Patents

last updated: Jan., 2008

C. Liu and W. T. Freeman, Occluding contour detection and storage for digital photography, U. S. Patent #7,715,589, May, 2010.

R. D. W. Fergus, B. Singh, A. P. Hertzmann, S. T. Roweis and W. T. Freeman, Removing camera shake from a single photograph using statistics of a natural image, U. S. Patent #7,616,826, November, 2009.

W. T. Freeman, W. S. Yerazunis, and W. A. Hiatt, Video recording device responsive to a triggering event, U. S. Patent #7,088,387, August, 2006.

W. T. Freeman, W. S. Yerazunis, and W. A. Hiatt, Data storage with overwrite, U. S. Patent #7,012,632, March, 2006.

W. T. Freeman and A. Efros, Texture synthesis and transfer for pixel images, U.S. Patent #6,919,903, July, 2005.

Y. Weiss, W. T. Freeman, and J. S. Yedidia, Generalized belief propagation for probabilistic systems, U.S. Patent #6,910,000, June, 2005.

W. T. Freeman and T. R. Jones, One-pass super-resolution images, U.S. Patent 6,766,067, July, 2004.

Y. Weiss, W. T. Freeman, and J. S. Yedidia, Super-node normalized belief propagation for probabilistic systems, U.S. Patent. #6,745,157. June, 2004.

J. B. Tenenbaum and W. T. Freeman, System for analyzing and synthesis of mult-factor data, U.S. Patent #6,549,899, April, 2003.

W. T. Freeman, E. C. Pasztor, and B. Moghaddam, Method for inferring scenes from test images and training data using probability propagation in a Markov network., U.S. Patent #6,496,184, December, 2002.

W. T. Freeman and E. C. Pasztor, Estimating targets using statistical properties of observations of known targets, U.S. Patent #6,380,934, April, 2002

S. A. Niyogi and W. T. Freeman, Identifying images using a tree structure, U.S. Patent #6,345,110, February, 2002.

W. T. Freeman and E. C. Pasztor, Estimating scenes using statistical properties of images and scenes, U.S. Patent #6,263,103, July, 2001.

W. T. Freeman and Sourabh A. Niyogi, Method and apparatus for determining poses, U.S. Patent #6,144,755, November, 2000.

W. T. Freeman and M. E. Leventon, system for reconstructing 3D motion from 2D images, U.S. Patent #6,115,052, 2000.

W. T. Freeman, Shape manipulation system, U.S. Patent #6,014,146, 2000.

W. T. Freeman, Hand gesture control system, U.S. Patent #6,002,808, 1999.

W. T. Freeman, Joseph Marks, and Paul Beardsley, System for modifying lighting in photographs, #5,894,309, April, 1999.

E. H. Adelson and W. T. Freeman, Noise reduction system, #5,526,446, June, 1996.

W. T. Freeman, Dynamic and static hand gesture recognition through low-level image analysis, #5,454,043, September,1995.

W. T. Freeman and M. G. Collet, System and Method for Electronically Recording and Playing Back Video Images with Improved Chrominance Characteristics Using Alternate Even and Odd Chrominance Signal Line Matrix Encoding, U.S. Patent #4,779,142, 1988.

W. T. Freeman, Method and Apparatus for Reconstructing Missing Color Samples, U.S. Patent #4,774,565, 1988.

W. T. Freeman, Multi-way Slide Fastener and Structural Support, U.S. Patent #4,757,577, 1988.

W. T. Freeman, Median Filter for Reconstructing Missing Color Samples, U.S. Patent #4,724,395, February, 1988.

W. T. Freeman, Method and Apparatus for Reconstructing Missing Color Samples, U.S. Patent #4,663,655, 1987.

L. E. Alston and W. T. Freeman, Image Sensing & Processing App. and Method, U.S. Patent #4,641,185, 1987.

W. T. Freeman, Photographic Camera with Electronic Image Enhancement, U.S. Patent #4,541,704, 1985.

A. M. d'Entremont and W. T. Freeman, Method and Apparatus for Colored Computer Graphic Photography, U.S. Patent #4,536,848, 1985.

W. T. Freeman, Computer Graphic System with Foreground/Background Discrimination, U.S. Patent #4,488,244, 1984.