Patents by Inventor Clifford S. Champion

Clifford S. Champion 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: 10127715
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) workspace, including a 3D internet browser, in addition to a traditional two-dimensional (2D) workspace and for browsing the internet in a 3D/virtual reality workspace and transforming and/or upconverting objects and/or visual media from the 2D workspace and/or 2D webpages to the 3D workspace as 3D objects and/or stereoscopic output for display in the 3D workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Eduardo Baraf, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jonathan J. Hosenpud
  • Publication number: 20180292971
    Abstract: Systems and methods for digitally drawing on virtual 3D object surfaces using a 3D display system. A 3D drawing mode may be enabled and a display screen of the system may correspond to a zero parallax plane of a 3D scene that may present a plurality of surfaces at non-zero parallax planes. User input may be received at a location on the display screen, and in response, a surface may be specified, rendered, and displayed at the zero parallax plane. Further, additional user input on the display screen may be received specifying drawing motion across the rendered and displayed surface. The drawing motion may start at the location and continue across a boundary between the surface and another contiguous surface. Accordingly, in response to the drawing motion crossing the boundary, the contiguous surface may be rendered and displayed at the zero parallax plane along with results of the drawing motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Peter F. Ullmann, Clifford S. Champion
  • Publication number: 20180203706
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a stereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) webpage overlay. In some embodiments user input may be received from a user input device and in response to determining that the user input device is substantially concurrently interacting with the 3D content, at least one of a plurality of render properties associated with of the 3D content may be modified. In some embodiments, the at least one render property may be incrementally modified over a specified period of time, thereby animating modification of the at least one render property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Clifford S. Champion
  • Publication number: 20180205939
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a stereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) webpage overlay. In some embodiments, user input may be received from a user input device and in response to determining that the user input device is not substantially concurrently interacting with the 3D content, interpret the user input based on a 2D mode of interaction. In addition, the user input may be interpreted based on a 3D mode of interaction in response to determining that the user input device is substantially concurrently interacting with the 3D content. The 2D mode of interaction corresponds to a first visual cursor, such as a mouse cursor, and the 3D mode of interaction corresponds to a second visual cursor, such as a virtual beam rendered to extend from a tip of the user input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Clifford S. Champion
  • Patent number: 10019849
    Abstract: Systems and methods for interacting with a display system using a personal electronic device (PED). The display system may establish communication with and receive user input from the PED. The display system may use the received user input to generate and/or update content displayed on a display of the display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur L. Berman, Clifford S. Champion, David A. Chavez, Francisco Lopez-Fresquet, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Robert D. Kalnins, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Christopher W. Sherman, Jerome C. Tu, Kevin S. Yamada, Chun Wun Yeung
  • Patent number: 10019130
    Abstract: Systems and methods for digitally drawing on virtual 3D object surfaces using a 3D display system. A 3D drawing mode may be enabled and a display screen of the system may correspond to a zero parallax plane of a 3D scene that may present a plurality of surfaces at non-zero parallax planes. User input may be received at a location on the display screen, and in response, a surface may be specified, rendered, and displayed at the zero parallax plane. Further, additional user input on the display screen may be received specifying drawing motion across the rendered and displayed surface. The drawing motion may start at the location and continue across a boundary between the surface and another contiguous surface. Accordingly, in response to the drawing motion crossing the boundary, the contiguous surface may be rendered and displayed at the zero parallax plane along with results of the drawing motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Ullmann, Clifford S. Champion
  • Patent number: 10019831
    Abstract: Systems and methods for incorporating real world conditions into a three-dimensional (3D) graphics object are described herein. In some embodiments, images of a physical location of a user of a three-dimensional (3D) display system may be received from at least one camera and a data imagery map of the physical location may be determined based at least in part on the received images. The data imagery map may capture real world conditions associated with the physical location of the user. Instructions to render a 3D graphics object may be generated and the data imagery map may be incorporated into a virtual 3D scene comprising the 3D graphics object, thereby incorporating the real world conditions into virtual world imagery. In some embodiments, the data imagery may include a light map, a sparse light field, and/or a depth map of the physical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Jerome C. Tu
