Patents by Inventor Andrew Hewatt

Andrew Hewatt 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).

  • Adapting and rendering graphic effects
    Patent number: 7598954
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products adapt and render a graphic effect associated with text rendered via an output device. A method involves receiving a character associated with a graphic effect and determining whether the graphic effect has not been fully rendered with a previously received character via the output device. Graphic effects that are fully rendered are rendered in full fidelity without degradation. In response to determining that the graphic effect has not been fully rendered with the previously received character, the method further involves degrading a display quality of the graphic effect and rendering the graphic effect with degradation and rendering the character to allow the character and the graphic effect to be displayed via the output device substantially in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sara Brown, Ryan C. Hill, Dachuan Zhang, Andrew Hewatt
  • Adapting and rendering graphic effects
    Publication number: 20070206021
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products adapt and render a graphic effect associated with text rendered via an output device. A method involves receiving a character associated with a graphic effect and determining whether the graphic effect has not been fully rendered with a previously received character via the output device. Graphic effects that are fully rendered are rendered in full fidelity without degradation. In response to determining that the graphic effect has not been fully rendered with the previously received character, the method further involves degrading a display quality of the graphic effect and rendering the graphic effect with degradation and rendering the character to allow the character and the graphic effect to be displayed via the output device substantially in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sara Brown, Ryan Hill, Dachuan Zhang, Andrew Hewatt