Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Schiller

Matthew J. Schiller 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 system for 3D surface deformation fitting
    Patent number: 9129434
    Abstract: A method is provided for animating a three-dimensional object using an animation rig. An exemplary method according to the invention is a method that defines a positional relationship between the location of one or more known points on first surface and an equal number of corresponding points on a virtual surface, and a time interval. The time interval is incremented, and the positional offsets of one or more known points on the first surface are determined. The corresponding point or points on the virtual surface are then transformed by the positional offset, and the change in animation rig control values for the transformed points on the virtual surface are calculated. The animation rig control values are then updated based on said calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Inventors: Robert R. Taylor, Michael J. McCormick, Colin J. Hodges, Michael Hutchinson, Matthew S. Chapman, Matthew J. Schiller, Buddy Alverson
  • Method and system for 3D surface deformation fitting
    Publication number: 20090295793
    Abstract: A method is provided for animating a three-dimensional object using an animation rig. An exemplary method according to the invention is a method that defines a positional relationship between the location of one or more known points on first surface and an equal number of corresponding points on a virtual surface, and a time interval. The time interval is incremented, and the positional offsets of one or more known points on the first surface are determined. The corresponding point or points on the virtual surface are then transformed by the positional offset, and the change in animation rig control values for the transformed points on the virtual surface are calculated. The animation rig control values are then updated based on said calculations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Robert R. Taylor, Michael J. McCormick, Colin J. Hodges, Michael Hutchinson, Matthew S. Chapman, Matthew J. Schiller, Buddy Alverson