  • Publication number: 20180143757
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) workspace, including a 3D internet browser, in addition to a traditional two-dimensional (2D) workspace and for browsing the internet in a 3D/virtual reality workspace and transforming and/or upconverting objects and/or visual media from the 2D workspace and/or 2D webpages to the 3D workspace as 3D objects and/or stereoscopic output for display in the 3D workspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Eduardo Baraf, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jonathan J. Hosenpud
  • Publication number: 20180144556
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) workspace, including a 3D internet browser, in addition to a traditional two-dimensional (2D) workspace and for browsing the internet in a 3D/virtual reality workspace and transforming and/or upconverting objects and/or visual media from the 2D workspace and/or 2D webpages to the 3D workspace as 3D objects and/or stereoscopic output for display in the 3D workspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Eduardo Baraf, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jonathan J. Hosenpud
  • Publication number: 20180144541
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) workspace, including a 3D internet browser, in addition to a traditional two-dimensional (2D) workspace and for browsing the internet in a 3D/virtual reality workspace and transforming and/or upconverting objects and/or visual media from the 2D workspace and/or 2D webpages to the 3D workspace as 3D objects and/or stereoscopic output for display in the 3D workspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Eduardo Baraf, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jonathan J. Hosenpud
  • Publication number: 20180114353
    Abstract: Systems and methods for incorporating real world conditions into a three-dimensional (3D) graphics object are described herein. In some embodiments, images of a physical location of a user of a three-dimensional (3D) display system may be received from at least one camera and a data imagery map of the physical location may be determined based at least in part on the received images. The data imagery map may capture real world conditions associated with the physical location of the user. Instructions to render a 3D graphics object may be generated and the data imagery map may be incorporated into a virtual 3D scene comprising the 3D graphics object, thereby incorporating the real world conditions into virtual world imagery. In some embodiments, the data imagery may include a light map, a sparse light field, and/or a depth map of the physical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Jerome C. Tu
  • Publication number: 20180033211
    Abstract: Systems and methods for interacting with a display system using a personal electronic device (PED). The display system may establish communication with and receive user input from the PED. The display system may use the received user input to generate and/or update content displayed on a display of the display system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Arthur L. Berman, Clifford S. Champion, David A. Chavez, Francisco Lopez-Fresquet, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Robert D. Kalnins, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Christopher W. Sherman, Jerome C. Tu, Kevin S. Yamada, Chun Wun Yeung
  • Patent number: 9848184
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a head tracked stereoscopic display system that uses light field type data may include receiving light field type data corresponding to a scene. The stereoscopic display system may track a user's head. Using the received light field type data and the head tracking, the system may generate three dimensional (3D) virtual content that corresponds to a virtual representation of the scene. The stereoscopic display system may then present the 3D virtual content to a user. The stereoscopic display system may present a left eye perspective image and a right eye perspective image of the scene to the user based on the position and orientation of the user's head. The images presented to the user may be updated based on a change in the position or the orientation of the user's head or based on receiving user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Chavez, Bruce J. Bell, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jerome C. Tu, Christopher W. Sherman, Robert D. Kalnins, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Francisco Lopez-Fresquet, Clifford S. Champion, Arthur L. Berman
  • Patent number: 9703400
    Abstract: Virtual plane and use in a stylus based three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic display system. A virtual plane may be displayed in a virtual 3D space on a display of the 3D stereoscopic display system. The virtual plane may extend from a stylus of the 3D stereoscopic display system. Content may be generated in response to a geometric relationship of the virtual plane with at least one virtual object in the virtual 3D space. The generated content may indicate one or more attributes of the at least one virtual object. The content may be presented via the 3D stereoscopic display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Arthur L. Berman, Clifford S. Champion, David A. Chavez, Francisco Lopez-Fresquet, Robert D. Kalnins, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Christopher W. Sherman, Jerome C. Tu, Murugappan R. Venkat
