US Patent Issued to Warner Bros. Entertainment on Jan. 28 for "Methods for controlling scene, camera and viewing parameters for altering perception of 3D imagery" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,212,731, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (Burbank, Calif.).

"Methods for controlling scene, camera and viewing parameters for altering perception of 3D imagery" was invented by Christopher E. Nolan (Los Angeles), Bradley T. Collar (Valencia, Calif.) and Michael D. Smith (Hermosa Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mathematical relationships between the scene geometry, camera parameters, and viewing environment are used to control stereography to obtain various results influencing the viewer's perception of 3D imagery. The methods may include setting a horizontal shift, convergence distance, and...