Patents by Inventor David DiFrancesco
David DiFrancesco 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: 9197799Abstract: Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: PIXARInventors: David DiFrancesco, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff, Mark VandeWettering
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Patent number: 9063345Abstract: Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools. A doublet lenslet array element for use in light field imaging systems includes a first lenslet array element having a first plurality of lenslet array elements, and a second lenslet array element having a first plurality of lenslet array elements, wherein the first lenslet array element is coupled in close proximity to the second lenslet array element.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: PIXARInventors: David DiFrancesco, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff, Mark Vande Wettering, Tolis Deslis
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Patent number: 9063323Abstract: Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: PIXARInventors: David DiFrancesco, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff, Mark Vande Wettering
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Publication number: 20140132820Abstract: Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff, Mark VandeWettering
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Patent number: 8502909Abstract: Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff, Mark VandeWettering, Peter Flowers
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Patent number: 8368700Abstract: A method for specifying an animatronics unit includes receiving a force-based software model for the animatronics unit, receiving a kinematics-based software model for the animatronics unit, receiving animation data for animating the kinematics-based software model, wherein the animation data comprises artistically determined motions for the kinematics-based software model by a user, determining a plurality of driving signals in response to the animation data, animating the force-based software model of the animatronics unit in response to the plurality of driving signals, displaying animation of the force-based software model determined in response to the plurality of driving signals, and determining a specification for construction of the animatronics unit in response to animation of the force-based software model.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Loren Carpenter, Oren Jacob, Warren Trezevant, Akhil J. Madhani, Alexis P. Wieland
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Patent number: 8233693Abstract: A method for inspecting a reel of motion picture film including a first plurality of frames of film, the method includes receiving the first plurality of frames of motion picture film to determine a first plurality of digital data, receiving a second plurality of digital data associated with source data, comparing digital data from the first plurality of digital data to respective digital data of the second plurality of digital data to determine plurality of anomalies associated with the first plurality of frames of motion picture film, and recording the plurality of anomalies associated with the first plurality of frames of motion picture film in a log.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Dominic Glynn, Hee Soo Lee
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Publication number: 20110273609Abstract: Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff, Mark Vande Wettering
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Publication number: 20110249341Abstract: Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools. A doublet lenslet array element for use in light field imaging systems includes a first lenslet array element having a first plurality of lenslet array elements, and a second lenslet array element having a first plurality of lenslet array elements, wherein the first lenslet array element is coupled in close proximity to the second lenslet array element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff, Mark Vande Wettering, Tolis Deslis
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Publication number: 20110169994Abstract: Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff, Mark VandeWettering, Peter Flowers
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Patent number: 7787010Abstract: A method for recording video images onto film media includes orienting a flat panel display relative to a film recording device, receiving a first frame of video data and a second frame of video data, displaying a first display image on the flat panel data, wherein the first display image is determined in response to the first frame of video data, and while displaying the fist display image on the flat panel display, exposing a portion of the film media with the film recording device.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: PixarInventor: David DiFrancesco
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Patent number: 7576830Abstract: A method for a film recorder includes displaying a plurality of images on a modified liquid crystal display movably coupled to the film recorder, wherein the modified liquid crystal display panel comprises a liquid crystal display panel with only a single polarizing media layer, disposing a linearly polarizing filter in an optical path of the film recorder, orienting the linearly polarizing filter in a first orientation relative to the modified liquid crystal display panel to thereby configure the film recorder to receive the plurality of images as positive images, and orienting the linearly polarizing filter in a second orientation relative to the modified liquid crystal display panel to thereby configure the film recorder to receive the plurality of images as negative images.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2003Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: PixarInventor: David DiFrancesco
