Patents by Inventor David Thomas Blizard

David Thomas Blizard 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).

  • Systems and methods for generating dynamic real-time high-quality lighting for digital animation
    Patent number: 11605198
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a first set of static lighting information associated with a first static lighting setup and a second set of static lighting information associated with a second static lighting setup. The first set of static lighting information and the second set of static lighting information are associated with a scene to be rendered. A first set of global illumination information is precomputed based on the first set of static lighting information. A second set of global illumination information is precomputed based on the second set of static lighting information. The first and second sets of global illumination information are blended to derive a blended set of global illumination information. The scene is rendered in a real-time application based on the blended set of global illumination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Baobab Studios Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Scott Hutchinson, Timothy Edward Wilson, David Thomas Blizard, Meith Jhaveri, Lawrence David Cutler, Apostolos Lerios
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC REAL-TIME HIGH-QUALITY LIGHTING FOR DIGITAL ANIMATION
    Publication number: 20200005525
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a first set of static lighting information associated with a first static lighting setup and a second set of static lighting information associated with a second static lighting setup. The first set of static lighting information and the second set of static lighting information are associated with a scene to be rendered. A first set of global illumination information is precomputed based on the first set of static lighting information. A second set of global illumination information is precomputed based on the second set of static lighting information. The first and second sets of global illumination information are blended to derive a blended set of global illumination information. The scene is rendered in a real-time application based on the blended set of global illumination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Scott Hutchinson, Timothy Edward Wilson, David Thomas Blizard, Meith Jhaveri, Lawrence David Cutler, Apostolos Lerios