Patents by Inventor Qing Hu Liao

Qing Hu Liao 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).

  • Easy selection threshold
    Patent number: 9483873
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage medium/computer program product provide the ability to select an object in a three-dimensional (3D) scene. A 3D scene is displayed and consists of a first object that is displayed in the foreground and a second object that is occluded or partially occluded by the first object. An object selection option is activated. A transparency threshold value is defined for the first object. A location in the displayed 3D scene is selected. Such a location is located on a portion of the first object that occludes the second object. Based on the transparency threshold value and the location, either the first object or the second object is selected and displayed in a visually distinguishable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel DeStaffany Pennington, Sylvain Laroche, Qing Hu Liao
  • EASY SELECTION THRESHOLD
    Publication number: 20140292754
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage medium/computer program product provide the ability to select an object in a three-dimensional (3D) scene. A 3D scene is displayed and consists of a first object that is displayed in the foreground and a second object that is occluded or partially occluded by the first object. An object selection option is activated. A transparency threshold value is defined for the first object. A location in the displayed 3D scene is selected. Such a location is located on a portion of the first object that occludes the second object. Based on the transparency threshold value and the location, either the first object or the second object is selected and displayed in a visually distinguishable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel DeStaffany Pennington, Sylvain Laroche, Qing Hu Liao