Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Wilkinson

Dennis J. Wilkinson 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: 10417355
    Abstract: A system and method predicts one or more next steps during the construction or editing of a graphical model having executable semantics. The one or more next steps being valid actions according to the executable semantics and/or syntax of the graphical model. The system and method presents ghost versions of the one or more next steps on a display of the graphical model. In response to user selection of a given ghost version, the system and method changes the selected ghost version into a completed action at the graphical model. The system and system may also update an in-memory representation of the graphical model with the completed action. The in-memory representation supporting execution of the graphical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Torgerson, Dennis J. Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 7873260
    Abstract: A system for modifying video including a source of a filter stack specifying filter operations to be carried out on a video clip, a filter registry of filter functions including information on filter operations that can be carried out by the filter functions, and a filter planner that receives the filter stack and accesses the registry in order to generate a filter plan specifying filter functions to be used in carrying out the filter operations specified in the filter stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Acoustic Technology LLC
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Manickavasagam, Dennis J. Wilkinson, II
  • Publication number: 20030156821
    Abstract: A system for modifying video including a source of a filter stack specifying filter operations to be carried out on a video clip, a filter registry of filter functions including information on filter operations that can be carried out by the filter functions, and a filter planner that receives the filter stack and accesses the registry in order to generate a filter plan specifying filter functions to be used in carrying out the filter operations specified in the filter stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Manickavasagam, Dennis J. Wilkinson