Patents by Inventor John Szeder

John Szeder 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).

  • Image transformation systems and methods
    Patent number: 9639974
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium are provided that cause a two dimensional image to appear three dimensional and also create a dynamic or animated illustrated images. The systems, methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums implement displacement maps in a number of novel ways in conjunction with among other software, facial feature recognition software to recognize the areas of the face and allow the users to then customize those areas that are recognized. Furthermore, the created displacement maps are used to create all of the dynamic effects of an image in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Facecake Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Smith, Clayton Nicholas Graff, John Szeder
  • Image Transformation Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20150254892
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium are provided that cause a two dimensional image to appear three dimensional and also create a dynamic or animated illustrated images. The systems, methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums implement displacement maps in a number of novel ways in conjunction with among other software, facial feature recognition software to recognize the areas of the face and allow the users to then customize those areas that are recognized. Furthermore, the created displacement maps are used to create all of the dynamic effects of an image in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Linda Smith, Clayton Nicholas Graff, John Szeder
  • Image transformation systems and methods
    Patent number: 9064344
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium are provided that cause a two dimensional image to appear three dimensional and also create a dynamic or animated illustrated images. The systems, methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums implement displacement maps in a number of novel ways in conjunction with among other software, facial feature recognition software to recognize the areas of the face and allow the users to then customize those areas that are recognized. Furthermore, the created displacement maps are used to create all of the dynamic effects of an image in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: FACECAKE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Linda Smith, Clayton Nicholas Graff, John Szeder
  • Image Transformation Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20100271365
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium are provided that cause a two dimensional image to appear three dimensional and also create a dynamic or animated illustrated images. The systems, methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums implement displacement maps in a number of novel ways in conjunction with among other software, facial feature recognition software to recognize the areas of the face and allow the users to then customize those areas that are recognized. Furthermore, the created displacement maps are used to create all of the dynamic effects of an image in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Linda Smith, Clayton Nicholas Graff, John Szeder