Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Cluff

Thomas Edward Cluff 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).

  • Systems and methods for virtual feature development
    Patent number: 11189061
    Abstract: A system for evaluation of an augmented reality (AR) experience provided to a user includes a backdrop, a physical light configured to project light onto the backdrop, and a display system configured to display a virtual feature. A controller is communicatively coupled to the display system and the physical light. The controller is configured to render the virtual feature, receive feedback indicative of an operational parameter of the physical light, and receive additional feedback indicative of a state of a virtual light, where the state of the virtual light defines an appearance of the virtual feature. The controller is configured to adjust the appearance of the virtual feature to an updated appearance based on the feedback indicative of the operational parameter of the physical light, adjust the operational parameter of the physical light based on the additional feedback indicative of the state of the virtual light, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Stockwell Dudley Haines, Patrick John Goergen, Martin Evan Graham, Thomas Edward Cluff, Christopher Robert Bromby, Craig Richard Maras
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL FEATURE DEVELOPMENT
    Publication number: 20200410725
    Abstract: A system for evaluation of an augmented reality (AR) experience provided to a user includes a backdrop, a physical light configured to project light onto the backdrop, and a display system configured to display a virtual feature. A controller is communicatively coupled to the display system and the physical light. The controller is configured to render the virtual feature, receive feedback indicative of an operational parameter of the physical light, and receive additional feedback indicative of a state of a virtual light, where the state of the virtual light defines an appearance of the virtual feature. The controller is configured to adjust the appearance of the virtual feature to an updated appearance based on the feedback indicative of the operational parameter of the physical light, adjust the operational parameter of the physical light based on the additional feedback indicative of the state of the virtual light, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Stockwell Dudley Haines, Patrick John Goergen, Martin Evan Graham, Thomas Edward Cluff, Christopher Robert Bromby, Craig Richard Maras