Patents by Inventor Ronald Mallet

Ronald Mallet 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).

  • Adjusting stereo images
    Patent number: 8564641
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adjusting stereo images includes receiving a video sequence associated with a recorded setting of a stereoscopic camera, the video sequence comprising pairs of left and right images. The method includes processing the pairs of left and right images to reduce influence of a discrepancy between the recorded setting and an actual configuration of the stereoscopic camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
    Inventors: John Levin, Brian Cantwell, Ronald Mallet, Jeffrey Saltzman
  • Interactive visual distortion processing
    Patent number: 8446433
    Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory for storing one or more computer graphics, and a graphics distorter. The graphics distorter applies a distortion model to the computer graphic to produce a distorted version of the computer graphic, while substantially simultaneously allowing user interactions with the computer graphic. The applied distortion model represents lens distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald Mallet, Jeffrey Saltzman, Brian Cantwell
  • SCALE INDEPENDENT TRACKING PATTERN
    Publication number: 20130016876
    Abstract: In one aspect, a computer implemented method of motion capture, the method includes tracking the motion of a dynamic object bearing a pattern configured such that a first portion of the patterns is tracked at a first resolution and a second portion of the pattern is tracked at a second resolution. The method further includes causing data representing the motion to be stored to a computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Wooley, Ronald Mallet