Patents by Inventor Danny Van Der Ark

Danny Van Der Ark 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).

  • STORYBOARD GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110102424
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a storyboard image is disclosed. The method comprises retrieving three-dimensional image data defining at least one three-dimensional object; rendering the three-dimensional image data from a predefined viewpoint to generate two-dimensional background image data including a two-dimensional representation of the or each three-dimensional object visible from the predefined viewpoint; and superimposing two-dimensional foreground image data over the two-dimensional background image data to generate a composite two-dimensional image representing the storyboard image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: HIBBERT RALPH ANIMATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Hibbert, Danny Van Der Ark