Patents by Inventor Jesse Dean Jones

Jesse Dean Jones 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).

  • Simulated three-dimensional display using bit-mapped information
    Patent number: 5977979
    Abstract: A computer-controlled display provides a two dimensional simulation of a three dimensional scene while providing for relatively low computing load. Data which is used in determining scaling of figures placed against a background scene and/or used to determine, pixel by pixel, relative occlusion of a figure with respect to features of a scene (or other figures) are largely precalculated and stored so that little or no calculation of these three dimensional characteristics needs to be performed on the fly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott James Clough, Jesse Dean Jones, Tad Martin Wood