Patents by Inventor Walter A. Rossman

Walter A. Rossman 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).

  • Patent number: 4371872
    Abstract: The data base for an aircraft flight simulator provides position data for each vertex of each object face in the gaming area plus color, intensity, etc. for each face. The vertex data is combined with aircraft position data and processed to generate two dimensional display vectors (Vd=Xd+Yd) for each vertex. A display generator converts the Xd portion for each vertex into a series of scanline-edge intersections Xdc which define the leading and trailing intersections between each horizontal scanline and the edges of each face. The MSB portion of the intersection coordinate Xdc of each scanline-edge intersection is compared to the incrementing pixel number as the scan proceeds to determine which pixel contains the intersection. The actual change within each pixel of intensity or color associated with scanning across the edge is determined by the LSB portion of Xdc. Each pixel is subdivided into a set of fractional pixels having progressively delayed START DISPLAY times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Assignee: The Singer Company
    Inventor: Walter A. Rossman