Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Poppleton

Kenneth A. Poppleton 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: 20050207539
    Abstract: A method and system for calibrating medical imaging devices is provided. The method includes generating a calibration image within an X-ray imaging system and determining an image distortion of the X-ray imaging system based upon the calibration image for calibrating the X-ray imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Kenneth Poppleton
  • Patent number: 6433840
    Abstract: A method for anticipation and tracking eye movement for head tracked projectors which divides a projection surface into spherical triangles and uses interpolating calibration values stored at each vertex of the triangle. A calibration map is used that contains information about the relationship between the user's head orientation and where they are looking with their eyes at each calibration point. The projection surface is divided into spherical triangles which are searched to find the triangle which contain the user's interpolated view point by performing a dot product test between the interpolated view point and the unit normal vectors inside the three planes that make up the sides of the spherical triangle extended back to the eye point. When a dot product test fails for any side of the triangle the pointer is followed to the adjacent triangle where the test starts over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Poppleton
  • Patent number: 5980044
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an improved area of interest display system by providing a transition zone between a high resolution image being reflected onto and a low resolution image being projected onto a display screen. A combiner surface is provided in the form of a mirror having an all-reflective surface which transitions to an all-transmissive surface. The transition occurs in the form of pixels of highly reflective material which are disposed on the combiner surface using a dithering pattern generated from a modified error diffusion algorithm which minimizes undesired grouping of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp.
    Inventors: Bruce L. Cannon, Kenneth A. Poppleton