Michael A Bourgoin, 733200 181St St, Seattle, WA 98155

7605823, Oct 20, 2009

Jun 23, 2005

11/159731

Michael D. Stokes - Eagle ID, US
Michael A. Bourgoin - Lake Forest Park WA, US
Laurence J. Golding - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G09G 5/02
G06K 9/00

345589, 345600, 345603, 345604, 382167

Systems and methods for providing consistent chromatic adaptation to a workflow comprising a number of International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles is provided. In accordance with an exemplary method of the present invention, the profiles within the workflow that require chromatic adaptation are identified. A control profile, whose chromatic adaptation method will be applied to the other profiles identified as requiring chromatic adaptation, is also identified. The chromatic adaptation method of the control profile is determined. The color data of the each profile identified as requiring chromatic adaptation is then converted using the chromatic adaptation method of the control profile such that all profiles requiring chromatic adaptation have been chromatically adapted using the same method.

7692666, Apr 6, 2010

Apr 7, 2004

10/821164

Michael Bourgoin - Lake Forest Park WA, US
Lars U. Borg - Saratoga CA, US

Adobe Systems Incorporated - San Jose CA

G09G 5/02
H04N 9/73
G06K 9/00

345601, 345589, 345591, 3482231, 382162

Systems and techniques support color management of an image with a parameterized image color space. In general, in one implementation, a color profile that conforms to a defined color profile architecture and that defines a multistage color space transform is generated. The image includes a parameterized encoding of an image color space with image parameters defining a range and an offset of an image component of the image, and a white point of the image color space. Generation of the color profile involves affecting two or more stages of the multistage transform based on the image parameters. Image processing precision can be increased by fitting output to input data scopes between two or more stages. The image parameters of the parameterized encoding can define ranges, offsets, and bit depths of image components of the image, and the color profile can be a bit-depth independent color profile.

7706020, Apr 27, 2010

Aug 24, 2005

11/209834

Anthony M. Presley - Bellevue WA, US
Jeffrey R. Bloomfield - Redmond WA, US
Marilyn Chen - Atherton CA, US
Michael A. Bourgoin - Lake Forest Park WA, US
Michael D. Stokes - Eagle ID, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/12
G03F 3/08
G06K 9/00

358 19, 358518, 382167

A color engine supports extensibility by allowing plug-ins. The color engine transforms an image file associated with a source device for consumption by a destination device. Within the color engine, a device model operates over a device model profile to generate a gamut boundary shell, which describes the range of colors a device is capable of producing. A color appearance model operates over a color appearance model profile to compensate for external viewing conditions. A gamut map model accepts as input gamut boundary shells describing the source device and the destination device, and operates over a gamut map model profile to generate a transform, which is used to transform the image file for consumption by the destination device. The device model profiles and gamut map model profiles may be extended using XML plug-ins, and the device models and gamut map models may be extended using DLL plug-ins.

7793306, Sep 7, 2010

Oct 6, 2005

11/244185

Lavanya Vasudevan - Sammamish WA, US
Marilyn Chen - Atherton CA, US
Michael D. Stokes - Eagle ID, US
Michael Bourgoin - Lake Forest Park WA, US
Jeff Bloomfield - Redmond WA, US
Anthony Presley - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/12

719320

The invention discloses a system method for providing new functionality to an operating system while maintaining backward compatibility with existing applications. The invention can provide new functionality while maintaining backward compatibility without a requirement to change any syntax of an API and without having to create new APIs for all functions. The invention can be configured to pass monolithic data as well as modular data through either legacy APIs or newly created APIs.

8130240, Mar 6, 2012

Oct 24, 2008

12/257559

Michael Bourgoin - Lake Forest Park WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G09G 5/00

345629, 345592, 345598

User interfaces are provided that allow for the display of a target element that may be used to adjust a gamma value of a display device. The target element includes three layers. A bottom static layer is alternating light and dark lines, which in one instance may be black and white lines of equal height. A gray static layer is solid gray, and overlays some or all of the bottom static layer. A progressive layer gradually changes from a fully transparent are to an opaque area, and overlays some or all of the gray static layer. Additionally, a manipulation area is provided, which may be a sliding mechanism. The user may adjust the gamma to a higher value when the fully transparent area appears lighter than the opaque area, and may adjust the gamma to a lower value when the fully transparent area appears darker than the opaque area.

8274714, Sep 25, 2012

Nov 30, 2005

11/292417

Michael Bourgoin - Lake Forest Park WA, US
John F Kieltyka - Seattle WA, US
Jeffery A Meissner - Sammamish WA, US
Michael D Stokes - Eagle ID, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04N 1/60
H04N 17/00
H04N 1/46
H04N 1/56
H04N 1/58

358504, 358 19, 358500, 358501, 358505, 358401, 358406, 382167

Techniques relating to quantifiable color calibration are described. In one instance, a process quantifiably calibrates a first color peripheral device of a system to a known color standard. The process then leverages the first color peripheral device to calibrate other system color peripheral devices.

8379042, Feb 19, 2013

Jan 26, 2012

13/359275

Michael Bourgoin - Lake Forest Park WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G09G 5/02

345589, 345590, 345592

User interfaces are provided that allow for the display of a target element that may be used to adjust a gamma value of a display device. The target element includes three layers. These layers include a bottom static layer, a gray static layer, and a progressive layer that gradually changes from a fully transparent are to an opaque area. Additionally, a manipulation area is provided, which may be a sliding mechanism. The user may adjust the gamma to a higher value when the fully transparent area appears lighter than the opaque area, and may adjust the gamma to a lower value when the fully transparent area appears darker than the opaque area.

8572672, Oct 29, 2013

Jul 15, 2005

11/182375

Daniel Emerson - Redmond WA, US
Michael Bourgoin - Lake Forest Park WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04L 29/06

726 1

Device and operational management using bi-directional communication can be performed by a system that includes a service requesting component that generates first metadata, and a service provider component that receives the first metadata and generates second metadata in response thereto for processing by the service requesting component. In other aspects, device and operational management can be performed by determining a status of a given management operation related to a given workflow relative to a given component, and communicating the status of the given management operation to another component that is downstream of the given component in the given workflow. This communication can prevent the other component from repeating the management operation, leading to erroneous results for the workflow.