Patents by Inventor Steven Dwain Zimmermann

Steven Dwain Zimmermann 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 providing virtual processing effects for wide-angle video images
    Patent number: 7312820
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing special effects for wide-angle video images. The special effects include replacing a selected portion of a wide-angle video image with a predetermined image or an associated portion of a video image captured in a subsequent frame. Other special effects include image intensity scaling for wide-angle video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: IPIX Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Dwain Zimmermann, Christopher Shannon Gourley
  • Method and apparatus for providing virtual processing effects for wide-angle video images
    Patent number: 6778211
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing special effects for wide-angle video images. The special effects include replacing a selected portion of a wide-angle video image with a predetermined image or an associated portion of a video image captured in a subsequent frame. Other special effects include image intensity scaling for wide-angle video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: IPIX Corp.
    Inventors: Steven Dwain Zimmermann, Christopher Shannon Gourley