Patents
US 10719967 B2: Techniques for placing masking window objects in a computer-generated scene for stereoscopic computer-animation
- Granted
- 2020-07-21
- Filed
- 2013-03-13 application 13802671
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for placing a window object within a computer-generated scene. The computer-generated scene includes a pair of stereoscopic cameras adapted to capture an image of at least one computer-generated object and the window object. A left portion and right portion of the image along the left and right edges of the image are obtained. The nearest computer-generated object to the pair of stereoscopic cameras within the left and right portions of the image is identified. The window object is placed between the identified computer-generated object and the stereoscopic cameras at an offset distance from the identified computer-generated object.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200721.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC 108 patents | US company or organization | Burbank, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip McNally | Avalon, CA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Low | Santa Monica, CA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T13/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N13/106 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G11B | Information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer | G11B27/28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-27 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2016-09-20 | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION L.L.C. GLENDALE, CA PACIFIC DATA IMAGES L.L.C. GLENDALE, CA | 41193/144 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-03-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION L.L.C. signed 2015-03-30 PACIFIC DATA IMAGES L.L.C. signed 2015-03-30 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 35343/829 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-04-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LOW, MATTHEW signed 2013-03-21 MCNALLY, PHILIP signed 2013-04-04 | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC GLENDALE, CA | 30195/162 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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