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Machine learning for animatronic development and optimization (2025)
Patent
Mitchell, K., Castellon, J., Bacher, M., McCrory, M., Stolarz, J., & Ayala, A. (2025). Machine learning for animatronic development and optimization. US12236168B2

Techniques for animatronic design are provided. A plurality of simulated meshes is generated using a physics simulation model, where the plurality of simulated meshes corresponds to a plurality of actuator configurations for an animatronic mechanical... Read More about Machine learning for animatronic development and optimization.

Detection of Ransomware (2024)
Patent
Buchanan, B., McLaren, P., Russell, G., & Tan, Z. (2024). Detection of Ransomware. US20240152616A1

The present invention relates to a computer program product, a computing device and a method of detecting a file encrypted by ransomware by identifying a file write operation for a file on the computing device and determining if a predetermined numbe... Read More about Detection of Ransomware.

Method and system for visually seamless grafting of volumetric data (2024)
Patent
Mitchell, K. J. (2024). Method and system for visually seamless grafting of volumetric data

Visually seamless grafting of volumetric data. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining volumetric data that represents a first volume including one or more three-dimensional objects. Planar slices of the first volume are determined and f... Read More about Method and system for visually seamless grafting of volumetric data.

Hearing Abilities Assessment (2024)
Patent
McGregor, I. (2024). Hearing Abilities Assessment. W O 2024/041821 A1. World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau

A method for assessing hearing abilities of a human person having two ears, the method comprising: - providing two audio signals to two respective ear speakers at a person's corresponding ears; - measuring at least one value of at least one parameter... Read More about Hearing Abilities Assessment.

Dense reconstruction for narrow baseline motion observations (2022)
Patent
Mitchell, K., Dumbgen, F., & Liu, S. (2022). Dense reconstruction for narrow baseline motion observations. USPTO

Techniques for constructing a three-dimensional model of facial geometry are disclosed. A first three-dimensional model of an object is generated, based on a plurality of captured images of the object. A projected three-dimensional model of the objec... Read More about Dense reconstruction for narrow baseline motion observations.

Real-time feature preserving rendering of visual effects on an image of a face (2022)
Patent
Mitchell, K. J., Cambra, L. C., & Li, Y. (2022). Real-time feature preserving rendering of visual effects on an image of a face

Embodiments provide techniques for rendering augmented reality effects on an image of a user's face in real time. The method generally includes receiving an image of a face of a user. A global facial depth map and a luminance map are generated based... Read More about Real-time feature preserving rendering of visual effects on an image of a face.

Systems and Methods for Illuminating Physical Space with Shadows of Virtual Objects (2021)
Patent
Velinov, Z. V., Mitchell, K. J., & Hager, IV, J. G. (2021). Systems and Methods for Illuminating Physical Space with Shadows of Virtual Objects

A system can be used in conjunction with a display configured to display an augmented reality (AR) environment including a virtual object placed in a real environment, the virtual object having a virtual location in the AR environment. The system inc... Read More about Systems and Methods for Illuminating Physical Space with Shadows of Virtual Objects.

Introducing real-time lighting effects to illuminate real-world physical objects in see-through augmented reality displays (2021)
Patent
Yueng, J. A., Mitchell, K. J., Panec, T. M., Baumbach, E. H., & Drake, C. D. (2021). Introducing real-time lighting effects to illuminate real-world physical objects in see-through augmented reality displays

Embodiments provide for the rendering of illumination effects on real-world objects in augmented reality systems. An example method generally includes overlaying a shader on the augmented reality display. The shader generally corresponds to a three-d... Read More about Introducing real-time lighting effects to illuminate real-world physical objects in see-through augmented reality displays.

Augmenting a physical object with virtual components (2021)
Patent
Drake, C., Mitchell, K., Rodgers, R., Hager, J., MacIntosh, K., & Pan, Y. (2021). Augmenting a physical object with virtual components. US11024098

Systems and methods are presented for immersive and simultaneous animation in a mixed reality environment. Techniques disclosed represent a physical object, present at a scene, in a 3D space of a virtual environment associated with the scene. A virtu... Read More about Augmenting a physical object with virtual components.

System and method for management of confidential data (2018)
Patent
Buchanan, B., Lo, O., Macfarlane, R., Penrose, P., & Ramsay, B. (2018). System and method for management of confidential data. GB2561176A

This application is for a method of data management to identify confidential digital content on a database by first receiving a management request 302 from a system 304 to carry out data management operations. These include the identification of data... Read More about System and method for management of confidential data.

Method for identification of digital content (2018)
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Buchanan, B., Lo, O., Penrose, P., Ramsay, B., & Macfarlane, R. (2018). Method for identification of digital content. World Intellectual Property Organization

Many areas oi investigation require searching through data that may be oi interest. One example oi data that may be involved in an investigation is copyrighted material that may be suspected of having been obtained or reproduced illegally by a third... Read More about Method for identification of digital content.

Leaf-based Routing Mechanism for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (2018)
Patent
Ghaleb, B., & Al-Dubai, A. (2018). Leaf-based Routing Mechanism for Low-Power and Lossy Networks. 1800668.4. Intellectual Property Office, UK

Unlike existing solutions, our invention provides a “Leaf-Based” mechanism for establishing the Downward routes in Low-Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs) that seeks to provide a novel, scalable and efficient routing solution for LLNs, which are the back... Read More about Leaf-based Routing Mechanism for Low-Power and Lossy Networks.

Resilient secret sharing cloud based architecture for data vault (2016)
Patent
Lanc, D., Fan, L., MacKinnon, L., & Buchanan, B. (2016). Resilient secret sharing cloud based architecture for data vault

A method of securely storing data including: providing, within a secure data storage system, a plurality of secret sharing methods for selection and identifying a striping policy for storage of the data, in accordance with input preferences. The data... Read More about Resilient secret sharing cloud based architecture for data vault.

Sensor system for detecting a movement of an infrared light source (2016)
Patent
Wojtczuk, P., Giebeler, C., & Binnie, D. (2016). Sensor system for detecting a movement of an infrared light source. US9367142B2

A sensor system for detecting a movement of an Infrared light source (29) in a predetermined direction of movement (30) has at least one pair of infrared light sensors consisting of two infrared light sensors (4, 5; 36, 37) which are arranged beside... Read More about Sensor system for detecting a movement of an infrared light source.