Patents by Inventor Carlos Miguel Lugtu

Carlos Miguel Lugtu 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).

  • Patent number: 10628982
    Abstract: A visual characteristic on a physical surface in the physical space is determined from an image of a physical space, with the physical surface including a first area inside the visual characteristic and a second area outside of the visual characteristic. A first region of virtual space that corresponds to the first area and a second region of virtual space that corresponds to the second area is determined based at least in part on the visual characteristic. Information that includes a position and orientation of a digital object relative to the first region and the second region in the virtual space is determined based at least in part on the visual characteristic. The digital object is rendered at a position and orientation in the virtual space in accordance with the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Vulcan Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Earl Simpkinson, Carlos Miguel Lugtu, Eric Thomas Smith
  • Publication number: 20200027256
    Abstract: A visual characteristic on a physical surface in the physical space is determined from an image of a physical space, with the physical surface including a first area inside the visual characteristic and a second area outside of the visual characteristic. A first region of virtual space that corresponds to the first area and a second region of virtual space that corresponds to the second area is determined based at least in part on the visual characteristic. Information that includes a position and orientation of a digital object relative to the first region and the second region in the virtual space is determined based at least in part on the visual characteristic. The digital object is rendered at a position and orientation in the virtual space in accordance with the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Earl Simpkinson, Carlos Miguel Lugtu, Eric Thomas Smith