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).
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Patent number: 10127715Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: zSpace, Inc.Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Eduardo Baraf, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jonathan J. Hosenpud
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Publication number: 20180292971Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Peter F. Ullmann, Clifford S. Champion
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Publication number: 20180203706Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Clifford S. Champion
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Publication number: 20180205939Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Clifford S. Champion
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Patent number: 10019849Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 10019130Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: zSpace, Inc.Inventors: Peter F. Ullmann, Clifford S. Champion
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Patent number: 10019831Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: zSpace, Inc.Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Jerome C. Tu
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Publication number: 20180143757Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Eduardo Baraf, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jonathan J. Hosenpud
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Publication number: 20180144556Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Eduardo Baraf, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jonathan J. Hosenpud
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Publication number: 20180144541Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Eduardo Baraf, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Jonathan J. Hosenpud
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Publication number: 20180114353Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Jerome C. Tu
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Publication number: 20180033211Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 9848184Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9703400Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20170127051Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20170102791Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 9595127Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: zSpace, Inc.Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Michael A. Vesely
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Patent number: 9549174Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20140317575Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: zSpace, Inc.Inventors: Peter F. Ullmann, Clifford S. Champion
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Publication number: 20130234934Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: zSpace, Inc.Inventors: Clifford S. Champion, Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Michael A. Vesely