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Gregory Hofer
Also filed as: HOFER GREGORY · HOFER GREGORY V
38 granted patents·13 pending applications·691 citations·filing 1986–2019
98Inventor score
Files withHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO22HEWLETT PACKARD CO7PELCO INC3CRAIG MURRAY D2STAVELY DONALD J2
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51 records- 0197US7667740B2Elimination of modulated light effects in rolling shutter CMOS sensor imagesHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·54 cites·6 claims
- 0296US4942564AServo system gain compensation method for magneto-optic disk drivesHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 17, 1990·84 cites·21 claims
- 0392US7538794B2Method and apparatus for motion estimation in a digital imaging deviceHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2005·Granted May 26, 2009·24 cites·13 claims
- 0491US7304681B2Method and apparatus for continuous focus and exposure in a digital imaging deviceHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 4, 2007·49 cites·27 claims
- 0591US5703848AOff track detection system for ruggedized optical disk driveHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 30, 1997·48 cites·3 claims
- 0690US6801717B1Method and apparatus for controlling the depth of field using multiple user interface markersHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 5, 2004·42 cites·22 claims
- 0789US7667765B2Digital imaging device shutter calibration method and apparatus using multiple exposures of a single fieldHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 23, 2010·15 cites·26 claims
- 0888US8780232B2System and method for analyzing a digital imageCRAIG MURRAY D·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 15, 2014·14 cites·9 claims
- 0984US6546203B2Camera with adjustable strobe energyHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·25 cites·10 claims
- 1084US5710748AOff track detection system and method for ruggedized optical disk driveHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 20, 1998·39 cites·7 claims
- 1183US5113384AFocus capture method for magneto-optic disk drivesHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1989·Granted May 12, 1992·29 cites·25 claims
- 1282US7428375B2Correlated auto-focus stabilization method and digital cameraHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 23, 2008·7 cites·9 claims
- 1382US7298414B2Digital camera autofocus using eye focus measurementHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 20, 2007·21 cites·9 claims
- 1480US7016604B2Autofocus using a holographic aperture elementHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 21, 2006·18 cites·8 claims
- 1580US5199011AApparatus for attenuating optical crosstalk induced components of a focus error signal in an optical disk driveHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 30, 1993·30 cites·3 claims
- 1679US7620304B2Method and apparatus for reducing shutter lag in a digital imaging deviceHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 17, 2009·6 cites·17 claims
- 1779US7496291B2Method and apparatus for interleaved image capturesHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 24, 2009·6 cites·23 claims
- 1877US7466356B2Method and apparatus for setting a marker on an object and tracking the position of the objectHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 16, 2008·15 cites·22 claims
- 1976US11227410B2Multi-camera trackingPELCO INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 18, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 2076US6618559B1Zoom lens position calibrationHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 9, 2003·13 cites·33 claims
- 2175US8436932B2Focus target discrimination using multiple focus zonesHOFER GREGORY·Filed 2005·Granted May 7, 2013·6 cites·20 claims
- 2275US7116364B2Method and apparatus for maintaining a consistent effective focal length in a digital cameraHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 3, 2006·13 cites·22 claims
- 2374US4719610AObjective lens velocity control system for use in an optical data storage systemOPTOTECH INC·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 12, 1988·26 cites·17 claims
- 2473US7702232B2Dynamic focus zones for camerasHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 20, 2010·3 cites·22 claims
- 2573US7009642B2Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of artificial illumination in a sceneHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 7, 2006·11 cites·25 claims
- 2672US7343047B2Systems and methods for arriving at an auto focus Figure of MeritHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 11, 2008·11 cites·36 claims
- 2770US6993256B2Zoom and focus control method and systemHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·11 cites·6 claims
- 2870US6714731B2Zoom and focus control method and systemHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·11 cites·2 claims
- 2969US4937440ASystem and method for beam farfield shift focus compensationHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 26, 1990·16 cites·9 claims
- 3068US10950003B2Method of aligning two separated cameras matching points in the viewPELCO INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·1 cites·29 claims
- 3167US6989860B2Method and apparatus for auto-exposure control in the presence of artificial illuminationHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 24, 2006·7 cites·26 claims
- 3266US7027728B2Camera with indication of measure of focus as a function of focal distanceHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 11, 2006·6 cites·13 claims
- 3365US6865293B2Color correction for a scene based on the detection of artificial illumination in the sceneHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 8, 2005·6 cites·19 claims
- 3464US8045009B2Image-exposure systems and methods using detecting motion of a camera to terminate exposureHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 25, 2011·5 cites·32 claims
- 3562US4914645AOptical disk tracking and seeking systems and specific track formats using servo areasLASER MAGNETIC STORAGE INT·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 3, 1990·14 cites·14 claims
- 3658US8063940B2Image-stabilization systems and methodsSTAVELY DONALD J·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 22, 2011·3 cites·33 claims
- 3753US10893201B2Video stabilization method with non-linear frame motion correction in three axesPELCO INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 12, 2021·0 cites·52 claims
- 3847US2005134722A1System and method for indicating exposure information during image captureFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3945US2004218087A1Shutter delay calibration method and apparatusFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4045US2007097221A1Systems and methods of exposure restart for camerasSTAVELY DONALD J·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2005212955A1System and method for analyzing a digital imageCRAIG MURRAY D·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4245US2004189849A1Panoramic sequence guideFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4343US2003090587A1Method and apparatus for auto-focus control in the presence of artificial illuminationFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4443US2004041939A1Method of compensating for the integration of light by the vertical shift registers in an interline transfer charge coupled deviceFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4543US2002191973A1Method and apparatus for focus error reduction in a cameraFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4642US7289151B2System and method for data captureHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COM·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 30, 2007·0 cites·9 claims
- 4739US2008056701A1Systems and methods of automatically selecting a focus range in camerasMICK JOHN·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4838US2003123865A1Zoom lens control system and methodFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4937US2008044170A1Image Capturing System And Method Of Operating The SameYAP CHOON HWEE·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 5037US2006170790A1Method and apparatus for exposure correction in a digital imaging deviceTURLEY RICHARD·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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