Patents by Inventor Alley Rutzel

Alley Rutzel 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).

  • 3-dimensional videos of objects
    Patent number: 9294757
    Abstract: A plurality of cameras capture images of an object from different viewpoints. The images from each of the cameras are used to generate a 3D video of the object. The 3D video is provided to a user for viewing the object. The user may switching between different viewpoints of the 3D video while viewing the 3D video. A media viewer may be provided to a user and the media viewer may allow the user to specify different viewpoints and to control playback of the 3D video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Thor Lewis, Alley Rutzel