Patents by Inventor John Speck

John Speck 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).

  • Publication number: 20060157640
    Abstract: A system is described for capturing images comprising: a display for displaying graphical images and text; a plurality of apertures formed in the display; an image detector array configured behind the display and configured to sense light transmitted through the apertures in the display, the light reflected from a subject positioned in front of the display; and image processing logic to generate image data using the light transmitted through the apertures, the image data representing an image of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Perlman, Axel Busboom, Tim Cotter, John Speck, Roger van der Laan
  • Publication number: 20060055706
    Abstract: A method is described comprising: positioning a plurality of color-coded motion capture markers at a plurality of points on a performer's body, wherein the color-coded motion capture markers are colored with at least two or more different colors; and tracking the color-coded motion capture markers during a motion capture session using two or more color cameras and a color-coded motion capture subsystem, the color-coded motion capture subsystem identifying each individual color-coded motion capture element based on its color and/or its relationship to the other color-coded motion capture markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Perlman, Kenneth Pearce, Tim Cotter, Greg LaSalle, John Speck
  • Publication number: 20060055699
    Abstract: A method is described comprising: applying a series of curves on specified regions of a performer's face; tracking the movement of the series of curves during a motion capture session; and generating motion data representing the movement of the performer's face using the tracked movement of the series of curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Perlman, Kenneth Pearce, Tim Cotter, Greg LaSalle, John Speck