Inventor
Robert Sumner
Inventor
Zurich, CH
Overview
Patents· 46 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Tprimary
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general39%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television13%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding10%
G06FElectric digital data processing9%
A63FCard, board, or roulette games6%
G06KGraphical data reading5%
G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings3%
G01SRadio direction-finding3%
H04BTransmission3%
B33YAdditive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering2%
PatentTitleYear
10,916,046Joint estimation from images202110,885,708Automated costume augmentation using shape estimation202110,783,689Systems and methods for generating event-centric animations using a graphical user interface202010,726,628Deformable-surface tracking based augmented reality image generation202010,713,832Precomputed environment semantics for contact-rich character animation202010,553,009Automatically generating quadruped locomotion controllers202010,445,940Modeling interactions between simulated characters and real-world objects for more realistic augmented reality201910,373,379Deformable-surface tracking based augmented reality image generation201910,359,906Haptic interface for population of a three-dimensional virtual environment201910,282,882Augmented reality simulation continuum201910,262,642Augmented reality music composition201910,217,289Augmented reality device with predefined object data201910,171,785Color balancing based on reference points201910,067,775Guided authoring of interactive content201810,042,506Interactive story development system and method for creating a narrative of a storyline20189,947,124Motion control of active deformable objects20189,911,202'Visual salience of online video as a predictor of success'20189,892,539'Fast rig-based physics simulation'20189,888,203'Method and system for video processing to remove noise from a digital video sequence containing a modulated light signal'20189,846,965Augmented reality device with predefined object data20179,813,633'Method and system for configuring an imaging device for the reception of digital pulse recognition information'20179,741,145'Augmented reality simulation continuum'20179,734,628'Techniques for processing reconstructed three-dimensional image data'20179,733,790'Haptic interface for population of a three-dimensional virtual environment'20179,723,219'Method and system for configuring an imaging device for the reception of digital pulse recognition information'20179,679,547'Augmented reality music composition'20179,659,397'Rig-based physics simulation'20179,652,895'Augmented reality image transformation'20179,519,988'Subspace clothing simulation using adaptive bases'20169,491,428'Color balancing based on reference points'20169,317,970'Coupled reconstruction of hair and skin'20169,196,089'Techniques for processing reconstructed three-dimensional image data'20159,171,390'Automatic and semi-automatic generation of image features suggestive of motion for computer-generated images and video'20159,164,723'Virtual lens-rendering for augmented reality lens'20159,142,056'Mixed-order compositing for images having three-dimensional painting effects'20159,123,145'Temporal noise control for sketchy animation'20159,092,903'Metabrushes for digital painting'20159,082,005'Smart scribbles for sketch segmentation'20158,988,461'3D drawing and painting system with a 3D scalar field'20158,952,984'3D drawing and painting system with a 3D scalar field'20158,766,982'Vectorization of line drawings using global topology and storing in hybrid form'20148,670,606'System and method for calculating an optimization for a facial reconstruction based on photometric and surface consistency'20148,633,926'Mesoscopic geometry modulation'20148,624,891'Iterative reprojection of images'20148,611,674'System and method for invariant-based normal estimation'20138,576,235'Visibility transition planning for dynamic camera control'2013Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2013–2021Patents assigned to DISNEY ENTPR INC (42)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Patents assigned to SUMNER ROBERT (13)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to GROSS MARKUS (11)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to BEELER THABO DOMINIK (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2021Based in Zurich, CH· patent location history
2014–2018Based in Zürich, CH· patent location history
2015–2021Patents assigned to ETH ZUERICH (6)· patent assignee history
2017–2018Based in Berkeley, CA, US· patent location history
2017Based in Los Angeles, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| DISNEY ENTPR INC | 42 | 2013–2021 |
| SUMNER ROBERTself | 13 | 2013–2017 |
| GROSS MARKUS | 11 | 2013–2015 |
| ETH ZUERICH | 6 | 2015–2021 |
| BEELER THABO DOMINIK | 4 | 2013–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich, CH | 35 | 2013–2021 |
| Zürich, CH | 8 | 2014–2018 |
| Berkeley, California, US | 2 | 2017–2018 |
| Los Angeles, California, US | 1 | 2017 |