Patents by Inventor Earl Robert Munroe

Earl Robert Munroe 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reproducing lighting effects in computer animated objects
    Patent number: 6342887
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reproducing real-world lighting effects in a computer animated object, in which a three dimensional virtual set is created in proportion to the physical set, optical parameters of each physical light source used on the real-world set are input into the model and qualified by effects such as dimming, filtration, diffusion, occlusion and attenuation to produce synthetic lighting of the virtual set. The camera lens transmission characteristics and film speed may also be incorporated into the virtual set parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Earl Robert Munroe