Patents by Inventor Nick Rasmussen

Nick Rasmussen 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).

  • Patent number: 9710972
    Abstract: A method may include displaying, on one or more display devices in a virtual-reality environment, a visual representation of a 3-D virtual scene from the perspective of a subject location in the virtual-reality environment. The method may also include displaying, on the one or more display devices, a chroma-key background with the visual representation. The method may further include recording, using a camera, an image of the subject in the virtual-reality environment against the chroma-key background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Mike Sanders, Kim Libreri, Nick Rasmussen, John Gaeta
  • Publication number: 20150348326
    Abstract: A method may include displaying, on one or more display devices in a virtual-reality environment, a visual representation of a 3-D virtual scene from the perspective of a subject location in the virtual-reality environment. The method may also include displaying, on the one or more display devices, a chroma-key background with the visual representation. The method may further include recording, using a camera, an image of the subject in the virtual-reality environment against the chroma-key background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Lucasfilm Entertainment Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mike Sanders, Kim Libreri, Nick Rasmussen, John Gaeta
  • Publication number: 20150350628
    Abstract: A method may include presenting a scene from linear content on one or more display devices in an immersive environment, and receiving, from a user within the immersive environment, input to change an aspect of the scene. The method may also include accessing 3-D virtual scene information previously used to render the scene, and changing the 3-D virtual scene information according to the changed aspect of the scene. The method may additionally include rending the 3-D virtual scene to incorporate the changed aspect, and presenting the rendered scene in real time in the immersive user environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Lucasfilm Entertainment Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mike Sanders, Kim Libreri, Nick Rasmussen, John Gaeta
  • Patent number: D961953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventors: Matias Møllenbach, Nick Rasmussen