Patents by Inventor Derek Crosby

Derek Crosby 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: 11527046
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating the coordination of audio video (AV) production using multiple actors in respective locations that are remote from each other, such that an integrated AV product can be generated by coordinating the activities of multiple remote actors in concert with one another. A director can indicate in the virtual world a desired location of a stage prop, and a beacon may then be transmitted toward a real world location corresponding to the desired location to aid in placement of the prop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.
    Inventors: Charles Ghislandi, Derek Crosby
  • Publication number: 20220314112
    Abstract: A method for generating action sequence data for a character to be rendered in a video game is provided. The method includes, during recording of an actor in a performance space, providing a cue to the actor to perform an action that simulates interacting with a virtual object at a location in the performance space. The method also includes instructing a robot to move to the location in the performance space at which the actor is to simulate interaction with the virtual object, and instructing the robot to adjust a physical attribute of the robot when at the location. The physical attribute of the robot, when adjusted, is placed at a three-dimensional location in the performance space to simulate a scale of the virtual object with which the actor is to simulate interaction. The virtual object can be either an animated object or a non-animated object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Derek Crosby, Geoff Wedig
  • Publication number: 20220180664
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating the coordination of audio video (AV) production using multiple actors in respective locations that are remote from each other, such that an integrated AV product can be generated by coordinating the activities of multiple remote actors in concert with one another. Motion capture (mocap) of multiple actors who are geographically distant from each other is facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Derek Crosby, Charles Ghislandi, Geoff Wedig
  • Publication number: 20220180854
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating the coordination of audio video (AV) production using multiple actors in respective locations that are remote from each other, such that an integrated AV product can be generated by coordinating the activities of multiple remote actors in concert with one another. In an example, a machine learning module is used to generate sound effects (SFX) based on F-curves representing footfalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Derek Crosby, Charles Ghislandi
  • Publication number: 20220172437
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating the coordination of audio video (AV) production using multiple actors in respective locations that are remote from each other, such that an integrated AV product can be generated by coordinating the activities of multiple remote actors in concert with one another. A director can indicate in the virtual world a desired location of a stage prop, and a beacon may then be transmitted toward a real world location corresponding to the desired location to aid in placement of the prop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Ghislandi, Derek Crosby