Patents by Inventor Francis Biancamano

Francis Biancamano 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing immersive media content
    Patent number: 10051318
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor implemented method is provided. The processor-implemented method includes receiving raw lighting information corresponding to one or more lighting events that occur during the creation of primary content, during association of supplemental effects on the primary content, or both. The processor-implemented method also includes decoding the raw lighting information to generate supplemental information. The supplemental information corresponds to one or more lighting cues. The processor-implemented method also includes associating the supplemental information with the primary content by linking each of the one or more lighting cues to each of the one or more lighting events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media LLC
    Inventors: William Beckett, Howard Shirokmann, Peter Ehrhardt, James Benjamin, Gerald Schultz, Brian Davis, Francis Biancamano
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IMMERSIVE MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20170006334
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor implemented method is provided. The processor-implemented method includes receiving raw lighting information corresponding to one or more lighting events that occur during the creation of primary content, during association of supplemental effects on the primary content, or both. The processor-implemented method also includes decoding the raw lighting information to generate supplemental information. The supplemental information corresponds to one or more lighting cues. The processor-implemented method also includes associating the supplemental information with the primary content by linking each of the one or more lighting cues to each of the one or more lighting events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: William Beckett, Howard Shirokmann, Peter Ehrhardt, James Benjamin, Gerald Schultz, Brian Davis, Francis Biancamano