Patents by Inventor Christopher Thorne

Christopher Thorne 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).

  • 3D environment labelling
    Patent number: 6690393
    Abstract: Objects of a three dimensional (3D) virtual world that are represented on a two dimensional (2D) image plane are provided with labels which are generated in the 2D image plane itself. The labels are in spatial registration with the object as represented on the 2D image plane. The generation of the labels in the 2D image plane avoids problems relating to perspective and aliasing which can occur when labels are provided in the virtual world itself and are rendered from the 3D virtual world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Dale R. Heron, Christopher Thorne
  • 3D environment labelling
    Publication number: 20020054129
    Abstract: Objects of a three dimensional (3D) virtual world that are represented on a two dimensional (2D) image plane are provided with labels which are generated in the 2D image plane itself. The labels are in spatial registration with the object as represented on the 2D image plane. The generation of the labels in the 2D image plane avoids problems relating to perspective and aliasing which can occur when labels are provided in the virtual world itself and are rendered from the 3D virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Dale R. Heron, Christopher Thorne