Patents by Inventor Nicholas T. Swafford

Nicholas T. Swafford 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 of gaze predictive rendering of a focal area of an animation
    Patent number: 10255714
    Abstract: Individual images for individual frames of an animation may be rendered to include individual focal areas. A focal area may include one or more of a foveal region corresponding to a gaze direction of a user, an area surrounding the foveal region, and/or other components. The foveal region may comprise a region along the user's line of sight that permits high visual acuity with respect to a periphery of the line of sight. A focal area within an image may be rendered based on parameter values of rendering parameters that are different from parameter values for an area outside the focal area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mitchell, Sheldon Andrews, Darren Cosker, Nicholas T. Swafford
  • System and method of latency-aware rendering of a focal area of an animation
    Patent number: 10042421
    Abstract: Individual images for individual frames of an animation may be rendered to include individual focal areas. A focal area may include one or more of a foveal region corresponding to a gaze direction of a user, an area surrounding the foveal region, and/or other components. The foveal region may comprise a region along the user's line of sight that permits high visual acuity with respect to a periphery of the line of sight. A focal area within an image may be rendered based on parameter values of rendering parameters that are different from parameter values for an area outside the focal area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mitchell, Darren Cosker, Nicholas T. Swafford
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LATENCY-AWARE RENDERING OF A FOCAL AREA OF AN ANIMATION
    Publication number: 20180059780
    Abstract: Individual images for individual frames of an animation may be rendered to include individual focal areas. A focal area may include one or more of a foveal region corresponding to a gaze direction of a user, an area surrounding the foveal region, and/or other components. The foveal region may comprise a region along the user's line of sight that permits high visual acuity with respect to a periphery of the line of sight. A focal area within an image may be rendered based on parameter values of rendering parameters that are different from parameter values for an area outside the focal area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mitchell, Darren Cosker, Nicholas T. Swafford
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GAZE PREDICTIVE RENDERING OF A FOCAL AREA OF AN ANIMATION
    Publication number: 20180061116
    Abstract: Individual images for individual frames of an animation may be rendered to include individual focal areas. A focal area may include one or more of a foveal region corresponding to a gaze direction of a user, an area surrounding the foveal region, and/or other components. The foveal region may comprise a region along the user's line of sight that permits high visual acuity with respect to a periphery of the line of sight. A focal area within an image may be rendered based on parameter values of rendering parameters that are different from parameter values for an area outside the focal area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mitchell, Sheldon Andrews, Darren Cosker, Nicholas T. Swafford
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BANDWIDTH-SENSITIVE RENDERING OF A FOCAL AREA OF AN ANIMATION
    Publication number: 20180061084
    Abstract: Individual images for individual frames of an animation may be rendered to include individual focal areas. A focal area may include one or more of a foveal region corresponding to a gaze direction of a user, an area surrounding the foveal region, and/or other components. The foveal region may comprise a region along the user's line of sight that permits high visual acuity with respect to a periphery of the line of sight. A focal area within an image may be rendered based on parameter values of rendering parameters that are different from parameter values for an area outside the focal area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mitchell, Darren Cosker, Nicholas T. Swafford