Patents by Inventor Tzuen Wu

Tzuen Wu 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).

  • Quality assurance testing of virtual environments
    Patent number: 8941643
    Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The computing device also includes a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method that includes projecting a first simulated ray from a moveable character within an interactive virtual environment to intersect one or more virtual surfaces represented in the environment. The method also includes rendering a graphical representation of the first simulated ray to identify the absence of an intersection with the one or more virtual surfaces represented in the interactive virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeremy Randolph, Matthew Bishop, Tzuen Wu, Eric R. Johnston