Patents by Inventor Daniel Cotting

Daniel Cotting 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: 8788968
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for transitioning an interface to a related image are provided. A method for transitioning an interface to a related image may include receiving information describing a homography between a first image and a second image, and adjusting the interface to present the second image at one or more transition intervals in a transition period until the second image is fully displayed and the first image is no longer visible. The interface may be adjusted by determining, based on the homography, a region of the second image to overlay onto a corresponding area of the first image, blending the determined region with the corresponding area to reduce visible seams occurring between the first image and the second image, and updating the interface by gradually decreasing visual intensity of the first image while gradually and proportionally increasing visual intensity of the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Filip, Daniel Cotting
  • Publication number: 20090184943
    Abstract: An arrangement for displaying information on a display surface is provided, the arrangement including a computing unit and a projecting unit. The computing unit is capable of supplying a display control signal to the projecting unit to thereby cause the projecting unit to project a display image calculated by the computing unit onto the display surface. The arrangement further includes a detecting unit, the detecting unit being capable of detecting a pointing signal applied to the display surface by a user and of supplying, depending on the pointing signal, a pointing information to the computing unit. The computing unit can calculate the display image including at least one image unit, wherein at least one of the position, the size and of the shape of the at least one image unit is dependent on the pointing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE
    Inventors: Markus Gross, Daniel Cotting
  • Patent number: 7182465
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for imperceptibly embedding structured light patterns in projected color images for display on planar and non-planar surfaces are disclosed. According to one method, an image exposure period for detecting an embedded structured light patterns in a projected image is selected based on analysis of pixel polarities for different pixel intensities of a pixel color. Pixel intensities for the color are varied in the user image so that pixel polarities encode the structured light patterns during image exposure period. The user image is projected with the structured light patterns onto the surface. Depth information is continuously acquired and used to adjust display of the user image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina
    Inventors: Henry Fuchs, Daniel Cotting, Martin Naef, Markus Gross
  • Patent number: 7046247
    Abstract: A method for visualizing high density graphical data sets for display is effectuated by determining the graphical density corresponding to an area of the display, where the graphical density is of a non-uniform nature. A non-linear visual space transformation corresponding to the graphical density is processed. Resolution in the area of the display is increased in response to the non-linear visual space transformation and the area is displayed with increased resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ming C. Hao, Umeshwar Dayal, Daniel Cotting, Markus Gross, Thomas Holenstein, Brian Ono, Alan Karp
  • Publication number: 20050254726
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for imperceptibly embedding structured light patterns in projected color images for display on planar and non-planar surfaces are disclosed. According to one method, an image exposure period for detecting an embedded structured light patterns in a projected image is selected based on analysis of pixel polarities for different pixel intensities of a pixel color. Pixel intensities for the color are varied in the user image so that pixel polarities encode the structured light patterns during image exposure period. The user image is projected with the structured light patterns onto the surface. Depth information is continuously acquired and used to adjust display of the user image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Henry Fuchs, Daniel Cotting, Martin Naef, Markus Gross
  • Patent number: 6937238
    Abstract: A web transaction visualization system may include at least one web transaction visualization (WTV) processor adapted to automatically extract massive amounts of web transaction data from at least one data source for visual classification based on at least one aggregate transaction metric and to display the classified web transaction data interactively in three dimensions without overlapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ming C. Hao, Pankaj Garg, Umeshwar Dayal, Vijay Machiraju, Daniel Cotting
  • Publication number: 20040183799
    Abstract: A web transaction visualization system may include at least one web transaction visualization (WTV) processor adapted to automatically extract massive amounts of web transaction data from at least one data source for visual classification based on at least one aggregate transaction metric and to display the classified web transaction data interactively in three dimensions without overlapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Ming C. Hao, Pankaj Garg, Umeshwar Dayal, Vijay Machiraju, Daniel Cotting
  • Publication number: 20030214504
    Abstract: A method for visualizing high density graphical data sets for display is effectuated by determining the graphical density corresponding to an area of the display, where the graphical density is of a non-uniform nature. A non-linear visual space transformation corresponding to the graphical density is processed. Resolution in the area of the display is increased in response to the non-linear visual space transformation and the area is displayed with increased resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Ming C. Hao, Umeshwar Dayal, Daniel Cotting, Markus Gross, Thomas Holenstein, Brian Ono, Alan Karp