Patents by Inventor Graham Wihlidal

Graham Wihlidal 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).

  • Patent number: 11568572
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a first compressed representation of a texture map in a first compression format, wherein the first compressed representation has been compressed using a first compressor, and receiving an array of compression parameters for a second compressor, the array of compression parameters including one or more respective compression parameters for each of a plurality of pixel regions of the texture map. The method further comprises decompressing the first compressed representation of the texture map to obtain the texture map, and compressing, using the second compressor, the texture map to a second compressed representation in a second compression format, comprising compressing each of said plurality of pixel regions of the texture map in accordance with the respective one or more compression parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Graham Wihlidal, John Hable
  • Publication number: 20210256734
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a first compressed representation of a texture map in a first compression format, wherein the first compressed representation has been compressed using a first compressor, and receiving an array of compression parameters for a second compressor, the array of compression parameters including one or more respective compression parameters for each of a plurality of pixel regions of the texture map. The method further comprises decompressing the first compressed representation of the texture map to obtain the texture map, and compressing, using the second compressor, the texture map to a second compressed representation in a second compression format, comprising compressing each of said plurality of pixel regions of the texture map in accordance with the respective one or more compression parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Graham Wihlidal, John Hable
  • Patent number: 10970880
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a first compressed representation of a texture map in a first compression format, wherein the first compressed representation has been compressed using a first compressor, and receiving an array of compression parameters for a second compressor, the array of compression parameters including one or more respective compression parameters for each of a plurality of pixel regions of the texture map. The method further comprises decompressing the first compressed representation of the texture map to obtain the texture map, and compressing, using the second compressor, the texture map to a second compressed representation in a second compression format, comprising compressing each of said plurality of pixel regions of the texture map in accordance with the respective one or more compression parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Graham Wihlidal, John Hable
  • Patent number: 10930020
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a texture map, segmenting the texture map into a plurality of pixel regions, and for each of the plurality of pixel regions, inputting a vector representation of the pixel region to a compression parameter neural network. The compression parameter neural network is configured to process the vector representation of the pixel region through one or more layers of the compression parameter neural network and generate an output indicating a compression parameter set for compressing the pixel region. The method further comprises inputting the pixel region and the compression parameter set to a compressor, wherein the compressor is configured to compress the pixel region to a compressed representation of the pixel region in accordance with the compression parameter set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventor: Graham Wihlidal
  • Publication number: 20200051287
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a texture map, segmenting the texture map into a plurality of pixel regions, and for each of the plurality of pixel regions, inputting a vector representation of the pixel region to a compression parameter neural network. The compression parameter neural network is configured to process the vector representation of the pixel region through one or more layers of the compression parameter neural network and generate an output indicating a compression parameter set for compressing the pixel region. The method further comprises inputting the pixel region and the compression parameter set to a compressor, wherein the compressor is configured to compress the pixel region to a compressed representation of the pixel region in accordance with the compression parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Graham Wihlidal
  • Publication number: 20200051285
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a first compressed representation of a texture map in a first compression format, wherein the first compressed representation has been compressed using a first compressor, and receiving an array of compression parameters for a second compressor, the array of compression parameters including one or more respective compression parameters for each of a plurality of pixel regions of the texture map. The method further comprises decompressing the first compressed representation of the texture map to obtain the texture map, and compressing, using the second compressor, the texture map to a second compressed representation in a second compression format, comprising compressing each of said plurality of pixel regions of the texture map in accordance with the respective one or more compression parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Graham Wihlidal, John Hable