David A Yen

Title: David A. Yen: Inventor of a Unified Animation API

Introduction

David A. Yen is an inventor based in Palo Alto, California, and is associated with Apple Inc. His work includes an invention for coordinating 2D and 3D animation systems.

Latest Patents

Yen is named on 1 patent, titled “Unified Animation API.” The patent describes a method in which a device runs separate 2D and 3D animation system processes alongside a 3D animation application. The application defines an animation that changes a property of a 2D layer over time, generates a corresponding 2D animation definition, and provides the definitions to the respective systems to produce display data. The device then displays the animation using both the 2D and 3D display data.

Career Highlights

Yen’s listed patent work focuses on enabling a unified approach to animation across 2D and 3D systems. The described method connects animation definitions and display data from both systems to present an animation on a device display.

Collaborations

Naveen K. Vemuri and Joshua J. Taylor are identified as Yen’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated with him on this invention.

Conclusion

David A. Yen’s “Unified Animation API” patent describes a method for coordinating 2D and 3D animation processes to display an animation using data from both systems.