Patents by Inventor Paul Diefenbach

Paul Diefenbach 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).

  • Mobile virtual cinematography system
    Patent number: 9729765
    Abstract: A virtual cinematography system (SmartVCS) is disclosed, including a mobile tablet device, wherein the mobile tablet device includes a touch-sensor screen, a first hand control, a second hand control, and a motion sensor. The SmartVCS including a motion tracking camera configured to track the movements of the motion sensor and generate motion tracking information and a computer operatively coupled to the motion tracking camera configured to receive the motion tracking information and to transmit the motion tracking information to the first mobile tablet device, wherein the first mobile device is configured to overlay the motion tracking information onto a virtual landscape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Girish Balakrishnan, Paul Diefenbach
  • MOBILE VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140378222
    Abstract: A virtual cinematography system (SmartVCS) is disclosed, including a mobile tablet device, wherein the mobile tablet device includes a touch-sensor screen, a first hand control, a second hand control, and a motion sensor. The SmartVCS including a motion tracking camera configured to track the movements of the motion sensor and generate motion tracking information and a computer operatively coupled to the motion tracking camera configured to receive the motion tracking information and to transmit the motion tracking information to the first mobile tablet device, wherein the first mobile device is configured to overlay the motion tracking information onto a virtual landscape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Girish Balakrishnan, Paul Diefenbach