Patents by Inventor Gerard Ziemski

Gerard Ziemski 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).

  • Pillarboxing correction
    Patent number: 8421819
    Abstract: A display control device used to govern non-content regions in a display space, and selectively determine data for display in the non-content regions is described. The display control device can identify the non-content regions, and determine types of data that can be filled in the non-content regions. Once determined, the fill data can be presented in the non-content regions concurrently with an image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Gerard Ziemski
  • Pillarboxing Correction
    Publication number: 20120229489
    Abstract: A display control device used to govern non-content regions in a display space, and selectively determine data for display in the non-content regions is described. The display control device can identify the non-content regions, and determine types of data that can be filled in the non-content regions. Once determined, the fill data can be presented in the non-content regions concurrently with an image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Gerard Ziemski
  • RESOLUTION INDEPENDENT RENDERING OF QUADRATIC BEZIER CURVES USING PROGRAMMABLE GRAPHICS HARDWARE
    Publication number: 20120069037
    Abstract: A computer system, program, and method for resolution-independent rendering of an image defined at least in part by a Bezier curve function includes subdividing the image into a plurality of polygons based on Bezier control points of the Bezier curve function, each of the polygons being defined around a Bezier curve, assigning texture coordinates to the Bezier control points, projecting the plurality of polygons and the Bezier curves into texture space, constructing an implicit signed distance function based on the assigned texture coordinates and the Bezier curve function, determining for each pixel within each of the plurality of polygons, based on the implicit signed distance function, whether the pixel is located inside or outside the respective Bezier curve, and shading the pixels determined to be inside the Bezier curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ORACLE AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Gerard Ziemski
  • Pillarboxing correction
    Patent number: 8098261
    Abstract: A display control device used to govern non-content regions in a display space, and selectively determine data for display in the non-content regions is described. The display control device can identify the non-content regions, and determine types of data that can be filled in the non-content regions. Once determined, the fill data can be presented in the non-content regions concurrently with an image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Gerard Ziemski
  • Pillarboxing correction
    Publication number: 20080055314
    Abstract: A display control device used to govern non-content regions in a display space, and selectively determine data for display in the non-content regions is described. The display control device can identify the non-content regions, and determine types of data that can be filled in the non-content regions. Once determined, the fill data can be presented in the non-content regions concurrently with an image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Gerard Ziemski