Method and system for providing access to image system services

• US 8,792,125 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2013
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: THX Limited (Razer Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: THX Limited (Razer Incorporated)
• Inventors: Polit, Peter, Carroll, Robert C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grant, II, Jerome
• Application Number:
  US13/950,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20140029052A1
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 358/500, 345/589, 726/26
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0693 Calibration of display systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/02 Networking aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/006 Electronic inspection or testing of displays and display drivers, e.g. of LED or LCD displays testing individual LED's G01R31/2635; testing lamps G01R31/44; testing of optical features of LCD displays G02F1/1309
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00087 Setting or calibrating picture signal circuits H04N1/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/00 Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums

Abstract

A method and system according to the disclosure facilitates subscription based access to services for image systems including an image acquisition device configured to generate image data describing a target object in a target area of the image acquisition device and an image display device configured to generate a human perceptible rendering of the target object based on the image data.

Claims

1. A method of calibrating an image system including an image acquisition device configured to generate image data describing a target object in a target area of the image acquisition device and an image display device configured to generate a human perceptible rendering of the target object based on the image data, the method comprising the steps of:

logging into a remote system over a network;

transmitting to the remote system over the network a device profile relating to one of the image acquisition device and the image display device;

selecting predefined performance characteristics;

receiving from the remote system over the network a correction algorithm based on the predefined performance characteristics; and

adjusting the performance of one of the image acquisition device and the image display device using the correction algorithm.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance characteristics include a generally accepted standard for performance of one of the image acquisition device and the image display device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance characteristics include a manufacturer'"'"'s specification for performance of one of the image acquisition device and the image display device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance characteristics include the device profile.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the device profile is an essence file generated by a measurement device configured to generate data describing the target object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the adjusting step includes the step of adjusting the performance of the image display device based on the essence file.

7. The method of claim 1, further including the step of receiving from the remote system over the network instructions for selecting the target object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the device profile is generated by the image acquisition device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the logging step is followed by the step of obtaining a subscription to access the remote system.

10. The method of claim 1, further including the step of receiving from the remote system over the network a message including instructions relating to a performance adjustment that exceeds a limit of tolerance data associated with the performance characteristics.