Patents by Inventor David Ludwigsen

David Ludwigsen 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).

  • User customized animated video and method for making the same
    Patent number: 8963926
    Abstract: A customized animation video system and method generate a customized or personalized animated video using user input where the customized animated video is rendered in a near immediate timeframe (for example, in less than 10 minutes). The customized animation video system and method of the present invention enable seamless integration of an animated representation of a subject or other custom object into the animated video. That is, the system and method of the present invention enable the generation of an animated representation of a subject that can be viewed from any desired perspective in the animated video without the use of multiple photographs or other 2D depictions of the subject. Furthermore, the system and method of the present invention enables the generation of an animated representation of a subject that is in the same graphic style as the rest of the animated video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Pandoodle Corporation
    Inventors: Dirk D. Brown, David Ludwigsen, Loch T. Brown, Christopher James MacDonald, Harrison Rose, Jeffrey Alan Amdur, Robert John Glassett
  • User Customized Animated Video and Method For Making the Same
    Publication number: 20110064388
    Abstract: A customized animation video system and method generate a customized or personalized animated video using user input where the customized animated video is rendered in a near immediate timeframe (for example, in less than 10 minutes). The customized animation video system and method of the present invention enable seamless integration of an animated representation of a subject or other custom object into the animated video. That is, the system and method of the present invention enable the generation of an animated representation of a subject that can be viewed from any desired perspective in the animated video without the use of multiple photographs or other 2D depictions of the subject. Furthermore, the system and method of the present invention enables the generation of an animated representation of a subject that is in the same graphic style as the rest of the animated video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: PANDOODLE CORP.
    Inventors: Dirk D. Brown, David Ludwigsen, Loch T. Brown, Christopher James MacDonald, Harrison Rose, Jeffrey Alan Amdur, Robert John Glassett
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING ANIMATED VIDEO WITH PERSONALIZED ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20070008322
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for cartoonizing an image and incorporating the image into an animated video based upon a predefined animated story. In alternate embodiments of the invention, multiple images may be incorporated into the animated video. In further embodiments, the animated video may be output from the system in printed, hard copy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventor: David Ludwigsen