Patents by Inventor Colin Eckart

Colin Eckart 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).

  • Multiple artistic look rendering methods and apparatus
    Patent number: 7995060
    Abstract: A computer system comprises a memory configured to store a geometric description of an object, wherein the memory is configured to store a first set of parameters associated with a first artistic look, and wherein the memory is configured to store a second set of parameters associated with a second artistic look, and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to determine a first set of rendered data in response to the first set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, wherein the processor is configured to determine a second set of rendered data in response to the second set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, and wherein the processor is configured to determine a visual representation for the object in response to the first set of rendered data and in response to the second set of rendered data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John T Murrah, Henry Allen Driskill, Colin Eckart, Donald Adolph Lusinsky, Sean D Jenkins, Patrick Dalton
  • MULTIPLE ARTISTIC LOOK RENDERING METHODS AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090033662
    Abstract: A computer system comprises a memory configured to store a geometric description of an object, wherein the memory is configured to store a first set of parameters associated with a first artistic look, and wherein the memory is configured to store a second set of parameters associated with a second artistic look, and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to determine a first set of rendered data in response to the first set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, wherein the processor is configured to determine a second set of rendered data in response to the second set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, and wherein the processor is configured to determine a visual representation for the object in response to the first set of rendered data and in response to the second set of rendered data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Incorporated
    Inventors: John T. Murrah, Henry Allen Driskill, Colin Eckart, Donald Adolph Lusinsky, Sean D. Jenkins, Patrick Dalton
  • Method and apparatus for graphically defining surface normal maps
    Publication number: 20090033674
    Abstract: A surface normal map of an object can be interactively modified to create brushstroke-like textures. In one embodiment, surface normal components along the x, y, and z axes (in object coordinate space) are mapped onto red, green, and blue color components. The object's surface is displayed in an editing interface (e.g., a painting program) with colors indicating the surface normals. The user can then modify the surface normals to achieve a desired look for the object. The modified surface normals are stored with the object-model data and are used in rendering the object, helping to create a painted appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Murrah, Donald Adolph Lusinsky, Henry Allen Driskill, Sean D. Jenkins, Colin Eckart, Andrew Kinney