Robin R Green

US Patent:

7212206, May 1, 2007

Filed:

Aug 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/645694

Inventors:

Robin J. Green - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06T 15/60
G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345426, 345582

Abstract:

A method for rendering an image with high resolution lighting characteristics is provided. The method initiates with generating a texture map associated with the image. The texture map is defined by texels. Then, a value representing a lighting characteristic for each of the texels is calculated. Next, the value is stored. Then, a coordinate space of the texture map is associated with a display screen coordinate space. Next, the image is rendered on a display screen using the stored value. A method for incorporating the lighting characteristics of an image into a texture map is also provided. A computing device and integrated circuit both configured to present real time shadowing effects are also provided.

US Patent:

7212207, May 1, 2007

Filed:

Aug 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/645819

Inventors:

Robin J. Green - Redwood City CA, US
Gabor Nagy - San Mateo CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06T 15/60
G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345426, 345582

Abstract:

A method for calculating a lighting function for an object to be rendered using a basis function is provided. The method includes calculating a transfer function approximation of the lighting function through a stream processor. A method for presenting lighting characteristics associated with a display object in real-time and a method for determining secondary illumination features for an object to be displayed are also provided. A computer readable medium and a computing device having a graphics processing unit capable of determining lighting characteristics for an object in real time are also included.

US Patent:

8289325, Oct 16, 2012

Filed:

Oct 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/287317

Inventors:

Robin James Green - Redwood City CA, US
Axel Mamode - Mountain View CA, US
Roy Tadashi Hashimoto - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06T 15/50

US Classification:

345426

Abstract:

An application binary interface includes a descriptor specifying a binary shader for each pass of a multi-pass shader. The application binary interface also includes a graphics state of a graphics object for each pass of the multi-pass shader. The graphics state for the first pass is an initial graphics state of the graphics object. The graphics state for each subsequent pass specifies a change from the graphics state of a previous pass. The application binary interface further includes parameters for the binary shaders. The application binary interface links the binary shaders together based on the parameters. Further, the parameters of the binary shaders may be modified at run time to configure the multi-pass shader. The binary shader of each pass is then executed based on the graphics state and parameters of the pass to render the graphics object.

US Patent:

8368705, Feb 5, 2013

Filed:

Jul 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/174586

Inventors:

Robin Green - Redwood City CA, US
Matthew Papakipos - Palo Alto CA, US
Evangelos Kokkevis - Sunnyvale CA, US
Gregg Tavares - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06T 1/00
G06T 15/00
G06F 15/00

US Classification:

345522, 345501

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that renders graphics in a computing system that includes a plugin associated with a web browser in the computing system and a web application configured to execute in the web browser. During operation, the web application specifies a graphics model and provides the graphics model to the plugin. Next, the plugin generates a graphics-processing unit (GPU) command stream from the graphics model. Finally, the plugin sends the GPU command stream to a GPU of the computing system, which renders an image corresponding to the graphics model.

US Patent:

20060071933, Apr 6, 2006

Filed:

Oct 6, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/959695

Inventors:

Robin Green - Redwood City CA, US
Axel Mamode - Mountain View CA, US
Roy Hashimoto - Redwood City CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 15/50
G06T 15/60

US Classification:

345426000

Abstract:

An application binary interface includes a descriptor specifying a binary shader for each pass of a multi-pass shader. The application binary interface also includes a graphics state of a graphics object for each pass of the multi-pass shader. The graphics state for the first pass is an initial graphics state of the graphics object. The graphics state for each subsequent pass specifies a change from the graphics state of a previous pass. The application binary interface further includes parameters for the binary shaders. The application binary interface links the binary shaders together based on the parameters. Further, the parameters of the binary shaders may be modified at run time to configure the multi-pass shader. The binary shader of each pass is then executed based on the graphics state and parameters of the pass to render the graphics object.

US Patent:

20130120418, May 16, 2013

Filed:

Jan 3, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/733641

Inventors:

Robin Green - Redwood City CA, US
Matthew Papakipos - Palo Alto CA, US
Evangelos Kokkevis - Sunnyvale CA, US
Gregg Tavares - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 1/00

US Classification:

345522

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that renders graphics in a computing system that includes a plugin associated with a web browser in the computing system and a web application configured to execute in the web browser. During operation, the web application specifies a graphics model and provides the graphics model to the plugin. Next, the plugin generates a graphics-processing unit (GPU) command stream from the graphics model. Finally, the plugin sends the GPU command stream to a GPU of the computing system, which renders an image corresponding to the graphics model.