Patents by Inventor Kevin RATELLE

Kevin RATELLE 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).

  • Patent number: 10751621
    Abstract: A method comprises producing image frames representing evolution of a scene in a field of view of a virtual camera in a virtual environment; and rendering in the image frames an appearance of movement of an environment element in the scene in correspondence with movement of the virtual camera within the virtual environment. In another method the virtual environment may include a virtual camera, an object of interest and an environment element of which at least a portion is located between the virtual camera and the object of interest. The method may comprise producing a sequence of image frames representing evolution of a scene, and over the course of multiple image frames, rendering an appearance of movement of the portion of the environment element to expose more of the object of interest in at least part of the scene previously occupied by the portion of the environment element that was moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Square Enix Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Ratelle, Frederic Joanis
  • Publication number: 20190070505
    Abstract: A method comprises producing image frames representing evolution of a scene in a field of view of a virtual camera in a virtual environment; and rendering in the image frames an appearance of movement of an environment element in the scene in correspondence with movement of the virtual camera within the virtual environment. In another method the virtual environment may include a virtual camera, an object of interest and an environment element of which at least a portion is located between the virtual camera and the object of interest. The method may comprise producing a sequence of image frames representing evolution of a scene, and over the course of multiple image frames, rendering an appearance of movement of the portion of the environment element to expose more of the object of interest in at least part of the scene previously occupied by the portion of the environment element that was moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin RATELLE, Frederic JOANIS