Christopher G Colby

US Patent:

7034836, Apr 25, 2006

Filed:

May 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/843147

Inventors:

Christopher Colby - Piedmont CA, US

Assignee:

Pixar - Emeryville CA

International Classification:

G06T 15/70

US Classification:

345473

Abstract:

The determination of the final posed position is optimized by tracking the changes in animation variables associated with the sequence of deformers over two or more poses. The earliest deformer of the sequence affected by a changed animation variable is designated the cached deformer, and the input to this deformer is stored for future use. For a subsequent pose, the animation variables changed from the previous pose are identified, and the earliest deformer of the sequence affected by these changed animation variables is compared with the cached deformer. If the earliest deformer affected is the cached deformer or is to be processed after the cached deformer, the final posed position of the control point can be determined from the stored intermediate value of the control point, rather than from the initial position of the control point.

US Patent:

7268784, Sep 11, 2007

Filed:

Feb 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/361518

Inventors:

Christopher Colby - Piedmont CA, US

Assignee:

Pixar - Emeryville CA

International Classification:

G06T 15/70

US Classification:

345473

Abstract:

The determination of the final posed position is optimized by tracking the changes in animation variables associated with the sequence of deformers over two or more poses. The earliest deformer of the sequence affected by a changed animation variable is designated the cached deformer, and the input to this deformer is stored for future use. For a subsequent pose, the animation variables changed from the previous pose are identified, and the earliest deformer of the sequence affected by these changed animation variables is compared with the cached deformer. If the earliest deformer affected is the cached deformer or is to be processed after the cached deformer, the final posed position of the control point can be determined from the stored intermediate value of the control point, rather than from the initial position of the control point.

US Patent:

20100178030, Jul 15, 2010

Filed:

Jan 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/353922

Inventors:

Christopher Colby - Piedmont CA, US

Assignee:

MobiTV, Inc. - Emeryville CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/91

US Classification:

386 83, 386E05001

Abstract:

Multiple scheduling producers such as content management systems, advertisement systems, and emergency broadcast systems can independently send scheduling events to scheduling consumers such as streaming servers, guide generators, and playlogs. The scheduling consumers maintain state machines with persistent storage to process scheduling events from scheduling producers and output media channel playlists, channel guides, and/or content. Scheduling producers can contribute independently to define a channel playout while information at scheduling consumers remains synchronized.

US Patent:

20210081989, Mar 18, 2021

Filed:

Sep 29, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/036933

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Brian TOTTY - Los Altos CA, US
Ed HASLAM - San Francisco CA, US
Paul GAUTHIER - San Francisco CA, US
Gary LERHAUPT - San Francisco CA, US
Mike Y. CHEN - San Francisco CA, US
Christopher COLBY - Piedmont CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
G06Q 50/00
G06F 16/35

Abstract:

Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.

US Patent:

20200236416, Jul 23, 2020

Filed:

Apr 7, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/842650

Inventors:

- Emeryville CA, US
Christopher Colby - Piedmont CA, US

Assignee:

MobiTV, Inc. - Emeryville CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/262
H04N 7/16
H04N 21/81
H04N 5/782
G06Q 30/02
H04N 21/458

Abstract:

Multiple scheduling producers such as content management systems, advertisement systems, and emergency broadcast systems can independently send scheduling events to scheduling consumers such as streaming servers, guide generators, and playlogs. The scheduling consumers maintain state machines with persistent storage to process scheduling events from scheduling producers and output media channel playlists, channel guides, and/or content. Scheduling producers can contribute independently to define a channel playout while information at scheduling consumers remains synchronized.

US Patent:

20180247337, Aug 30, 2018

Filed:

Feb 26, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/904791

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Brian TOTTY - Los Altos CA, US
Ed HASLAM - San Francisco CA, US
Paul GAUTHIER - San Francisco CA, US
Gary LERHAUPT - San Francisco CA, US
Mike Y. CHEN - San Francisco CA, US
Christopher COLBY - Piedmont CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
G06Q 50/00

Abstract:

Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.

US Patent:

20150007244, Jan 1, 2015

Filed:

Sep 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/489442

Inventors:

- Emeryville CA, US
Christopher Colby - Piedmont CA, US

Assignee:

MobiTV, Inc. - Emeryville CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/262
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/458
G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

725116

Abstract:

Multiple scheduling producers such as content management systems, advertisement systems, and emergency broadcast systems can independently send scheduling events to scheduling consumers such as streaming servers, guide generators, and playlogs. The scheduling consumers maintain state machines with persistent storage to process scheduling events from scheduling producers and output media channel playlists, channel guides, and/or content. Scheduling producers can contribute independently to define a channel playout while information at scheduling consumers remains synchronized.