Patents by Inventor Alan D. Trombla

Alan D. Trombla 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).

  • Patent number: 7573475
    Abstract: A method of creating a complementary stereoscopic image pair is described. The method includes receiving a first 2D image comprising image data, where the first 2D image is captured from a first camera location. The method also includes projecting at least a portion of the first 2D image onto computer-generated geometry. The image data has depth values associated with the computer-generated geometry. The system includes rendering, using the computer-generated geometry and a second camera location that differs from the first camera location, a second 2-D image that is stereoscopically complementary to the first 2-D image, and infilling image data that is absent from the second 2-D image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Light & Magic
    Inventors: Steve Sullivan, Alan D. Trombla, Francesco G. Callari
  • Patent number: 7573489
    Abstract: A method for associating a portion of a stereoscopic image with a perceived depth is described. The method includes determining offset values that each indicate a displacement between image data in a first image of a stereoscopic pair and corresponding image data in a second image of the stereoscopic pair. The displacement affects a perceived depth of a point represented by the image data and the corresponding image data. The method also includes identifying image data in the second image that is not associated with a valid offset value, generating a supplementary offset value using valid offset values associated with image data substantially near the image data in the second image, and associating the image data in the second image with the supplementary offset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Light & Magic
    Inventors: Colin Davidson, Francesco G. Callari, Alan D. Trombla, Max S-Han Chen
  • Publication number: 20070279412
    Abstract: A method for associating a portion of a stereoscopic image with a perceived depth is described. The method includes determining offset values that each indicate a displacement between image data in a first image of a stereoscopic pair and corresponding image data in a second image of the stereoscopic pair. The displacement affects a perceived depth of a point represented by the image data and the corresponding image data. The method also includes identifying image data in the second image that is not associated with a valid offset value, generating a supplementary offset value using valid offset values associated with image data substantially near the image data in the second image, and associating the image data in the second image with the supplementary offset value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Colin Davidson, Francesco G. Callari, Alan D. Trombla, Max Chen
  • Publication number: 20070279415
    Abstract: A method of creating a complementary stereoscopic image pair is described. The method includes receiving a first 2D image comprising image data, where the first 2D image is captured from a first camera location. The method also includes projecting at least a portion of the first 2D image onto computer-generated geometry. The image data has depth values associated with the computer-generated geometry. The system includes rendering, using the computer-generated geometry and a second camera location that differs from the first camera location, a second 2-D image that is stereoscopically complementary to the first 2-D image, and infilling image data that is absent from the second 2-D image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Steve Sullivan, Alan D. Trombla, Francesco G. Callari