Patents by Inventor Aaron Thiel
Aaron Thiel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10582182Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system using flexible camera control to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system for outputting a composite render to a display, the method comprising obtaining, from the virtual rendering system, a virtual camera configuration of a virtual camera in a virtual environment, programming the video capture system using the virtual camera configuration to correspondingly control a robotic camera in a real environment, capturing a video capture feed using the robotic camera, obtaining a virtually rendered feed using the virtual camera, rendering the composite render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite render to the display.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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Patent number: 10121284Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a motion control system to provide an augmented three-dimensional reality.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Thiel, Michael Gay, Anthony Bailey
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Publication number: 20180048876Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system using flexible camera control to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system for outputting a composite render to a display, the method comprising obtaining, from the virtual rendering system, a virtual camera configuration of a virtual camera in a virtual environment, programming the video capture system using the virtual camera configuration to correspondingly control a robotic camera in a real environment, capturing a video capture feed using the robotic camera, obtaining a virtually rendered feed using the virtual camera, rendering the composite render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite render to the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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Patent number: 9794541Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system using flexible camera control to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system for outputting a composite render to a display, the method comprising obtaining, from the virtual rendering system, a virtual camera configuration of a virtual camera in a virtual environment, programming the video capture system using the virtual camera configuration to correspondingly control a robotic camera in a real environment, capturing a video capture feed using the robotic camera, obtaining a virtually rendered feed using the virtual camera, rendering the composite render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite render to the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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Patent number: 9751015Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system using flexible camera control to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method comprising receiving input data from a plurality of clients for modifying a virtual environment presented using the virtual rendering system, obtaining, from the virtual rendering system, a virtual camera configuration of a virtual camera in the virtual environment, programming the video capture system using the virtual camera configuration to correspondingly control a robotic camera in a real environment, capturing a video capture feed using the robotic camera, obtaining a virtually rendered feed using the virtual camera showing the modifying of the virtual environment, rendering the composite render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite render to the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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Patent number: 9736540Abstract: Methods and systems for allowing multiple devices to display and annotate (or modify) a video image are described, where a content renderer device displays a video image that is also displayed (or viewed) by one or more content viewer devices, which can both display and annotate (or modify) the same video image at the same time, and the content renderer selectively determines whether or not a GUI menu is displayed on its display screen. Annotation commands (e.g., screen touch data) on the viewer devices are captured, packaged and sent to the content renderer, which creates a combined modified video image having the annotations from the viewer devices, displays it to the renderer display and sends it to the viewer devices for display thereon.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Hans C. Anderson, Aaron Thiel, Li Shi, Mathieu Morris, Jeremiah Michael Swartz
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Patent number: 9691173Abstract: There is provided a system and method for rendering in accordance with location of virtual objects in real-time. There is provided a method for persistent association of a graphic overlay with a virtual object in a displayable environment, comprising receiving a first three-dimensional coordinate of the virtual object in the displayable environment, determining a three-dimensional coordinate of the graphic overlay in accordance with the first three-dimensional coordinate of the virtual object, tracking a movement of the virtual object in the displayable environment by receiving one or more second three-dimensional coordinates of the virtual object, and modifying the three-dimensional coordinate of the graphic overlay in accordance with the one or more second three-dimensional coordinates of the virtual object.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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Publication number: 20170041677Abstract: Methods and systems for allowing multiple devices to display and annotate (or modify) a video image are described, where a content renderer device displays a video image that is also displayed (or viewed) by one or more content viewer devices, which can both display and annotate (or modify) the same video image at the same time, and the content renderer selectively determines whether or not a GUI menu is displayed on its display screen. Annotation commands (e.g., screen touch data) on the viewer devices are captured, packaged and sent to the content renderer, which creates a combined modified video image having the annotations from the viewer devices, displays it to the renderer display and sends it to the viewer devices for display thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Hans C. Anderson, Aaron Thiel, Li Shi, Mathieu Morris, Jeremiah Michael Swartz
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Patent number: 9485540Abstract: Methods and systems for allowing multiple devices to display and annotate (or modify) a video image are described, where a content renderer device displays a video image that is also displayed (or viewed) by one or more content viewer devices, which can both display and annotate (or modify) the same video image at the same time, and the content renderer selectively determines whether or not a GUI menu is displayed on its display screen. Annotation commands (e.g., screen touch data) on the viewer devices are captured, packaged and sent to the content renderer, which creates a combined modified video image having the annotations from the viewer devices, displays it to the renderer display and sends it to the viewer devices for display thereon.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Hans C. Anderson, Aaron Thiel, Li Shi, Mathieu Morris, Jeremiah Michael Swartz
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System and method for integrating multiple virtual rendering systems to provide an augmented reality
Patent number: 9430861Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating multiple virtual rendering systems to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method for integrating multiple virtual rendering systems for outputting a composite render to a display, comprising obtaining a first environment data from a first virtual rendering system using a first camera view, obtaining a second environment data from a second virtual rendering system using a second camera view, rendering the composite render by processing the first environment and the second environment, and outputting the composite render to the display. Additionally, the first environment data and second environment data may depend on synchronized or corresponding inputs, and display priority algorithms or masking algorithms may be used to determine virtual and real object display priority.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel -
