Patents by Inventor Andrew Philip PEARCE

Andrew Philip PEARCE 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).

  • Multiple visual representations of lighting effects in a computer animation scene
    Patent number: 10096146
    Abstract: Computer animation tools for viewing, in multiple contexts, the effect of changes to a computer animation are disclosed. An artist configures multiple visual displays in the user interface of a computer animation system. A visual display shows one or more frames of computer animation. An artist configures a visual display to reflect a specific context. For example, the artist may assign a particular virtual viewpoint of a scene to a particular visual display. Once visual displays are configured, the artist changes a configuration of the computer animation. For example, the artist may change the lighting parameters of a scene. In response, the visual displays show the visual effects of the configuration (e.g., lighting parameters) change under corresponding contexts (e.g., different virtual camera viewpoints). Using multiple visual displays, which may be displayed side-by-side, an artist can view the effects of her configuration changes in the various contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.
    Inventors: Tsuey Jin Liou, Evan P. Smyth, Andrew Philip Pearce, Peter McNerney
  • MULTIPLE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF LIGHTING EFFECTS IN A COMPUTER ANIMATION SCENE
    Publication number: 20170287197
    Abstract: Computer animation tools for viewing, in multiple contexts, the effect of changes to a computer animation are disclosed. An artist configures multiple visual displays in the user interface of a computer animation system. A visual display shows one or more frames of computer animation. An artist configures a visual display to reflect a specific context. For example, the artist may assign a particular virtual viewpoint of a scene to a particular visual display. Once visual displays are configured, the artist changes a configuration of the computer animation. For example, the artist may change the lighting parameters of a scene. In response, the visual displays show the visual effects of the configuration (e.g., lighting parameters) change under corresponding contexts (e.g., different virtual camera viewpoints). Using multiple visual displays, which may be displayed side-by-side, an artist can view the effects of her configuration changes in the various contexts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: DreamWorks Animation LLC
    Inventors: Tsuey Jin LIOU, Evan P. SMYTH, Andrew Philip PEARCE, Peter MCNERNEY