpolated color values for a sampled color image signal using a linear equation technique

1282 5,031,773 Photographic image set

1283 5,030,985 Exposure balance arrangement for an image fixing device

1284 5,030,984 Method and associated apparatus for minimizing the effects of motion in the recording of an image

1285 5,025,292 Method and apparatus for improving a multi-color electrophotographic image using heat fusing

1286 5,023,038 Method and apparatus for texturizing toner image bearing receiving sheets and product produced thereby

1287 5,022,085 Neighborhood-based merging of image data

1288 5,021,829 Multicolor image forming apparatus and transfer roller reindexing mechanism

1289 5,019,866 Pressurized screen assembly for exposure of a continuous tone image

1290 5,016,107 Electronic still camera utilizing image compression and digital storage

1291 5,016,054 Apparatus for improving a multi-color electrophotographic image

1292 5,014,333 Image processor with smooth transitioning between dither and diffusion processes

1293 5,014,090 Method and apparatus for improving a multi-color electrophotographic image using vapor fusing

1294 5,010,504 Digital image noise suppression method using SVD block transform

1295 5,008,752 Digital image interpolator with multiple interpolation algorithms

1296 5,008,739 Real-time digital processor for producing full resolution color signals from a multi-color image sensor

1297 5,008,697 Image recording system and method

1298 5,006,871 Image recording system and method

1299 5,003,496 Page memory control in a raster image processor

1300 4,999,715 Dual processor image compressor/expander

1301 4,999,505 Transparent radiation image storage panel

1302 4,998,142 Method of improving a multi-color electrophotographic image

1303 4,994,405 Area image sensor with transparent electrodes

1304 4,992,861 Color image reproduction apparatus having a digitally operated look-up table constructed by means of a least squares algorithm

1305 4,984,047 Solid-state image sensor