Patents by Inventor Peter Akemann

Peter Akemann 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing realistic movement of human characters on a video display
    Patent number: 6288727
    Abstract: A computer, such as a PC includes a memory having an imaging program stored in it and a display unit, such as a restor scan CRT are all operatively connected together so that the computing unit can generate a signal that will result in an image being displayed on the display unit. The image includes a moveable figure that moves in response to inputs being provided via an input terminal, towards a set of targets. In response to the inputs from the input terminal, the computer initiates a set of actuators to move the figure wherein each actuator defines the movement in a given plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventor: Peter Akemann
  • Articulated figure animation using virtual actuators to simulate solutions for differential equations to display more realistic movements
    Patent number: 6184899
    Abstract: A computer, such as a PC, includes a memory having an imaging program stored in it and a display unit, such as a raster scan CRT are all operatively connected together so that the computing unit can generate a signal that will result in an image being displayed on the display unit. The image includes a moveable figure that moves in response to inputs being provided via an input terminal, towards a set of targets. In response to the inputs from the input terminal, the computer initiates a set of actuators to move the figure wherein each actuator defines the movement in a given plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Treyarch Invention, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Peter Akemann