Patents by Inventor Richard Allen Blair

Richard Allen Blair 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).

  • Apparatus, systems and methods for layout of scene graphs using node bounding areas
    Patent number: 9142044
    Abstract: A value is assigned to a layout bound of a first node in a scene graph. The layout bound constitutes a bounding volume for the object corresponding to the node and may be the display properties of the object and a first set of display modifiers for the node but not a second set. A display layout is calculated for a second node in the scene graph based on the value of the layout bound. Then, nodes of the scene graph are rendered to generate a display on a display device according to the calculated display layout. The value of the layout bound may be assignable, creating greater flexibility in controlling layout. Additionally, the value assigned to the layout bound may be changed. In this way, layout of nodes with respect to each other is flexible and visual effects and animations can either be factored into that layout or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Anne Marie Fowler, Richard Allen Blair, Kevin C. Rushforth
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LAYOUT OF SCENE GRAPHS USING NODE BOUNDING AREAS
    Publication number: 20100302249
    Abstract: A value is assigned to a layout bound of a first node in a scene graph. The layout bound constitutes a bounding volume for the object corresponding to the node and may be the display properties of the object and a first set of display modifiers for the node but not a second set. A display layout is calculated for a second node in the scene graph based on the value of the layout bound. Then, nodes of the scene graph are rendered to generate a display on a display device according to the calculated display layout. The value of the layout bound may be assignable, creating greater flexibility in controlling layout. Additionally, the value assigned to the layout bound may be changed. In this way, layout of nodes with respect to each other is flexible and visual effects and animations can either be factored into that layout or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Marie Fowler, Richard Allen Blair, Kevin C. Rushforth