Patents by Inventor Jean Bordes

Jean Bordes 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).

  • System and method providing variable complexity in a physics simulation
    Publication number: 20080043026
    Abstract: A system and method of providing physics data generated by a physics simulation and consumed by main application are provided. The main application may incorporate different scene versions or varying physics-based complexity while running on systems having different hardware and software resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: Jean Bordes
  • Callbacks in asynchronous or parallel execution of a physics simulation
    Publication number: 20060200331
    Abstract: Embodiments of a callback procedure mechanism and method are disclosed in relation to a system running a physics simulation in parallel with a main application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventor: Jean Bordes
  • System and method providing variable complexity in a physics simulation
    Publication number: 20060200327
    Abstract: A system and method of providing physics data generated by a physics simulation and consumed by main application are provided. The main application may incorporate different scene versions or varying physics-based complexity while running on systems having different hardware and software resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventor: Jean Bordes
  • System with PPU/GPU architecture
    Publication number: 20060106591
    Abstract: A PPU-enhanced system is described in which a Physics Processing Unit (PPU) and a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) are connected with the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Jean Bordes, Curtis Davis, Manju Hegde
  • Physics processing unit instruction set architecture
    Publication number: 20050251644
    Abstract: An efficient quasi-custom instruction set for Physics Processing Unit (PPU) is enabled by balancing the dictates of a parallel arrangement of multiple, independent vector processors and programming considerations. A hierarchy of multiple, programmable memories and distributed control over data transfer is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Monier Maher, Jean Bordes, Dilip Sequeira, Richard Tonge
  • System incorporating physics processing unit
    Publication number: 20050086040
    Abstract: A system, such as a PC, incorporating a dedicated physics processing unit adapted to generate physics data for use within a physics simulation or game animation. The hardware-based physics processing unit is characterized by a unique architecture designed to efficiently calculate physics data, including multiple, parallel floating point operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Curtis Davis, Manju Hegde, Otto Schmid, Monier Maher, Jean Bordes
  • Method for providing physics simulation data
    Publication number: 20050075154
    Abstract: A method of providing physics data within a game program or simulation using a hardware-based physics processing unit having unique architecture designed to efficiently calculate physics related data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jean Bordes, Curtis Davis, Monier Maher, Manju Hegde, Otto Schmid
  • Physics processing unit
    Publication number: 20050075849
    Abstract: A hardware-based physics processing unit having unique architecture designed to efficiently calculate physics data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Monier Maher, Otto Schmid, Curtis Davis, Manju Hegde, Jean Bordes