Patents by Inventor Brice W. Tebbs

Brice W. Tebbs 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).

  • Raster image mapping
    Patent number: 6124858
    Abstract: Method and apparatus rendering a two-dimensional resolution-dependent raster image as applied to a three-dimensional surface modeled object. The rendering may be performed by digital electronics, a programmed computer processor, or a combination of them. Rendering includes mapping the 2-D raster image to a portion of a 2-D parametric map of a 3-D object, rendering the 3-D object as a 2-D vector resolution-independent output, and mapping the mapped raster image from the 2-D parametric map to a 2-D output space. Embodiments may include one or more of the following features. The raster and vector output is mapped to a 2-D display space. A clipping path is established for the raster image and mapped to the 2-D parametric map and to the 2-D display space. The raster image is edited and masked while displayed on a display of the 2-D parametric map. The vector output and raster output are integrated to generate a final output including both vector and raster data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Grace Ge, Glenn G. Gilley, Wei Huang, David R. Lazarony, Jr., Brice W. Tebbs
  • Resolution-independent method for displaying a three-dimensional model in two-dimensional display space
    Patent number: 5745666
    Abstract: A method for rendering a graphics image of a three-dimensional graphics model is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Glenn G. Gilley, Brice W. Tebbs
  • Resolution-independent method for displaying a three dimensional model in two-dimensional display space
    Patent number: 5544291
    Abstract: A method for rendering a graphics image of a three-dimensional graphics model is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Adobe Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn G. Gilley, Brice W. Tebbs