Patents by Inventor Nicholas M. Covington

Nicholas M. Covington 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).

  • System and method for efficient character animation
    Patent number: 9056247
    Abstract: A system and method for producing realistic computer character based animation, for example for computer games, by decomposing each character into a plurality of elements, preparing low resolution approximations of at least some elements for constructing a three dimensional approximation of the character and then applying and transforming one or more sprites to the approximations of the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: FUNTACTIX
    Inventors: Sam Glassenberg, Nicholas M Covington, Yaron Leifenberg, Alon Cohen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CHARACTER ANIMATION
    Publication number: 20130225293
    Abstract: A system and method for producing realistic computer character based animation, for example for computer games, by decomposing each character into a plurality of elements, preparing low resolution approximations of at least some elements for constructing a three dimensional approximation of the character and then applying and transforming one or more sprites to the approximations of the elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Sam Glassenberg, Nicholas M. Covington, Yaron Leifenberg, Alon Cohen