Patents by Inventor Lee B. Thomason

Lee B. Thomason 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).

  • Independent layered content for hardware-accelerated media playback
    Patent number: 9077970
    Abstract: Presentation of cross-platform multimedia content may be controlled by a media player. Cross-platform content may include a two-dimensional (2D) graphics component, a three-dimensional (3D) graphics component, and a video component. Each component may be rendered as a separate layer, and each component may be rendered independently from one another. The multimedia player may synchronize the separate renderings for presentation. In one embodiment, the rendering of at least one of the separate layers may be performed by a hardware resource separate from the hardware resource executing the multimedia player. Each separate layer may be composited for display. In one embodiment, the compositing may be performed by a hardware resource separate from the hardware resource executing the multimedia player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Tinic Uro, Benoit G Ambry, Lee B Thomason, Sebastian Marketsmueller, David A. Tristram
  • Common Rendering Framework and Common Event Model for Video, 2D, and 3D Content
    Publication number: 20130127849
    Abstract: A multimedia presentation may include 2D and 3D content integrated into a common rendering framework and common event model. The 2D and 3D content may be rendered based on a specification of one or more rendering effects to be applied to both the 2D and 3D content. In response to an event pertaining to the 2D and 3D content, an effect may be applied to the 2D and 3D content according to the common event model. Creation of the multimedia presentation may include receiving a specification of one or more rendering effects to be applied to the 2D and 3D content and may also include receiving a specification of one or more event effects to the 2D and 3D content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Sebastian Marketsmueller, David A. Tristram, Lee B. Thomason
  • Independent Layered Content for Hardware-Accelerated Media Playback
    Publication number: 20120218381
    Abstract: Presentation of cross-platform multimedia content may be controlled by a media player. Cross-platform content may include a two-dimensional (2D) graphics component, a three-dimensional (3D) graphics component, and a video component. Each component may be rendered as a separate layer, and each component may be rendered independently from one another. The multimedia player may synchronize the separate renderings for presentation. In one embodiment, the rendering of at least one of the separate layers may be performed by a hardware resource separate from the hardware resource executing the multimedia player. Each separate layer may be composited for display. In one embodiment, the compositing may be performed by a hardware resource separate from the hardware resource executing the multimedia player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Tinic Uro, Benoit G. Ambry, Lee B. Thomason, Sebastian Marketsmueller, David A. Tristram