Thomas K Jaroszewicz

US Patent:

7804506, Sep 28, 2010

Filed:

Feb 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/786777

Inventors:

Daniel Louis Bates - Manhattan Beach CA, US
Jorge Geaga - Los Angeles CA, US
Glenn Christopher Arnold - Knoxville TN, US
Thach Cam Le - Irvine CA, US
Ann Marie Kaesman - Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas Jaroszewicz - West Hills CA, US

Assignee:

Creatier Interactive, LLC - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G09G 5/02
G06K 9/00

US Classification:

345589, 382103

Abstract:

An image processing system for use in development and playback of interactive video. In a development mode of operation, pixel or video objects are selected in a frame by way of a development graphical user interface. The system automatically tracks the selected pixel objects in the preceding and succeeding video frames by determining range limits for various color variables of the selected pixel object to compensate for the effects in lighting changes and decompression effects. The system automatically locates pixel objects within the calculated range limits in the preceding and succeeding video frames and generates a pixel object file which identifies the coordinates of the selected pixel object in each frame. The pixel object file is linked to a data object file which links the selected pixel objects to data objects. The pixel object file and data object file, collectively “linked video files,” are created during a development mode of operation.

US Patent:

20020122042, Sep 5, 2002

Filed:

Aug 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/944543

Inventors:

Daniel Bates - Manhattan Beach CA, US
Jorge Geaga - Los Angeles CA, US
Glenn Arnold - Knoxville TN, US
Thach Le - Irvine CA, US
Ann Kaesman - Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas Jaroszewicz - West Hills CA, US

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

345/581000

Abstract:

An image processing system for use in development and playback of interactive video. In a development mode of operation, pixel or video objects are selected in a frame by way of a developmental graphical user interface. The system automatically tracks the selected pixel objects in the preceding and succeeding video frames by determining range limits for various color variables of the selected pixel object to compensate for the effects in lighting changes and decompression effects. The system automatically locates pixel objects within the calculated range limits in the preceding and succeeding video frames and generates a pixel object file which identifies the coordinates of the selected pixel object in each frame. The pixel object file is linked to a data object file which links the selected pixel objects to data objects. The pixel object file and data object file, collectively “linked video files,” are created during a development mode of operation. During a playback mode of operation, the linked video files are imported to a video hosting platform which includes a video playback application and a common media player application programming interface (API) for playback of the video content. The video playback application supports processing of the linked video files to enable pixel objects to be selected by a pointing device and linked to data objects by way of a client side graphical user interface.