Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Hauck, Jr.

Dennis J. Hauck, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 8780119
    Abstract: Motion capturing markers coupled to at least one motion capture object, comprising: generating a plurality of Configurations, each Configuration including partitioning parameters; partitioning a motion capture beat into beat partitions using the plurality of Configurations; reconstructing the beat partitions, wherein each beat partition is reconstructed using each Configuration and corresponding motion capture camera calibration information to generate point data representing a marker; and merging the point data to form at least one master point file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Demian Gordon, Dennis J. Hauck, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8218825
    Abstract: Capturing and processing facial motion data includes: coupling a plurality of sensors to target points on a facial surface of an actor; capturing frame by frame images of the plurality of sensors disposed on the facial surface of the actor using at least one motion capture camera disposed on a head-mounted system; performing, in the head-mounted system, a tracking function on the frame by frame images of the plurality of sensors to accurately map the plurality of sensors for each frame; and generating, in the head-mounted system, a modeled surface representing the facial surface of the actor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Demian Gordon, Remington Scott, Parag Havaldar, Dennis J. Hauck, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8107682
    Abstract: Capturing the motion of a target. One method includes: coupling a plurality of primary markers to the target; coupling at least one secondary marker to the target; capturing a plurality of primary marker data points, wherein each primary marker data point corresponds to one primary marker of the plurality of primary markers; capturing at least one secondary marker signature, each secondary marker signature corresponding to and uniquely identifying each secondary marker of said at least one secondary marker; and identifying the plurality of primary markers using said at least one secondary marker signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Demian Gordon, Dennis J. Hauck, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8014565
    Abstract: Labeling motion capture volume data includes: receiving a motion capture beat, the motion capture beat including unlabeled body points and unlabeled face points; labeling the unlabeled body points which have a valid fit to a predetermined body model template; verifying the labeled body points using stretch analysis; labeling unlabeled body points using a kinematic skeleton analysis; isolating the unlabeled face points; stabilizing the unlabeled face points; labeling the unlabeled face points; and merging the labeled face points and labeled body points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Demian Gordon, Dennis J. Hauck, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100188401
    Abstract: Capturing the motion of a target. One method includes: coupling a plurality of primary markers to the target; coupling at least one secondary marker to the target; capturing a plurality of primary marker data points, wherein each primary marker data point corresponds to one primary marker of the plurality of primary markers; capturing at least one secondary marker signature, each secondary marker signature corresponding to and uniquely identifying each secondary marker of said at least one secondary marker; and identifying the plurality of primary markers using said at least one secondary marker signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Demian Gordon, Dennis J. Hauck, JR.
  • Patent number: 7720259
    Abstract: Capturing the motion of a target. One method includes: coupling a plurality of primary markers to the target; coupling at least one secondary marker to the target; capturing a plurality of primary marker data points, wherein each primary marker data point corresponds to one primary marker of the plurality of primary markers; capturing at least one secondary marker signature, each secondary marker signature corresponding to and uniquely identifying each secondary marker of said at least one secondary marker; and identifying the plurality of primary markers using said at least one secondary marker signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Demian Gordon, Dennis J. Hauck, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090324017
    Abstract: Capturing and processing facial motion data includes: coupling a plurality of sensors to target points on a facial surface of an actor; capturing frame by frame images of the plurality of sensors disposed on the facial surface of the actor using at least one motion capture camera disposed on a head-mounted system; performing, in the head-mounted system, a tracking function on the frame by frame images of the plurality of sensors to accurately map the plurality of sensors for each frame; and generating, in the head-mounted system, a modeled surface representing the facial surface of the actor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Demian Gordon, Remington Scott, Parag Havaldar, Dennis J. Hauck Jr.
  • Patent number: 7606392
    Abstract: Capturing and processing facial motion data includes: coupling a plurality of sensors to target points on a facial surface of an actor; capturing frame by frame images of the plurality of sensors disposed on the facial surface of the actor using at least one motion capture camera disposed on a head-mounted system; performing, in the head-mounted system, a tracking function on the frame by frame images of the plurality of sensors to accurately map the plurality of sensors for each frame; and generating, in the head-mounted system, a modeled surface representing the facial surface of the actor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Demian Gordon, Remington Scott, Parag Havaldar, Dennis J. Hauck, Jr.