Patents by Inventor Roberta L. Dries

Roberta L. Dries 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).

  • Method and apparatus for producing a computer generated display that permits visualization of changes to the interior or exterior of a building structure shown in its actual environment
    Patent number: 5986670
    Abstract: A computer system for producing computer generated displays, including window-format displays permitting visualization of changes to a building or structure in an actual environment. The system provides a background display of digital images originating from either an image capture device or from other sources to which changes are to be made for visualization purposes; a product catalog in the form of a database of objects, together with features in the computer system operable to record and store digital images of the objects as well as detailed information related to the objects within the database; and a mechanism to copy and removably place the object over the background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventors: Roberta L. Dries, Ricardo Salas