Patents by Inventor Ken Dahm

Ken Dahm 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 a production renderer for accelerating image rendering
    Patent number: 10269166
    Abstract: A method, a computer program, and a production renderer for accelerating a rendering process of an image are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes intercepting a first invocation of a function from a custom shader during a rendering process of an image, computing a result of the function employing a processor, and returning the result to the custom shader in response to a second invocation of the function during the rendering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Enzo Catalano, Rajko Yasui-Schoeffel, Ken Dahm, Nikolaus Binder, Alexander Keller
  • METHOD AND A PRODUCTION RENDERER FOR ACCELERATING IMAGE RENDERING
    Publication number: 20170236322
    Abstract: A method, a computer program, and a production renderer for accelerating a rendering process of an image are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes intercepting a first invocation of a function from a custom shader during a rendering process of an image, computing a result of the function employing a processor, and returning the result to the custom shader in response to a second invocation of the function during the rendering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Enzo Catalano, Rajko Yasui-Schoeffel, Ken Dahm, Nikolaus Binder, Alexander Keller