Patents Assigned to NaturalPoint, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9679392
    Abstract: A motion capture system includes motion capture cameras positioned in various locations and orientations with respect to a motion capture volume. The motion capture system includes a host computing device that is operatively coupled with the motion capture cameras. The host computing device remotely controls operation of the motion capture cameras to record movement within the motion capture volume. At least one of the motion capture cameras includes a user-interface that is operable by a user to remotely initiate a control operation of the host computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Patent number: 9100587
    Abstract: A motion capture system includes motion capture cameras positioned in various locations and orientations with respect to a motion capture volume. The motion capture system includes a host computing device that is operatively coupled with the motion capture cameras. The host computing device remotely controls operation of the motion capture cameras to record movement within the motion capture volume. At least one of the motion capture cameras includes a user-interface that is operable by a user to remotely initiate a control operation of the host computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Patent number: 9019349
    Abstract: A motion-capture system is provided. The motion-capture system includes a host computing system and a plurality of motion-capture cameras that are operatively coupled with the host computing system. Each of the motion-capture cameras is disposed in a different location and orientation relative to a motion-capture space and includes a marker-tracking optical filter to provide a marker-tracking mode and thereby relatively enhance light from markers on a moving body in the motion-capture space. One or more of the motion-capture cameras is remotely controllable to selectively interchange the marker-tracking optical filter with a scene-view optical component, so as to selectively transition the motion-capture camera between the marker-tracking mode and a scene mode, in which light from the markers is less enhanced than in the marker-tracking mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Patent number: 8669938
    Abstract: A system for controlling a computing device. The system includes, a plurality of sensed locations corresponding to a sensed object, a sensing apparatus to sense a position of the sensed locations relative to the sensing apparatus, and a motion control engine executable on a computing device, in response to the motion control engine receiving position data indicative of the position of the sensed locations from the sensing apparatus, the motion control engine to generate an adjusted position based on the position data, wherein the adjusted position is offset from the position of the sensed locations, and wherein the adjusted position is fixed relative to the position of the sensed locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Patent number: 8564532
    Abstract: A system for controlling a computer is provided. The system includes a position sensing apparatus configured to be disposed in operative proximity to a sensed object and thereby obtain positional data pertaining to the sensed object, and engine software configured to receive the positional data and process the positional data to determine an assessed actual position of the sensed object relative to a neutral reference position and output control commands based on the assessed actual position of the sensed object, the control commands configured to control presentation of a rendered scene, the control commands being scaled relative to changes in the assessed actual position of the sensed object, the scaling of the changes in assessed actual position of the sensed object causing presentation of the rendered scene to be skewed; wherein the engine software is further configured to automatically correct the skewing of the rendered scene by modifying the control commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Richardson, Harold Parks, Dean C. Wills
  • Publication number: 20130021486
    Abstract: A motion capture system includes motion capture cameras positioned in various locations and orientations with respect to a motion capture volume. The motion capture system includes a host computing device that is operatively coupled with the motion capture cameras. The host computing device remotely controls operation of the motion capture cameras to record movement within the motion capture volume. At least one of the motion capture cameras includes a user-interface that is operable by a user to remotely initiate a control operation of the host computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Patent number: 8179366
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling operation of a computer based on movements and/or position of a movable object. The system includes a sensing apparatus configured to obtain positional data based on movements of a sensed object. Engine software may process the positional data and generate control commands to produce a virtual position in an application running on the computer. A visual comparator is operatively coupled with the engine software and configured to display an actual indicator and a virtual indicator to provide a visual comparison between the virtual position and the actual position of the sensed object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Richardson, Birch Zimmer, Eric Wesley Davison
  • Publication number: 20110025853
    Abstract: A motion-capture system is provided. The motion-capture system includes a host computing system and a plurality of motion-capture cameras that are operatively coupled with the host computing system. Each of the motion-capture cameras is disposed in a different location and orientation relative to a motion-capture space and includes a marker-tracking optical filter to provide a marker-tracking mode and thereby relatively enhance light from markers on a moving body in the motion-capture space. One or more of the motion-capture cameras is remotely controllable to selectively interchange the marker-tracking optical filter with a scene-view optical component, so as to selectively transition the motion-capture camera between the marker-tracking mode and a scene mode, in which light from the markers is less enhanced than in the marker-tracking mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: NATURALPOINT, INC.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Publication number: 20100239115
    Abstract: A headset system is provided. The headset system includes a speaker assembly to produce sound based on an audio signal, an attachment portion configured to orient the at least one speaker assembly proximate to an ear of a user such that the sound is directed substantially toward the ear of the user, and a mounting interface configured to interchangeably receive one of a plurality of accessory devices, wherein the plurality of accessory devices each have a mechanical coupling configuration compatible with the mounting interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Publication number: 20090128482
    Abstract: A system for controlling a computing device. The system includes, a plurality of sensed locations corresponding to a sensed object, a sensing apparatus to sense a position of the sensed locations relative to the sensing apparatus, and a motion control engine executable on a computing device, in response to the motion control engine receiving position data indicative of the position of the sensed locations from the sensing apparatus, the motion control engine to generate an adjusted position based on the position data, wherein the adjusted position is offset from the position of the sensed locations, and wherein the adjusted position is fixed relative to the position of the sensed locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Publication number: 20080211771
    Abstract: A system for controlling operation of a computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: NATURALPOINT, INC.
    Inventor: James D. Richardson
  • Publication number: 20080129688
    Abstract: A system for controlling a computer is provided. The system includes a position sensing apparatus configured to be disposed in operative proximity to a sensed object and thereby obtain positional data pertaining to the sensed object, and engine software configured to receive the positional data and process the positional data to determine an assessed actual position of the sensed object relative to a neutral reference position and output control commands based on the assessed actual position of the sensed object, the control commands configured to control presentation of a rendered scene, the control commands being scaled relative to changes in the assessed actual position of the sensed object, the scaling of the changes in assessed actual position of the sensed object causing presentation of the rendered scene to be skewed; wherein the engine software is further configured to automatically correct the skewing of the rendered scene by modifying the control commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: NATURALPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: James D. Richardson, Harold Parks, Dean C. Wills
  • Patent number: D719601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: NaturalPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Richardson, James Ryan Eder, Paul Perry Kolada, James Huang Lua, Marc W. Alley