Patents by Inventor KARL D. WILLIS

KARL D. WILLIS 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).

  • Motionbeam interaction techniques for handheld projectors
    Patent number: 8847879
    Abstract: An image projection system may be configured to project objects which respond to movements and gestures made using a handheld projector, as well as to methods for controlling the projected objects based on such user input. For example, users may interact with and control objects in a projection frame by moving and/or gesturing with the handheld projector. Further, objects or characters projected using the handheld projector may be configured to perceive and react to physical objects in the environment. Similarly, elements of the physical environment may be configured to respond to the presence of the projected objects or characters in a variety of ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl D. Willis, Ivan Poupyrev
  • MOTIONBEAM INTERACTION TECHNIQUES FOR HANDHELD PROJECTORS
    Publication number: 20110248913
    Abstract: An image projection system may be configured to project objects which respond to movements and gestures made using a handheld projector, as well as to methods for controlling the projected objects based on such user input. For example, users may interact with and control objects in a projection frame by moving and/or gesturing with the handheld projector. Further, objects or characters projected using the handheld projector may be configured to perceive and react to physical objects in the environment. Similarly, elements of the physical environment may be configured to respond to the presence of the projected objects or characters in a variety of ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: KARL D. WILLIS, IVAN POUPYREV