Howard C Cheng

US Patent:

6342892, Jan 29, 2002

Filed:

Nov 5, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/186137

Inventors:

Timothy J. Van Hook - Menlo Park CA
Howard H. Cheng - San Francisco CA
Anthony P. DeLaurier - Sunnyvale CA
Carroll P. Gossett - Mountain View CA
Robert J. Moore - Sunnyvale CA
Stephen J. Shepard - Cupertino CA
Harold S. Anderson - Morgan Hill CA
John Princen - Sunnyvale CA
Jeffrey C. Doughty - Palo Alto CA
Nathan F. Pooley - Mountain View CA
Byron Sheppard - Santa Cruz CA
Genyo Takeda - Osaka, JP
Shuhei Kato - Shiga, JP

Assignee:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto
Silicon Graphics, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06T 100

US Classification:

345503, 345541, 345419, 345542, 463 32, 463 43, 463 44

Abstract:

A low cost high performance three dimensional (3D) graphics system can model a world in three dimensions and project the model onto a two dimensional viewing plane selected based on a changeable viewpoint. The viewpoint can be changed on an interactive, real time basis by operating user input controls such as game controllers. The system rapidly produces a corresponding changing image (which can include animated cartoon characters or other animation for example) on the screen of a color television set. The richly featured high performance low cost system gives consumers the chance to interact in real time inside magnificent virtual 3D worlds to provide a high degree of image realism, excitement and flexibility. An optimum feature set/architecture (including a custom designed graphics/audio coprocessor) provides high quality fast moving 3D images and digital stereo sound for video game play and other graphics applications.

US Patent:

6411301, Jun 25, 2002

Filed:

Jun 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/886034

Inventors:

Vimal Parikh - Santa Clara CA
Robert Moore - Heathrow FL
Howard Cheng - Sammamish WA

Assignee:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

345522, 345427, 345567, 709328, 712208

Abstract:

An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics pipeline to retain vertex state information and to mix indexed and direct vertex values and attributes; a projection matrix value set command; a display list call object command; and an embedded frame buffer clear/set command.

US Patent:

6421058, Jul 16, 2002

Filed:

Jun 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/886047

Inventors:

Vimal Parikh - Santa Clara CA
Robert Moore - Heathrow FL
Howard Cheng - Sammamish WA

Assignee:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

345522, 345553, 345567, 709328, 712208

Abstract:

An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics pipeline to retain vertex state information and to mix indexed and direct vertex values and attributes; a projection matrix value set command; a display list call object command; and an embedded frame buffer clear/set command.

US Patent:

6424348, Jul 23, 2002

Filed:

Jun 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/886264

Inventors:

Vimal Parikh - Santa Clara CA
Robert Moore - Heathrow FL
Howard Cheng - Sammamish WA

Assignee:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

345522, 345581, 345503, 345559, 345567, 709328, 712205

Abstract:

An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics pipeline to retain vertex state information and to mix indexed and direct vertex values and attributes; a projection matrix value set command; a display list call object command; and an embedded frame buffer clear/set command.

US Patent:

6452600, Sep 17, 2002

Filed:

Nov 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/723336

Inventors:

Vimal Parikh - Santa Clara CA
Robert Moore - Heathrow FL
Howard Cheng - Sammamish WA

Assignee:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

International Classification:

G06T 1500

US Classification:

345522, 345581, 345582, 345559

Abstract:

An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics pipeline to retain vertex state information and to mix indexed and direct vertex values and attributes; a projection matrix value set command; a display list call object command; and an embedded frame buffer clear/set command.

US Patent:

6456290, Sep 24, 2002

Filed:

Jun 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/886278

Inventors:

Vimal Parikh - Santa Clara CA
Robert Moore - Heathrow FL
Howard Cheng - Sammamish WA

Assignee:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

International Classification:

G06T 1500

US Classification:

345522, 345520, 345581, 345559

Abstract:

An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics pipeline to retain vertex state information and to mix indexed and direct vertex values and attributes; a projection matrix value set command; a display list call object command; and an embedded frame buffer clear/set command.

US Patent:

6466218, Oct 15, 2002

Filed:

Jun 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/886277

Inventors:

Vimal Parikh - Santa Clara CA
Robert Moore - Maitland FL
Howard Cheng - Sammamish WA

Assignee:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

International Classification:

G06T 1500

US Classification:

345522, 345501, 345503, 345545, 345422, 709328

Abstract:

An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics pipeline to retain vertex state information and to mix indexed and direct vertex values and attributes; a projection matrix value set command; a display list call object command; and an embedded frame buffer clear/set command.

US Patent:

6489963, Dec 3, 2002

Filed:

Jun 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/885949

Inventors:

Vimal Parikh - Santa Clara CA
Robert Moore - Heathrow FL
Howard Cheng - Sammamish WA

Assignee:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

International Classification:

G06T 1500

US Classification:

345522, 345581, 709328, 712208

Abstract:

An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics pipeline to retain vertex state information and to mix indexed and direct vertex values and attributes; a projection matrix value set command; a display list call object command; and an embedded frame buffer clear/set command.