Patents by Inventor Roberto Ranon

Roberto Ranon 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, system and software program for shooting and editing a film comprising at least one image of a 3D computer-generated animation
    Patent number: 9367942
    Abstract: Method for shooting and editing a film comprising at least one image of a 3D computer-generated animation created by a cinematographic software according to mathematical model of elements that are part of the animation and according to a definition of situations and actions occurring for said elements as a function of time, said method being characterized by comprising the following: computing of alternative suggested viewpoints by the cinematographic software for an image of the 3D computer-generated animation corresponding to a particular time point according to said definition; and instructing for displaying on a display interface, all together, images corresponding to said computed alternative suggested viewpoints of the 3D computer-generated animation at that particular time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: INRIA INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE NANTES, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE, THINKING LENS, LLC, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: William Bares, Christophe Lina, Marc Christie, Roberto Ranon