Patents by Inventor Gary W. Hinger, II

Gary W. Hinger, II 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).

  • Rendering of two-dimensional markup messages
    Patent number: 9171397
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and apparatuses configured to receive or retrieve markup data associated with a message formatted for two-dimensional (2D) rendering, virtually render, by a first rendering module, the message in a non-displayed image in accordance with the markup data, and render, by a second rendering module, a three-dimensional (3D) object in a 2D display environment including texturing the non-displayed image on a surface of the 3D object in order to render the message. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: WildTangent, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sandige, Gary W. Hinger, II
  • RENDERING OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MARKUP MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20120139912
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and apparatuses configured to receive or retrieve markup data associated with a message formatted for two-dimensional (2D) rendering, virtually render, by a first rendering module, the message in a non-displayed image in accordance with the markup data, and render, by a second rendering module, a three-dimensional (3D) object in a 2D display environment including texturing the non-displayed image on a surface of the 3D object in order to render the message. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: WildTangent, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sandige, Gary W. Hinger, II
  • Rendering of two-dimensional markup messages
    Patent number: 8117541
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and apparatuses configured to receive or retrieve markup data associated with a message formatted for two-dimensional (2D) rendering, virtually render, by a first rendering module, the message in a non-displayed image in accordance with the markup data, and render, by a second rendering module, a three-dimensional (3D) object in a 2D display environment including texturing the non-displayed image on a surface of the 3D object in order to render the message. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: WildTangent, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sandige, Gary W. Hinger, II