Project Profiles
The projects here are presented as examples of case studies and key findings in projects I’ve worked on in my career. Tap the tiles below to review some of the work and find out some of the motivations behind the interfaces.
Patents
US 9,035,949 B1 — Visually Representing a Composite Graph of Image Functions
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
Publication 2015-05-19
User interface to reveal a composite graph used in image processing as nested stacks and expanded columns in a free-form desktop representation.
US 8,793,599 B1 Hybrid Processing Interface
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
Publication 2014-07-29
User interface to create and manipulate multi-layered materials for 3D simulation and rendering. The interface includes a hybrid composite graph of functions as nodes along with process routing into a stack of layers for the material.
US 8,943,442 B1 Controlling Operations for Execution
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
Publication 2015-01-27
User interface to navigate a composite graph within a hierarchy where a container has one ore more parents. Additionally, a method is described to isolate a section of the path to the current container for display within the interface.
US 9,030,477 B2 Editable Character Action User Interfaces
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
Publication 2015-05-12
User interface to control and manipulate characters within a scene, providing controls adjacent to the selection.
US 9,508,176 B2 Path and Speed Based Character Control
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
Publication 2016-11-29
A user interface for assigning speed of a character along path segments in a 3D environment.
US 9,558,578 B1 Animation Environment
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
Publication 2017-01-31
A user interface for animation involving 3D environment with 2D overlays for editing and control.
US 9,858,649 B2 Depth-Based Image Blurring
Lytro, Inc.
Publication 2018-01-02
A user interface to control blurring based on depth, including setting a focus range within which objects remain in focus.
US 9,639,945 B2 Depth-Based Application of Image Effects
Lytro, Inc.
Publication 2017-05-02
A user interface for applying image effects limited within a region based on the depth within an image, utilizing lightfield image data for image segmentation.
US 9,654,598 B1 User Customization of Cards
Le Technology, Inc.
Publication 2017-05-16
A user interface for customizing cards on mobile, allowing the user to specify which information is preferred to be displayed on the cards.