Patents by Inventor Bruce E Blaho

Bruce E Blaho 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).

  • System for previewing a photorealistic rendering of a synthetic scene in real-time
    Patent number: 6864889
    Abstract: A system is provided for previewing a photorealistic representation of a synthetic scene in real-time. An object may be sampled in accordance with predetermined parameters to generate a predetermined number of base images. Direction-dependent textures maps are generated based upon the base images. The synthetic scene is rendered based upon the texture maps and output for display in real-time on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Bruce E Blaho
  • System for generating a synthetic scene
    Patent number: 6781583
    Abstract: A system is provided for generating a synthetic scene, that includes an environment and an object, in real-time. A memory is provided for storing a predetermined number of base images. A processor is provided to generate a direction-dependent texture map based on the base images stored on memory, and to render the scene in real time in accordance with the direction-dependent texture map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Bruce E Blaho