Patents by Inventor Don Freeman Hatch

Don Freeman Hatch 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: 6373482
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for modifying blending between at least first and second clip-map tiles. Blending of a texel accessed in a modified blending region of the first clip-map tile is modified such that a blending profile between the first clip-map tile and a second clip-map tile is more smooth. Sharp transitions in blending between the first and second clip-map tiles are reduced or avoided. The magnitude of the modification of blending is a function of the location of the texel within the modified blending region. In one example, a determination is made on whether a texel to be accessed lies within a modified blending region within the first clip-map tile. A modified blending coefficient b is calculated when the texel to be accessed lies within the modified blending region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Migdel, Don Freeman Hatch