Patents by Inventor Nicolas S. Holliman

Nicolas S. Holliman 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).

  • Publication number: 20190166360
    Abstract: A controller that may implement variation of the content of binocular images which may depend upon which region of a binocular image a viewer is fixating. An aspect of the present disclosure may include locally controlling the viewer's perceived depth impression which may depend on where in perceived depth in an image the viewer is fixating. This may enable the perceived depth to be optimized across the image for quality and performance reasons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Nicolas S. Holliman, Michael G. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10129538
    Abstract: A controller that may implement variation of the content of binocular images which may depend upon which region of a binocular image a viewer is fixating. An aspect of the present disclosure may include locally controlling the viewer's perceived depth impression which may depend on where in perceived depth in an image the viewer is fixating. This may enable the perceived depth to be optimized across the image for quality and performance reasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas S. Holliman, Michael G Robinson
  • Publication number: 20160007016
    Abstract: A controller that may implement variation of the content of binocular images which may depend upon which region of a binocular image a viewer is fixating. An aspect of the present disclosure may include locally controlling the viewer's perceived depth impression which may depend on where in perceived depth in an image the viewer is fixating. This may enable the perceived depth to be optimized across the image for quality and performance reasons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Nicolas S. Holliman, Michael G Robinson
  • Publication number: 20090268014
    Abstract: A method of generating a stereoscopic image is disclosed. The method includes defining at least two, three or more regions in a scene representing a region of interest, a near regions and/or a far region. This is followed by forming an image pair for each region, this image pair containing the information relating to objects in or partially in their respective region. The perceived depth within the regions is altered to provide the idea or best perceived depth within the region of interest and acceptable or more compressed perceived depths in the other regions. The image pairs are then mapped together to form a display image pair for viewing on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
    Inventor: Nicolas S. Holliman
  • Patent number: 7557824
    Abstract: A method of generating a stereoscopic image is disclosed. The method includes defining at least two, three or more regions in a scene representing a region of interest, a near regions and/or a far region. This is followed by forming an image pair for each region, this image pair containing the information relating to objects in or partially in their respective region. The perceived depth within the regions is altered to provide the ideai or best perceived depth within the region of interest and acceptable or more compressed perceived depths in the other regions. The image pairs are then mapped together to form a display image pair for viewing on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: University of Durham
    Inventor: Nicolas S. Holliman