Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Pietraszak

Michael Edward Pietraszak 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).

  • Automatic real-time shader modification for texture fetch instrumentation
    Patent number: 8872823
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for automatic instrumentation that modifies a video game's shaders at run-time to collect detailed statistics about texture fetches such as MIP usage. The tracking may be transparent to the game application and therefore not require modifications to the application. In an embodiment, the method may be implemented in a software development kit used to record and provide texture usage data and optionally generate a report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Matthew Gould, Michael Edward Pietraszak, Zsolt Mathe, J. Andrew Goossen, Casey Leon Meekhof
  • Automatic Real-Time Shader Modification for Texture Fetch Instrumentation
    Publication number: 20110084964
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for automatic instrumentation that modifies a video game's shaders at run-time to collect detailed statistics about texture fetches such as MIP usage. The tracking may be transparent to the game application and therefore not require modifications to the application. In an embodiment, the method may be implemented in a software development kit used to record and provide texture usage data and optionally generate a report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Matthew Gould, Michael Edward Pietraszak, Zsolt Mathe, J. Andrew Goossen, Casey Leon Meekhof