Publication number: 20150350737Abstract: Methods and systems for allowing multiple devices to display and annotate (or modify) a video image are described, where a content renderer device displays a video image that is also displayed (or viewed) by one or more content viewer devices, which can both display and annotate (or modify) the same video image at the same time, and the content renderer selectively determines whether or not a GUI menu is displayed on its display screen. Annotation commands (e.g., screen touch data) on the viewer devices are captured, packaged and sent to the content renderer, which creates a combined modified video image having the annotations from the viewer devices, displays it to the renderer display and sends it to the viewer devices for display thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Hans C. Anderson, Aaron Thiel, Li Shi, Mathieu Morris, Jeremiah Michael Swartz
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Publication number: 20150339842Abstract: There is provided a system and method for rendering in accordance with location of virtual objects in real-time. There is provided a method for persistent association of a graphic overlay with a virtual object in a displayable environment, comprising receiving a first three-dimensional coordinate of the virtual object in the displayable environment, determining a three-dimensional coordinate of the graphic overlay in accordance with the first three-dimensional coordinate of the virtual object, tracking a movement of the virtual object in the displayable environment by receiving one or more second three-dimensional coordinates of the virtual object, and modifying the three-dimensional coordinate of the graphic overlay in accordance with the one or more second three-dimensional coordinates of the virtual object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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Patent number: 9129644Abstract: There is provided a system and method for rendering in accordance with location of virtual objects in real-time. There is provided a method for persistent association of a graphic overlay with a virtual object in a displayable environment, comprising receiving a first three-dimensional coordinate of the virtual object in the displayable environment, determining a three-dimensional coordinate of the graphic overlay in accordance with the first three-dimensional coordinate of the virtual object, tracking a movement of the virtual object in the displayable environment by receiving one or more second three-dimensional coordinates of the virtual object, and modifying the three-dimensional coordinate of the graphic overlay in accordance with the one or more second three-dimensional coordinates of the virtual object.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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System and Method for Integrating Multiple Virtual Rendering Systems to Provide an Augmented Reality
Publication number: 20150035863Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating multiple virtual rendering systems to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method for integrating multiple virtual rendering systems for outputting a composite render to a display, comprising obtaining a first environment data from a first virtual rendering system using a first camera view, obtaining a second environment data from a second virtual rendering system using a second camera view, rendering the composite render by processing the first environment and the second environment, and outputting the composite render to the display. Additionally, the first environment data and second environment data may depend on synchronized or corresponding inputs, and display priority algorithms or masking algorithms may be used to determine virtual and real object display priority.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel -
Publication number: 20150009298Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a motion control system to provide an augmented three-dimensional reality.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Aaron Thiel, Michael Gay, Anthony Bailey
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System and method for integrating multiple virtual rendering systems to provide an augmented reality
Patent number: 8907941Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating multiple virtual rendering systems to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method for integrating multiple virtual rendering systems for outputting a composite render to a display, comprising obtaining a first environment data from a first virtual rendering system using a first camera view, obtaining a second environment data from a second virtual rendering system using a second camera view, rendering the composite render by processing the first environment and the second environment, and outputting the composite render to the display. Additionally, the first environment data and second environment data may depend on synchronized or corresponding inputs, and display priority algorithms or masking algorithms may be used to determine virtual and real object display priority.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel -
Publication number: 20140333668Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system using flexible camera control to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method comprising receiving input data from a plurality of clients for modifying a virtual environment presented using the virtual rendering system, obtaining, from the virtual rendering system, a virtual camera configuration of a virtual camera in the virtual environment, programming the video capture system using the virtual camera configuration to correspondingly control a robotic camera in a real environment, capturing a video capture feed using the robotic camera, obtaining a virtually rendered feed using the virtual camera showing the modifying of the virtual environment, rendering the composite render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite render to the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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Patent number: 8885023Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a motion control system to provide an augmented three-dimensional reality.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Thiel, Michael Gay, Anthony Bailey
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Patent number: 8885022Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a motion control system to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a motion control system for outputting a composite render to a display, the method comprising obtaining, from the motion control system, a robotic camera configuration of a robotic camera in a real environment, programming the virtual rendering system using the robotic camera configuration to correspondingly control a virtual camera in a virtual environment, obtaining a virtually rendered feed using the virtual camera, capturing a video capture feed using the robotic camera, rendering the composite render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite render to the display.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel
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Publication number: 20140293014Abstract: There is provided a system and method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system using flexible camera control to provide an augmented reality. There is provided a method for integrating a virtual rendering system and a video capture system for outputting a composite render to a display, the method comprising obtaining, from the virtual rendering system, a virtual camera configuration of a virtual camera in a virtual environment, programming the video capture system using the virtual camera configuration to correspondingly control a robotic camera in a real environment, capturing a video capture feed using the robotic camera, obtaining a virtually rendered feed using the virtual camera, rendering the composite render by processing the feeds, and outputting the composite render to the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Michael Gay, Aaron Thiel