Inventor
HOFER GREGORY V
US33 patents
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HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO
19 patentsUS7304681B2Dec 4, 2007
Method and apparatus for continuous focus and exposure in a digital imaging device
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO49 citations92
US7298414B2Nov 20, 2007
Digital camera autofocus using eye focus measurement
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO21 citations92
US7016604B2Mar 21, 2006
Autofocus using a holographic aperture element
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO18 citations92
US6801717B1Oct 5, 2004
Method and apparatus for controlling the depth of field using multiple user interface markers
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO42 citations92
US7538794B2May 26, 2009
Method and apparatus for motion estimation in a digital imaging device
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO24 citations90
US7466356B2Dec 16, 2008
Method and apparatus for setting a marker on an object and tracking the position of the object
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO15 citations84
US7116364B2Oct 3, 2006
Method and apparatus for maintaining a consistent effective focal length in a digital camera
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO13 citations84
US7009642B2Mar 7, 2006
Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of artificial illumination in a scene
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO11 citations84
US6618559B1Sep 9, 2003
Zoom lens position calibration
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO13 citations84
US7343047B2Mar 11, 2008
Systems and methods for arriving at an auto focus Figure of Merit
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO11 citations83
US6993256B2Jan 31, 2006
Zoom and focus control method and system
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO11 citations83
US7667765B2Feb 23, 2010
Digital imaging device shutter calibration method and apparatus using multiple exposures of a single field
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO15 citations82
US6989860B2Jan 24, 2006
Method and apparatus for auto-exposure control in the presence of artificial illumination
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO7 citations73
US6714731B2Mar 30, 2004
Zoom and focus control method and system
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO11 citations73
US8045009B2Oct 25, 2011
Image-exposure systems and methods using detecting motion of a camera to terminate exposure
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO5 citations63
US7027728B2Apr 11, 2006
Camera with indication of measure of focus as a function of focal distance
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO6 citations63
US6865293B2Mar 8, 2005
Color correction for a scene based on the detection of artificial illumination in the scene
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO6 citations63
US7620304B2Nov 17, 2009
Method and apparatus for reducing shutter lag in a digital imaging device
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO6 citations62
US7496291B2Feb 24, 2009
Method and apparatus for interleaved image captures
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO6 citations60
HEWLETT PACKARD CO
7 patentsUS5703848ADec 30, 1997
Off track detection system for ruggedized optical disk drive
HEWLETT PACKARD CO48 citations96
US4942564AJul 17, 1990
Servo system gain compensation method for magneto-optic disk drives
HEWLETT PACKARD CO84 citations95
US6546203B2Apr 8, 2003
Camera with adjustable strobe energy
HEWLETT PACKARD CO25 citations92
US5710748AJan 20, 1998
Off track detection system and method for ruggedized optical disk drive
HEWLETT PACKARD CO39 citations92
US5199011AMar 30, 1993
Apparatus for attenuating optical crosstalk induced components of a focus error signal in an optical disk drive
HEWLETT PACKARD CO30 citations92
US5113384AMay 12, 1992
Focus capture method for magneto-optic disk drives
HEWLETT PACKARD CO29 citations92
US4937440AJun 26, 1990
System and method for beam farfield shift focus compensation
HEWLETT PACKARD CO16 citations73
PELCO INC
3 patentsUS11227410B2Jan 18, 2022
Multi-camera tracking
PELCO INC2 citations70
US10950003B2Mar 16, 2021
Method of aligning two separated cameras matching points in the view
PELCO INC1 citations58
US10893201B2Jan 12, 2021
Video stabilization method with non-linear frame motion correction in three axes
PELCO INC0 citations52