Patents #6,407,777 and #7,042,505 for "
Red-Eye Filter Method and Apparatus." Approximately 20 additional patents are pending for the company in the U.S., Europe and the Far East.
Early bourbon whiskey deserved to be called "
red-eye"; produced in Kentucky the red colour came from it's brief contact with barrels as it was shipped on the riverboats west.
Pixology plc, Surrey, United Kingdom, a digital photographic software expert, launches Embedded Pixology IRISS, an automatic solution for removing the problem of
red-eye instantaneously, at point of source, as the image is taken in the digital camera.
Zi Medical signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with Baxter last June for
Red-Eye. Its strategy is to co-develop products in partnership with major medical devices companies.
The company specialises in patient monitoring equipment, including its key
Red-Eye, which uses fibre optics to monitor dosages given through an intravenous drip.
Their new patent-pending technology automatically detects and corrects
red-eye, acknowledged as one of the biggest problems in consumer photography.
Both cameras feature In-Camera
Red-Eye Fix - which automatically detects and corrects red eye - and 15 scene modes.
The system exploits the
red-eye effect that wrecks many a snapshot.
It functions in Expert and easy-to-use Novice modes, fixes
red-eye effects in human or animal eyes, and in round or non-circular shaped irises.
The company was established in 1999 by George Gallagher and Rhys Owen and last year it launched its innovative intravenous drip monitoring device -
Red-Eye.
The photos can then be edited to rub out
red-eye, erase dull backgrounds and even whiten teeth.
Photos can then be edited, cropped and enhanced with borders, colour tints or the removal of
red-eye, and you can share them with friends by sending them an email inviting them to view your album.
And, although it is primarily aimed at taking the
red-eye out of the
red-eye flight for business people, Branson claims anything could happen behind the bed curtains.
