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Robert Sumner
Also filed as: SUMNER ROBERT · SUMNER ROBERT W · SUMNER ROBERT WALKER
51 granted patents·4 pending applications·268 citations·filing 2010–2024
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55 records- 0194US9142056B1Mixed-order compositing for images having three-dimensional painting effectsBARAN ILYA·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 22, 2015·40 cites·21 claims
- 0294US8576235B1Visibility transition planning for dynamic camera controlSUMNER ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 5, 2013·61 cites·39 claims
- 0393US9679547B1Augmented reality music compositionDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 13, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 0492US9846965B2Augmented reality device with predefined object dataDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 19, 2017·14 cites·27 claims
- 0590US9196089B2Techniques for processing reconstructed three-dimensional image dataTENA JOSE RAFAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 24, 2015·19 cites·19 claims
- 0689US8988461B13D drawing and painting system with a 3D scalar fieldSCHMID JOHANNES·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·20 cites·23 claims
- 0786US9741145B2Augmented reality simulation continuumMITCHELL KENNY·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 22, 2017·12 cites·24 claims
- 0885US9171390B2Automatic and semi-automatic generation of image features suggestive of motion for computer-generated images and videoSUMNER ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 27, 2015·12 cites·16 claims
- 0985US8611674B1System and method for invariant-based normal estimationBEELER THABO DOMINIK·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 17, 2013·9 cites·32 claims
- 1084US9734628B2Techniques for processing reconstructed three-dimensional image dataDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·5 cites·15 claims
- 1183US9317970B2Coupled reconstruction of hair and skinBEELER THABO D·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 19, 2016·10 cites·22 claims
- 1280US9652895B2Augmented reality image transformationDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·5 cites·15 claims
- 1379US10445940B2Modeling interactions between simulated characters and real-world objects for more realistic augmented realityDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 15, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1478US10217289B2Augmented reality device with predefined object dataDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 26, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1577US10885708B2Automated costume augmentation using shape estimationDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 1676US9092903B2Metabrushes for digital paintingDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 28, 2015·5 cites·20 claims
- 1775US10282882B2Augmented reality simulation continuumDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 7, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1875US8670606B2System and method for calculating an optimization for a facial reconstruction based on photometric and surface consistencyBEELER THABO DOMINIK·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 11, 2014·4 cites·19 claims
- 1974US11445332B2Location-based interactive storytellingDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2074US8766982B2Vectorization of line drawings using global topology and storing in hybrid formNORIS GIOACCHINO·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 1, 2014·7 cites·18 claims
- 2173US11335051B2Parameterized animation modificationsDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 17, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2273US9164723B2Virtual lens-rendering for augmented reality lensGEIGER STEFAN C·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 20, 2015·4 cites·22 claims
- 2372US9733790B2Haptic interface for population of a three-dimensional virtual environmentDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 15, 2017·2 cites·15 claims
- 2471US10916046B2Joint estimation from imagesDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 9, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2568US12387437B2Automated image augmentation using a virtual characterDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2668US8624891B2Iterative reprojection of imagesBOWLES HUW·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·4 cites·29 claims
- 2765US10262642B2Augmented reality music compositionDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 16, 2019·1 cites·10 claims
- 2864US8633926B2Mesoscopic geometry modulationBEELER THABO DOMINIK·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 21, 2014·1 cites·22 claims
- 2961US2025022203A1Runtime motion adaptation for precise character locomotionDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3060US2025022202A1Pose-aware neural inverse kinematicsDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3159US9947124B2Motion control of active deformable objectsPIXAR·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 17, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 3258US9491428B2Color balancing based on reference pointsDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 8, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 3357US9892539B2Fast rig-based physics simulationDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 13, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 3456US10042506B2Interactive story development system and method for creating a narrative of a storylineDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 7, 2018·1 cites·14 claims
- 3556US9519988B2Subspace clothing simulation using adaptive basesPIXAR·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 13, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 3655US11683662B2Location-based interactive storytellingDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 20, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3755US10359906B2Haptic interface for population of a three-dimensional virtual environmentDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 23, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3853US10171785B2Color balancing based on reference pointsDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 1, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3953US2024282028A1Reducing domain shift in neural motion controllersDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4051US11600047B2Automated image augmentation using a virtual characterDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4149US11704853B2Techniques for feature-based neural renderingDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 18, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 4248US10726628B2Deformable-surface tracking based augmented reality image generationDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 28, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4344US9659397B2Rig-based physics simulationDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 23, 2017·0 cites·21 claims
- 4443US10373379B2Deformable-surface tracking based augmented reality image generationDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 6, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 4542US9123145B2Temporal noise control for sketchy animationNORIS GIOACCHINO·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 1, 2015·0 cites·24 claims
- 4641US11628374B2Virtual puppeteering using a portable deviceDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 18, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4741US9911202B2Visual salience of online video as a predictor of successDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4840US10713832B2Precomputed environment semantics for contact-rich character animationLUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 14, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4940US10067775B2Guided authoring of interactive contentDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 4, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 5039US10553009B2Automatically generating quadruped locomotion controllersDISNEY ENTPR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
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