Avi I Bleiweiss

US Patent:

7266616, Sep 4, 2007

Filed:

Aug 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/925157

Inventors:

Aaftab A. Munshi - Los Gatos CA, US
Avi I. Bleiweiss - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Pasternak Solutions LLC - Los Altos CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709246, 715523

Abstract:

Digital rendering over a network is described. Rendering resources associated with a project are stored in a project resource pool at a rendering service site, and for each rendering request received from a client site the project resource pool is compared to current rendering resources at the client site. A given rendering resource is uploaded from the client site to the rendering service only if the project resource pool does not contain the current version, thereby conserving bandwidth. In one embodiment, redundant generation of raw rendering resource files is avoided by only generating those raw rendering resource files not mated with generated rendering resource files. Reducing redundant generation of raw resources is also described, as well as statistically reducing the number of raw resource files required to be uploaded to the rendering service for multi-frame sessions.

US Patent:

7599854, Oct 6, 2009

Filed:

Aug 2, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/630752

Inventors:

Daniel Baum - Menlo Park CA, US
Avi Bleiweiss - Sunnyvale CA, US
Xin Wen - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Shutterfly, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 1, 705 27

Abstract:

System and method for collecting customers' images into a kiosk, and transferring images to an image-processing provider for processing. The kiosk includes a computer, a data storage device, an upload port, and an interface for capturing digital images. One method includes accepting image information from a customer into the interface of the kiosk, accepting user-identifier and order information into the kiosk computer, storing a digital representation of the image and associated user-identifier and order information for each customer into a data structure, and sending the data structure to the image-processing provider via the upload port connected to a communication medium such as the internet. Some embodiments also include accepting credit-card payment information, displaying to the customer at least one image from the image information and/or a plurality of thumbnail images from the image information, and/or printing a receipt and/or a printout of thumbnail images from the image information. Optionally, the user specifies a modification to be made to the image information and/or specifies a plurality of delivery addresses.

US Patent:

7689717, Mar 30, 2010

Filed:

Aug 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/515371

Inventors:

Aaftab A. Munshi - Los Gatos CA, US
Avi I. Bleiweiss - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709246, 709231, 709236, 715240, 715234, 715229, 345618, 345473

Abstract:

A method, system, computer program product, and protocol for digital rendering over a network is described. Rendering resources associated with a project are stored in a project resource pool at a rendering service site, and for each rendering request received from a client site the project resource pool is compared to current rendering resources at the client site. A given rendering resource is uploaded from the client site to the rendering service only if the project resource pool does not contain the current version, thereby conserving bandwidth. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, redundant generation of raw rendering resource files is avoided by only generating those raw rendering resource files not mated with generated rendering resource files. Methods for reducing redundant generation of raw resources are also described, as well as methods for statistically reducing the number of raw resource files required to be uploaded to the rendering service for multi-frame sessions. The preferred embodiments are particularly advantageous for remote rendering services at a different site from the client and connected across the Internet or a Wide Area Network, but may also be applied where the rendering service is co-located with the client site and connected thereto by a Local Area Network (LAN).

US Patent:

8200594, Jun 12, 2012

Filed:

Sep 10, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/207916

Inventors:

Avi I. Bleiweiss - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

NVIDIA Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

706 45, 345474

Abstract:

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for accelerating a game artificial intelligence process. In one embodiment, a graphics processor is provided, the graphics processor being capable of accelerating a game artificial intelligence process. In another embodiment, a graphics processor is provided, the graphics processor being capable of accelerating a navigational planning artificial intelligence process.

US Patent:

8400454, Mar 19, 2013

Filed:

Mar 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/096016

Inventors:

Avi I. Bleiweiss - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

ATI Technologies, Inc.

International Classification:

G06T 13/00

US Classification:

345473, 345474, 345475

Abstract:

An embedded, programmable motion blur system and method is described herein. Embodiments include applying displacement on a vertex level and amplification on a primitive level within a graphics pipeline. Embodiments include receiving a plurality of vertices in a first component of a graphics processing unit (GPU), displacing each of the plurality of vertices, receiving a primitive that includes at least one of the displaced vertices in a second component of the GPU, and transforming the primitive. In one embodiment, transforming comprises at least one of translation, scaling, and rotation. Further included are generating a plurality of primitive samples over a time aperture, and outputting the plurality of primitive samples to further components of the GPU for further processing for display of the scene with motion blur.

US Patent:

20040095348, May 20, 2004

Filed:

Nov 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/299210

Inventors:

Avi Bleiweiss - Sunnyvale CA, US
Arcot Preetham - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06T015/60

US Classification:

345/426000

Abstract:

A graphics processing system includes at least one processor; and memory, coupled to the at least one processor, the memory including instructions that when executed on the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to: receive a high level shading description data of a scene to be rendered; determine low level shading stream in response to the high level shading description data, wherein the low level shading data conforms to rendering hardware constraints; and provide the low level shading data to an application for hardware rendering. A graphics processing method includes receiving a high level shading description data of a scene to be rendered; determining low level shading data in response to the high level shading description data, wherein the low level shading data conforms to rendering hardware constraints; and providing the low level shading stream to an application for hardware rendering.

US Patent:

20080021679, Jan 24, 2008

Filed:

Jul 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/491169

Inventors:

Avi I. Bleiweiss - Sunnyvale CA, US
Gerard S. Baron - Torrington CT, US

Assignee:

ATI Technologies Inc. - Markham

International Classification:

G06F 17/10

US Classification:

703 2

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a method, computer program product, and system for performing physics simulations on at least one graphics processor unit (GPU). The method includes the following steps. First, data representing physical attributes associated with at least one mesh are mapped into a plurality of memory arrays to set up of a linear system of equations that governs motion of the at least one mesh depicted in a scene. Then, computations are performed on the data in the plurality of memory arrays using at least one pixel processor to solve the linear system of equations for an instant of time, wherein modified data representing the solution to the linear system of equations for the instant of time are stored in the plurality of memory arrays.

US Patent:

20090319392, Dec 24, 2009

Filed:

Aug 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/549148

Inventors:

Daniel Baum - Menlo Park CA, US
Avi Bleiweiss - Sunnyvale CA, US
Xin Wen - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26

Abstract:

A method for collecting images by an image-processing provider from a plurality of users using an automated station. The method includes receiving a wireless signal comprising image information by a wireless receiver port in the automated station, accepting user-identifier information into a computer in the automated station, wherein the user-identifier information is associated with a user, and accepting order information into the computer, wherein the order information specifies a service to be provided relative to the image information. The method further includes storing into a local storage in the automated station and coupled to the computer, a digital representation of the image information and associated user identifier information and order information for each of a plurality of different users into a data structure, and sending the data structure to the image-processing provider via a communication network.