Patents by Inventor Fabio Pellacini

Fabio Pellacini 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).

  • Hybrid hardware-accelerated relighting system for computer cinematography
    Patent number: 7652666
    Abstract: An interactive cinematic lighting system used in the production of computer-animated feature films containing environments of very high complexity, in which surface and light appearances are described using procedural RenderMan shaders. The system provides lighting artists with high-quality previews at interactive framerates with only small approximations compared to the final rendered images. This is accomplished by combining numerical estimation of surface response, image-space caching, deferred shading, and the computational power of modern graphics hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Pixar
    Inventors: Fabio Pellacini, Kiril Vidimce, Alex J. Mohr
  • HYBRID HARDWARE-ACCELERATED RELIGHTING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20090073169
    Abstract: An interactive cinematic lighting system used in the production of computer-animated feature films containing environments of very high complexity, in which surface and light appearances are described using procedural RenderMan shaders. The system provides lighting artists with high-quality previews at interactive framerates with only small approximations compared to the final rendered images. This is accomplished by combining numerical estimation of surface response, image-space caching, deferred shading, and the computational power of modern graphics hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Pixar
    Inventors: Fabio Pellacini, Kiril Vidimce, Alex J. Mohr
  • Hybrid hardware-accelerated relighting system for computer cinematography
    Patent number: 7427986
    Abstract: An interactive cinematic lighting system used in the production of computer-animated feature films containing environments of very high complexity, in which surface and light appearances are described using procedural RenderMan shaders. The system provides lighting artists with high-quality previews at interactive framerates with only small approximations compared to the final rendered images. This is accomplished by combining numerical estimation of surface response, image-space caching, deferred shading, and the computational power of modern graphics hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Pixar
    Inventors: Fabio Pellacini, Kiril Vidimce, Alex J. Mohr
  • Hybrid hardware-accelerated relighting system for computer cinematography
    Publication number: 20060209067
    Abstract: An interactive cinematic lighting system used in the production of computer-animated feature films containing environments of very high complexity, in which surface and light appearances are described using procedural RenderMan shaders. The system provides lighting artists with high-quality previews at interactive framerates with only small approximations compared to the final rendered images. This is accomplished by combining numerical estimation of surface response, image-space caching, deferred shading, and the computational power of modern graphics hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Pixar
    Inventors: Fabio Pellacini, Kiril Vidimce, Alex Mohr