Patents by Inventor Keith William Reid

Keith William Reid 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).

  • Method and system for emulating inverse kinematics
    Patent number: 9342913
    Abstract: System and method are provided for achieving “inverse kinematics” of 3D graphics depicting an object that consists of multiple parts. The system displays an animation of a 3D graphics object that consists of multiple moving parts. The animation is associated with an animation timeline defined by two end points—a starting time point and an ending time point. The user can manipulate the object back and forth along the animation timeline, between the two end points, by selecting (e.g., clicking on) and moving (dragging) any of the movable parts of the object on a display screen. In short, the user can use any of the movable parts as a scroll/slide button to move the animation forward and backward along the animation timeline, to achieve real-time inverse kinematics movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NGRAIN (CANADA) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Yue Gordon Wong, Graham Thurstan Smith, Keith William Reid
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMULATING INVERSE KINEMATICS
    Publication number: 20140232716
    Abstract: System and method are provided for achieving “inverse kinematics” of 3D graphics depicting an object that consists of multiple parts. The system displays an animation of a 3D graphics object that consists of multiple moving parts. The animation is associated with an animation timeline defined by two end points—a starting time point and an ending time point. The user can manipulate the object back and forth along the animation timeline, between the two end points, by selecting (e.g., clicking on) and moving (dragging) any of the movable parts of the object on a display screen. In short, the user can use any of the movable parts as a scroll/slide button to move the animation forward and backward along the animation timeline, to achieve real-time inverse kinematics movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: NGRAIN (CANADA) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Yue Gordon Wong, Graham Thurstan Smith, Keith William Reid