Patents by Inventor Christopher K. Prather

Christopher K. Prather 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).

  • Distributed realization of digital content
    Patent number: 12093735
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that can obtain a description of intended digital content data in a producer computer, create a task graph of the intended digital content data, send the task graph to a consumer computer over a bus, execute the task graph locally in the consumer computer to realize an approximation of the intended digital content data, and render the approximation of the intended digital content data on a local display or other appropriate output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: James N. Hejl, Jr., Christopher K. Prather
  • DISTRIBUTED REALIZATION OF DIGITAL CONTENT
    Publication number: 20210248012
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that can obtain a description of intended digital content data in a producer computer, create a task graph of the intended digital content data, send the task graph to a consumer computer over a bus, execute the task graph locally in the consumer computer to realize an approximation of the intended digital content data, and render the approximation of the intended digital content data on a local display or other appropriate output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: James N. Hejl, JR., Christopher K. Prather
  • Distributed realization of digital content
    Patent number: 10896063
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that can obtain a description of intended digital content data in a producer computer, create a task graph of the intended digital content data, send the task graph to a consumer computer over a bus, execute the task graph locally in the consumer computer to realize an approximation of the intended digital content data, and render the approximation of the intended digital content data on a local display or other appropriate output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: James N. Hejl, Jr., Christopher K. Prather
  • DISTRIBUTED REALIZATION OF DIGITAL CONTENT
    Publication number: 20190146844
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that can obtain a description of intended digital content data in a producer computer, create a task graph of the intended digital content data, send the task graph to a consumer computer over a bus, execute the task graph locally in the consumer computer to realize an approximation of the intended digital content data, and render the approximation of the intended digital content data on a local display or other appropriate output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: James N. Hejl, Jr., Christopher K. Prather
  • Distributed realization of digital content
    Patent number: 10127082
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that can obtain a description of intended digital content data in a producer computer, create a task graph of the intended digital content data, send the task graph to a consumer computer over a bus, execute the task graph locally in the consumer computer to realize an approximation of the intended digital content data, and render the approximation of the intended digital content data on a local display or other appropriate output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: James N. Hejl, Jr., Christopher K. Prather
  • Distributed Realization of Digital Content
    Publication number: 20130268856
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that can obtain a description of intended digital content data in a producer computer, create a task graph of the intended digital content data, send the task graph to a consumer computer over a bus, execute the task graph locally in the consumer computer to realize an approximation of the intended digital content data, and render the approximation of the intended digital content data on a local display or other appropriate output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: James N. Hejl, JR., Christopher K. Prather