Patents by Inventor PATRICK CONRAN

PATRICK CONRAN 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: 9704229
    Abstract: A method of rendering stereo images includes receiving a first image of an object comprising rendered color information. The first image of the object is rendered using a first camera position. The method also includes receiving a second image of the object. The second image of the object is rendered using a second camera position, and pixels in the second image comprise locations of corresponding pixels in the first image. The method additionally includes coloring the pixels in the second image using colors of the corresponding pixels in the first image. The second image and the third image are stereo images for a 3-D presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Victor Schutz, Patrick Conran
  • Publication number: 20160163030
    Abstract: A method of rendering stereo images includes receiving a first image of an object comprising rendered color information. The first image of the object is rendered using a first camera position. The method also includes receiving a second image of the object. The second image of the object is rendered using a second camera position, and pixels in the second image comprise locations of corresponding pixels in the first image. The method additionally includes coloring the pixels in the second image using colors of the corresponding pixels in the first image. The second image and the third image are stereo images for a 3-D presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Victor Schutz, Patrick Conran
  • Patent number: 9275490
    Abstract: A method of applying a post-render motion blur to an object may include receiving a first image of the object. The first image need not be motion blurred, and the first image may include a first pixel and rendered color information for the first pixel. The method may also include receiving a second image of the object. The second image may be motion blurred, and the second image may include a second pixel and a location of the second pixel before the second image was motion blurred. Areas that are occluded in the second image may be identified and colored using a third image rendering only those areas. Unoccluded areas of the second image may be colored using information from the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Victor Schutz, Patrick Conran
  • Publication number: 20150235407
    Abstract: A method of applying a post-render motion blur to an object may include receiving a first image of the object. The first image need not be motion blurred, and the first image may include a first pixel and rendered color information for the first pixel. The method may also include receiving a second image of the object. The second image may be motion blurred, and the second image may include a second pixel and a location of the second pixel before the second image was motion blurred. Areas that are occluded in the second image may be identified and colored using a third image rendering only those areas. Unoccluded areas of the second image may be colored using information from the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Victor Schutz, Patrick Conran
  • Patent number: 9025902
    Abstract: A method of applying a post-render motion blur to an object may include receiving a first image of the object. The first image need not be motion blurred, and the first image may include a first pixel and rendered color information for the first pixel. The method may also include receiving a second image of the object. The second image may be motion blurred, and the second image may include a second pixel and a location of the second pixel before the second image was motion blurred. The method may additionally include locating the first pixel in the first image using the location of the second pixel before the second image was motion blurred. The method may further include coloring the second pixel using the rendered color information for the first pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Victor Schutz, Patrick Conran
  • Publication number: 20150084991
    Abstract: A method of applying a post-render motion blur to an object may include receiving a first image of the object. The first image need not be motion blurred, and the first image may include a first pixel and rendered color information for the first pixel. The method may also include receiving a second image of the object. The second image may be motion blurred, and the second image may include a second pixel and a location of the second pixel before the second image was motion blurred. The method may additionally include locating the first pixel in the first image using the location of the second pixel before the second image was motion blurred. The method may further include coloring the second pixel using the rendered color information for the first pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: VICTOR SCHUTZ, PATRICK CONRAN