Patents by Inventor A. Bryan Loyall

A. Bryan Loyall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • INTERACTIVE CHARACTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110016004
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone
  • Interactive character system
    Patent number: 7478047
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Zoesis, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone
  • INTERACTIVE CHARACTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080120113
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone
  • Message insertion system and method
    Publication number: 20040201629
    Abstract: In a data processing system executing a process for interacting with at least one user, the process for a period of time, during execution of the process, at a moment of likely intensity of the user's interaction with the process, a message is displayed to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Zoesis, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Bates, A. Bryan Loyall, Paolo M. Piselli, Peter W. Weyhrauch, Stanton E. Wood
  • Interactive character system
    Publication number: 20040075677
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone
  • Method of displaying message in an interactive computer process during the times of heightened user interest
    Patent number: 6709335
    Abstract: A data processing system and method for executing a process for interacting with at least one user and displaying messages to the user at times of heightened user interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Zoesis, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Bates, A. Bryan Loyall, Paolo M. Piselli, Peter W. Weyhrauch, Stanton E. Wood
  • Message insertion system and method
    Publication number: 20030130020
    Abstract: In a data processing system executing a process for interacting with at least one user, the process for a period of time, during execution of the process, at a moment of likely intensity of the user's interaction with the process, a message is displayed to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph Bates, A. Bryan Loyall, Paolo M. Piselli, Peter W. Weyhrauch, Stanton E. Wood