Patents by Inventor Mark DOKTER

Mark DOKTER 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for improving subpixel visibility
    Patent number: 10867431
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for operation of a GPU. The device can determine a first subset of primitives associated with a set of objects within an image. The first subset of primitives can be based on a first viewpoint with respect to the set of objects. The device can also determine, for a second viewpoint with respect to the set of objects, a second subset of primitives excluding the first subset of primitives. In some aspects, the second subset of primitives can have a difference in depth with respect to the first subset of primitives that is less than a threshold depth. Additionally, the device can mark the first subset of primitives and the second subset of primitives as visible. Further, the device can generate graphical content based on the marked first subset of primitives and the marked second subset of primitives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Dokter, Dieter Schmalstieg, Markus Steinberger
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING SUBPIXEL VISIBILITY
    Publication number: 20200193690
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for operation of a GPU. The device can determine a first subset of primitives associated with a set of objects within an image. The first subset of primitives can be based on a first viewpoint with respect to the set of objects. The device can also determine, for a second viewpoint with respect to the set of objects, a second subset of primitives excluding the first subset of primitives. In some aspects, the second subset of primitives can have a difference in depth with respect to the first subset of primitives that is less than a threshold depth. Additionally, the device can mark the first subset of primitives and the second subset of primitives as visible. Further, the device can generate graphical content based on the marked first subset of primitives and the marked second subset of primitives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Mark DOKTER, Dieter SCHMALSTIEG, Markus STEINBERGER