US Patent Issued to Adobe on June 23 for "Gain map generation, embedding, and application for high dynamic range digital image functionality" (Michigan, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,666,158, issued on June 23, was assigned to Adobe Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Gain map generation, embedding, and application for high dynamic range digital image functionality" was invented by Eric Chan (Belmont, Mass.) and Thomas F. Knoll (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Gain map generation, embedding, and application for high dynamic range digital image functionality are described. In one example, a gain map is generated based on a digital image, e.g., as a ratio of a standard dynamic range digital image and a high dynamic range digital image. The gain map is configured to adjust an amount of gain of a digital image betw...