Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Riesenberger

Stephen R. Riesenberger 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).

  • System for remotely activating a sound in a game unit
    Patent number: 6416412
    Abstract: A wide area vehicle driving video game is discussed that includes remote activation of sounds that are communicated to other players across the wide area network. Also discussed is a naming feature that presents the names of players next to the car that they are driving. The name is presented in a font that can be read no matter how far away the car appears in the video game display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Atari Games Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Hightower, John Ray, Stephen R. Riesenberger
  • System and method for sending information across a video game network
    Publication number: 20020019261
    Abstract: A wide area vehicle driving video game is discussed that includes remote activation of sounds that are communicated to other players across the wide area network. Also discussed is a naming feature that presents the names of players next to the car that they are driving. The name is presented in a font that can be read no matter how far away the car appears in the video game display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Hightower, John Ray, Stephen R. Riesenberger
  • Stop motion animation system
    Patent number: 5519826
    Abstract: A system for developing stop motion animation sequences including a lighting system, an image capture system and a video processing system. An object is positioned on a stage in a desired pose and is illuminated. A camera records the illuminated object and the image capture system digitally records this image as a beauty shot. The object is then illuminated by an back light which produces a silhouette. The camera then records this silhouette and the image capture system digitally records this image as a matte shot. The object is then illuminated by an overhead light which produces a shadow on the stage. The camera records this image and the image capture system records this image as a shadow shot. The beauty, matte and shadow shots are then processed by the graphics processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Atari Games Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis D. Harper, J. Cameron Petty, Stephen R. Riesenberger