Patents by Inventor Henry Allen Driskill
Henry Allen Driskill 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).
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Patent number: 9104491Abstract: A request from a client to perform a task is received. The client has a predetermined limit of compute resources. The task is dispatched from a batch scheduler to a compute node as a non-speculative task if a quantity of compute resources is available at the compute node to process the task, and the quantity of compute resources in addition to a total quantity of compute resources being utilized by the client is less than or equal to the predetermined limit, such that the non-speculative task is processed without being preempted by an additional task requested by an additional client. The task is dispatched, from the batch scheduler to the compute node, as a speculative task if the quantity of compute resources is available to process the task, and the quantity of compute resources in addition to the total quantity of compute resources is greater than the predetermined limit.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Eric Geibel, Jeffrey M. Jordan, Scott Lane Burris, Kevin Christopher Constantine, Henry Allen Driskill
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Patent number: 8797320Abstract: Objects are modeled and rendered using multiple surfaces to provide attributes used in rendering. In some embodiments, a reference surface for an object is defined, e.g., using conventional modeling techniques. One or more auxiliary surfaces are associated with portions of the reference surface. Some of the surface attributes (e.g., color, surface normal, texture, lighting) are associated with the reference surface, while other attributes (e.g., transparency) are associated with the cards. To render an image, a ray associated with a pixel is traced to its intersection with the reference surface and to its intersection with one of the auxiliary surfaces. The attributes associated with the reference surface are determined based on the intersection point of the ray with the reference surface, and the attributes associated with the auxiliary surface are determined based on the intersection point of the ray with the auxiliary surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: John T. Murrah, Donald Adolph Lusinsky, Henry Allen Driskill, Sean D. Jenkins, Ernest Petti, Lewis N. Siegel, Adrienne Othon
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Publication number: 20130219395Abstract: A request from a client to perform a task is received. The client has a predetermined limit of compute resources. The task is dispatched from a batch scheduler to a compute node as a non-speculative task if a quantity of compute resources is available at the compute node to process the task, and the quantity of compute resources in addition to a total quantity of compute resources being utilized by the client is less than or equal to the predetermined limit, such that the non-speculative task is processed without being preempted by an additional task requested by an additional client. The task is dispatched, from the batch scheduler to the compute node, as a speculative task if the quantity of compute resources is available to process the task, and the quantity of compute resources in addition to the total quantity of compute resources is greater than the predetermined limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Jonathan Eric Geibel, Jeffrey M. Jordan, Scott Lane Burris, Kevin Christopher Constantine, Henry Allen Driskill
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Patent number: 7995060Abstract: A computer system comprises a memory configured to store a geometric description of an object, wherein the memory is configured to store a first set of parameters associated with a first artistic look, and wherein the memory is configured to store a second set of parameters associated with a second artistic look, and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to determine a first set of rendered data in response to the first set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, wherein the processor is configured to determine a second set of rendered data in response to the second set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, and wherein the processor is configured to determine a visual representation for the object in response to the first set of rendered data and in response to the second set of rendered data.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: John T Murrah, Henry Allen Driskill, Colin Eckart, Donald Adolph Lusinsky, Sean D Jenkins, Patrick Dalton
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Publication number: 20090033663Abstract: Objects are modeled and rendered using multiple surfaces to provide attributes used in rendering. In some embodiments, a reference surface for an object is defined, e.g., using conventional modeling techniques. One or more auxiliary surfaces are associated with portions of the reference surface. Some of the surface attributes (e.g., color, surface normal, texture, lighting) are associated with the reference surface, while other attributes (e.g., transparency) are associated with the cards. To render an image, a ray associated with a pixel is traced to its intersection with the reference surface and to its intersection with one of the auxiliary surfaces. The attributes associated with the reference surface are determined based on the intersection point of the ray with the reference surface, and the attributes associated with the auxiliary surface are determined based on the intersection point of the ray with the auxiliary surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: John T. Murrah, Donald Adolph Lusinsky, Henry Allen Driskill, Sean D. Jenkins, Ernest Petti, Lewis N. Siegel
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Publication number: 20090033674Abstract: A surface normal map of an object can be interactively modified to create brushstroke-like textures. In one embodiment, surface normal components along the x, y, and z axes (in object coordinate space) are mapped onto red, green, and blue color components. The object's surface is displayed in an editing interface (e.g., a painting program) with colors indicating the surface normals. The user can then modify the surface normals to achieve a desired look for the object. The modified surface normals are stored with the object-model data and are used in rendering the object, helping to create a painted appearance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: John T. Murrah, Donald Adolph Lusinsky, Henry Allen Driskill, Sean D. Jenkins, Colin Eckart, Andrew Kinney
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Publication number: 20090033662Abstract: A computer system comprises a memory configured to store a geometric description of an object, wherein the memory is configured to store a first set of parameters associated with a first artistic look, and wherein the memory is configured to store a second set of parameters associated with a second artistic look, and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to determine a first set of rendered data in response to the first set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, wherein the processor is configured to determine a second set of rendered data in response to the second set of parameters and to the geometric description of the object, and wherein the processor is configured to determine a visual representation for the object in response to the first set of rendered data and in response to the second set of rendered data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: Disney Enterprises, IncorporatedInventors: John T. Murrah, Henry Allen Driskill, Colin Eckart, Donald Adolph Lusinsky, Sean D. Jenkins, Patrick Dalton