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Patent number: 7463821Abstract: A method for forming an image transfer apparatus includes providing first image data to a flat-panel display, displaying a first output image on the flat-panel display in response to the first image data, wherein the first output image includes an optical distortion associated with a film disposed onto a front transparent media of the flat-panel display, recording the first output image onto film media with a film recorder movably coupled to the flat-panel display, producing a complementing image in response to the first output image as recorded on the film media, and disposing the complementing image on an optical path of the film recorder.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2003Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Babak Sanii
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Patent number: 7366349Abstract: A spectroscope includes a light source providing a first and a second range of wavelengths, a dispersion unit to receive light and to output the first and second range of wavelengths at different angles, a positioning mechanism to position the dispersion unit such that the first range of wavelengths is applied to a first patch of a frame of film, to position the dispersion unit such that the second range of wavelengths is applied to the first patch but not the second patch and the first range of wavelengths is applied to the second patch at a second time, and to position the dispersion unit such that the second range of wavelengths is applied to the second patch, a first detector to detect responses from the frame of film from the first patch, and a second detector to independently detect responses from the frame of film from the second patch.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2004Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: PixarInventors: Babak Sanii, David DiFrancesco
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Publication number: 20070182815Abstract: A method for a film recorder includes displaying a plurality of images on a modified liquid crystal display movably coupled to the film recorder, wherein the modified liquid crystal display panel comprises a liquid crystal display panel with only a single polarizing media layer, disposing a linearly polarizing filter in an optical path of the film recorder, orienting the linearly polarizing filter in a first orientation relative to the modified liquid crystal display panel to thereby configure the film recorder to receive the plurality of images as positive images, and orienting the linearly polarizing filter in a second orientation relative to the modified liquid crystal display panel to thereby configure the film recorder to receive the plurality of images as negative images.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: PixarInventor: David DiFrancesco
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Publication number: 20060092484Abstract: A spectroscope includes a light source providing a first and a second range of wavelengths, a dispersion unit to receive light and to output the first and second range of wavelengths at different angles, a positioning mechanism to position the dispersion unit such that the first range of wavelengths is applied to a first patch of a frame of film, to position the dispersion unit such that the second range of wavelengths is applied to the first patch but not the second patch and the first range of wavelengths is applied to the second patch at a second time, and to position the dispersion unit such that the second range of wavelengths is applied to the second patch, a first detector to detect responses from the frame of film from the first patch, and a second detector to independently detect responses from the frame of film from the second patch.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: PixarInventors: Babak Sanii, David DiFrancesco
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Publication number: 20040202445Abstract: A film recorder comprises a film recording device configured to expose a frame of film media, at least one flat panel display device configured to display at least one color component image associated with an image, and an alignment unit coupled to the film recording device and to the display device, wherein the alignment unit is used to position an optical axis of the flat panel display device with respect to an optical axis of the film recording device such that the film recording device can expose the film media to the plurality of images.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: PixarInventor: David DiFrancesco
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Publication number: 20040184762Abstract: A film recorder includes a film recording device configured to expose film media, a flat panel display device configured to display a plurality of images; and an alignment unit coupled to the film recording device and to the display device, wherein the alignment unit is used to position the flat panel display device with respect to the film recording device such that the film recording device can expose the film media to the plurality of images.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, James Burgess, Matthew Martin, Babak Sanii
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Publication number: 20040184763Abstract: A method for recording video images onto film media includes orienting a flat panel display relative to a film recording device, receiving a first frame of video data and a second frame of video data, displaying a first display image on the flat panel data, wherein the first display image is determined in response to the first frame of video data, and while displaying the fist display image on the flat panel display, exposing a portion of the film media with the film recording device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: PixarInventor: David DiFrancesco
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Publication number: 20040184765Abstract: A method for forming an image transfer apparatus includes providing first image data to a flat-panel display, displaying a first output image on the flat-panel display in response to the first image data, wherein the first output image includes an optical distortion associated with a film disposed onto a front transparent media of the flat-panel display, recording the first output image onto film media with a film recorder movably coupled to the flat-panel display, producing a complementing image in response to the first output image as recorded on the film media, and disposing the complementing image on an optical path of the film recorder.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: PixarInventors: David DiFrancesco, Babak Sanii