  • Publication number: 20170127051
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a head tracked stereoscopic display system that uses light field type data may include receiving light field type data corresponding to a scene. The stereoscopic display system may track a user's head. Using the received light field type data and the head tracking, the system may generate three dimensional (3D) virtual content that corresponds to a virtual representation of the scene. The stereoscopic display system may then present the 3D virtual content to a user. The stereoscopic display system may present a left eye perspective image and a right eye perspective image of the scene to the user based on the position and orientation of the user's head. The images presented to the user may be updated based on a change in the position or the orientation of the user's head or based on receiving user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: David A. Chavez, Bruce J. Bell, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jerome C. Tu, Christopher W. Sherman, Robert D. Kalnins, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Francisco Lopez-Fresquet, Clifford S. Champion, Arthur L. Berman
  • Publication number: 20170102791
    Abstract: Virtual plane and use in a stylus based three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic display system. A virtual plane may be displayed in a virtual 3D space on a display of the 3D stereoscopic display system. The virtual plane may extend from a stylus of the 3D stereoscopic display system. Content may be generated in response to a geometric relationship of the virtual plane with at least one virtual object in the virtual 3D space. The generated content may indicate one or more attributes of the at least one virtual object. The content may be presented via the 3D stereoscopic display system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Arthur L. Berman, Clifford S. Champion, David A. Chavez, Francisco Lopez-Fresquet, Robert D. Kalnins, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Christopher W. Sherman, Jerome C. Tu, Murugappan R. Venkat
  • Patent number: 9595127
    Abstract: Remote collaboration of a subject and a graphics object in a same view of a 3D scene. In one embodiment, one or more cameras of a collaboration system may be configured to capture images of a subject and track the subject (e.g., head of a user, other physical object). The images may be processed and provided to another collaboration system along with a determined viewpoint of the user. The other collaboration system may be configured to render and project the captured images and a graphics object in the same view of a 3D scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Michael A. Vesely
  • Patent number: 9549174
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a head tracked stereoscopic display system that uses light field type data may include receiving light field type data corresponding to a scene. The stereoscopic display system may track a user's head. Using the received light field type data and the head tracking, the system may generate three dimensional (3D) virtual content that corresponds to a virtual representation of the scene. The stereoscopic display system may then present the 3D virtual content to a user. The stereoscopic display system may present a left eye perspective image and a right eye perspective image of the scene to the user based on the position and orientation of the user's head. The images presented to the user may be updated based on a change in the position or the orientation of the user's head or based on receiving user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Chavez, Bruce J. Bell, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jerome C. Tu, Christopher W. Sherman, Robert D. Kalnins, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Francisco Lopez-Fresquet, Clifford S. Champion, Arthur L. Berman
  • Publication number: 20140317575
    Abstract: Systems and methods for digitally drawing on virtual 3D object surfaces using a 3D display system. A 3D drawing mode may be enabled and a display screen of the system may correspond to a zero parallax plane of a 3D scene that may present a plurality of surfaces at non-zero parallax planes. User input may be received at a location on the display screen, and in response, a surface may be specified, rendered, and displayed at the zero parallax plane. Further, additional user input on the display screen may be received specifying drawing motion across the rendered and displayed surface. The drawing motion may start at the location and continue across a boundary between the surface and another contiguous surface. Accordingly, in response to the drawing motion crossing the boundary, the contiguous surface may be rendered and displayed at the zero parallax plane along with results of the drawing motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Ullmann, Clifford S. Champion
  • Publication number: 20130234934
    Abstract: Remote collaboration of a subject and a graphics object in a same view of a 3D scene. In one embodiment, one or more cameras of a collaboration system may be configured to capture images of a subject and track the subject (e.g., head of a user, other physical object). The images may be processed and provided to another collaboration system along with a determined viewpoint of the user. The other collaboration system may be configured to render and project the captured images and a graphics object in the same view of a 3D scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: zSpace, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Michael A. Vesely