Patents by Inventor Sean P. James

Sean P. James 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).

  • Task execution on a graphics processor using indirect argument buffers
    Patent number: 11094036
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to techniques for operation of graphics systems and task execution on a graphics processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michal Valient, Sean P. James, Gokhan Avkarogullari, Alexander K. Kan, Michael Imbrogno
  • Task Execution on a Graphics Processor Using Indirect Argument Buffers
    Publication number: 20200242726
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to techniques for operation of graphics systems and task execution on a graphics processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michal Valient, Sean P. James, Gokhan Avkarogullari, Alexander K. Kan, Michael Imbrogno
  • Task execution on a graphics processor using indirect argument buffers
    Patent number: 10657619
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to techniques for operation of graphics systems and task execution on a graphics processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michal Valient, Sean P. James, Gokhan Avkarogullari, Alexander K. Kan, Michael Imbrogno
  • Line stylization through graphics processor unit (GPU) textures
    Patent number: 10540789
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to render a line having line stylization/linetype pattern via texture mapping of a graphics processing unit (GPU). Linetype information for a pattern of a linetype for the line is acquired. The pattern is stored in a texture by encoding a type of element of the pattern and a texel center location. The GPU renders the line by computing a distance between a pixel of the line and the texel center location, determining if the distance exceeds a threshold, and rendering the pixel if the distance is within the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Sean P. James, David Timothy Rudolf, Ravinder Patnam Krishnaswamy
  • Indirect Argument Buffers
    Publication number: 20180350029
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to techniques for operation of graphics systems and task execution on a graphics processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Michal Valient, Sean P. James, Gokhan Avkarogullari, Alexander K. Kan, Michael Imbrogno
  • LINE STYLIZATION THROUGH GRAPHICS PROCESSOR UNIT (GPU) TEXTURES
    Publication number: 20180232915
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to render a line having line stylization/linetype pattern via texture mapping of a graphics processing unit (GPU). Linetype information for a pattern of a linetype for the line is acquired. The pattern is stored in a texture by encoding a type of element of the pattern and a texel center location. The GPU renders the line by computing a distance between a pixel of the line and the texel center location, determining if the distance exceeds a threshold, and rendering the pixel if the distance is within the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. James, David Timothy Rudolf, Ravinder Patnam Krishnaswamy
  • Line stylization through graphics processor unit (GPU) textures
    Patent number: 9928621
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to render a line having line stylization/linetype pattern via texture mapping of a graphics processing unit (GPU). Linetype information for a pattern of a linetype for the line is acquired. The pattern is stored in a texture by encoding a type of element of the pattern and a texel center location. The GPU renders the line by computing a distance between a pixel of the line and the texel center location, determining if the distance exceeds a threshold, and rendering the pixel if the distance is within the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. James, David Timothy Rudolf, Ravinder Patnam Krishnaswamy
  • LINE STYLIZATION THROUGH GRAPHICS PROCESSOR UNIT (GPU) TEXTURES
    Publication number: 20160012618
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to render a line having line stylization/linetype pattern via texture mapping of a graphics processing unit (GPU). Linetype information for a pattern of a linetype for the line is acquired. The pattern is stored in a texture by encoding a type of element of the pattern and a texel center location. The GPU renders the line by computing a distance between a pixel of the line and the texel center location, determining if the distance exceeds a threshold, and rendering the pixel if the distance is within the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Sean P. James, David Timothy Rudolf, Ravinder Patnam Krishnaswamy